Chipping Terminology Flashcards

1
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Bankroll

A

A player’s cash and chips

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2
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Buy-in

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To buy chips at a table

The amount a player bought in for

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3
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Cash Chips

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Also known as value chips they are chips with the value marked on them and can be used at any table in the casino

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4
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Cage

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The location of the casino cashier

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5
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Chip Purchase Voucher (CPV)

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Known as CPVs and used instead of cash by guests similar to having a cheque account with a bank except the CPVs are issued individually by the cage or at the gaming table

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6
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Chip Tray

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A perspex tray tray divided into tubes that will fit five stacks of chips

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7
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Chips

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Plastic circular tokens used for placing bets

There are five types of chips: value or cash, non-value or colour, non-negotiable, premium and tournament chips

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8
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Chip Cover

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A clear perspex device used to cover the higher denomination chips in the float

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9
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Closer

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Original and duplicate of the opener/closer upon which the table inventory is recorded at the end of each trading day

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10
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Colour Change

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An exchange of chips for colour chips or for chips of a different denomination

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11
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Colour Chips (non-value chips)

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Chips of a specific colour and design.
Issued to a player so that the player’s bets are not confused with another player’s bets
Colour chips are only valid on the table they are purchased from.
The customer may nominate the value of the chips

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12
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Credit

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Chips taken from the table and sent to the fill bank

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13
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Dirty stack

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Stack or short stack of chips that has a different colour or denomination chips in it

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14
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Drop

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The total of all money and vouchers that is in the drop box on a table

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15
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Drop Box

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Secure container into which shall be deposited all cash, CPVs, approved gaming documents, fill slips, credit slips, table inventory slips and pit error notification slips

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16
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Fill

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Chips brought from the fill bank

17
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Fill Bank

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The area of the cage that issues fills and receives credits

18
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Float

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The stock of chips on the table

The lockable area in which chips are stored

19
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Foreign Chip

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A chip from another casino

A colour chip from another table

20
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Heel Bet

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Arranging chips so that all chips can be easily seen and counted
To group chips of the same colour or value into identifiable unis
To group each bet into different colours or values

21
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Horizontal Float

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Table float such as on blackjack where the chips are laid down horizontally in tubes

22
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Layout

A

The felt cloth and betting area on a table

23
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Opener

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The remaining parts of the opener/closer upon which the table inventory is recorded when the table is closed at the end of the gaming day It serves as a record when the table opens at the beginning of the gaming day

24
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Payout

A

Chips used to pay a winning bet

25
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Plucking

A

Removing the exact number of chips from the float

26
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Plunger

A

A perspex paddle used to push cash and documents into the drop box

27
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Prove

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To cut down, heel or spread chips so that the quantity can be easily determined

28
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Round of Play

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Includes placing of wagers, determining the outcome, taking the losing wagers and paying the winning wagers.

29
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Short Stack

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Less than 20 chips of the same denomination or colour

30
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Size Into

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To place a group of chips beside another group of chips and lift away the excess, thus leaving two piles of chips of equal size

31
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Spacer

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A clear plastic button, which is used to separate stacks and short stacks in the float

32
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Spread

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Laying out the chips in an overlapping manner, so the number of chips can clearly be seen

33
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Stack

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Twenty chips of the same denomination or colour

34
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Stack Value

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The total value of a stack twenty chips

35
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Table Inventory

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A tables stock of chips and plaques

36
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Table Limits

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The minimum and maximum bets allowed on the table

37
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Tube

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Section of the float tray where the chips are kept

38
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Vertical Float

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Table float such as on roulette where the chips are kept vertically in stacks