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Live Casino Terms Explained
A plain-language glossary of live casino terminology — from basic game terms to betting concepts and technical language you'll encounter at the tables.
RollieBet96 Guide · 5 min read · Updated October 2026
General Live Casino Terms
- Ante — a mandatory bet placed before a hand begins in some game variants.
- Bankroll — the total funds you have available to wager.
- Betting window — the countdown period during which bets can be placed before a round begins.
- Buy-in — the minimum amount required to join a table.
- Dealer — the real person running the game in the live studio.
- Even money — a bet that pays 1:1; you win the same amount you wagered.
- GCU (Game Control Unit) — the device attached to each table that encodes and transmits live game data.
- House edge — the casino's statistical advantage expressed as a percentage of each bet.
- Live chat — the text function that lets you communicate with the dealer during play.
- No more bets — the announcement that closes the betting window; no changes can be made after this point.
- OCR (Optical Character Recognition) — the technology that reads card values and game outcomes from physical equipment in real time.
- Push — a tie result where your bet is returned.
- RTP (Return to Player) — the theoretical percentage of wagered money returned to players over time.
- Side bet — an optional additional bet placed alongside the main game bet, usually with higher payouts and higher house edge.
- Table limit — the minimum and maximum bet allowed at a given table.
Blackjack Terms
- Blackjack — a natural hand of Ace plus any 10-value card on the first two cards. Pays 3:2 on standard tables.
- Bust — going over 21; an automatic loss.
- Double down — doubling your bet after the initial deal to receive exactly one more card.
- Hard hand — a hand with no Ace, or where the Ace must count as 1 to avoid busting.
- Hit — requesting another card.
- Hole card — the dealer's face-down card, revealed after all players have acted.
- Insurance — a side bet paying 2:1 offered when the dealer's upcard is an Ace. Protects against dealer blackjack.
- Natural — another term for blackjack (Ace + 10-value card on the opening deal).
- Soft hand — a hand containing an Ace counted as 11.
- Split — dividing a pair into two separate hands, each with its own bet.
- Stand — keeping your current hand without drawing another card.
- Surrender — folding your hand and recovering half your bet; available in some variants.
- Upcard — the dealer's face-up card visible to all players.
Roulette Terms
- American roulette — roulette wheel with 38 pockets (0, 00, 1–36). Higher house edge than European.
- Corner bet — a bet on four numbers sharing a corner on the layout. Pays 8:1.
- European roulette — roulette wheel with 37 pockets (0–36). House edge 2.7%.
- Inside bet — bets placed on specific numbers or small groups of numbers.
- La Partage — a rule where half your even-money bet is returned if the ball lands on zero.
- Outside bet — bets placed on broader outcomes (colour, odd/even, high/low, dozen, column).
- Straight up — a bet on a single number. Pays 35:1.
- Street bet — a bet on three consecutive numbers in a row. Pays 11:1.
- Voisins du zéro — a called bet covering 17 numbers near zero on a European wheel.
- Zero — the green pocket(s) that give the house its edge on even-money bets.
Baccarat Terms
- Banker — one of the two hands dealt; also the name of the bet on that hand. Pays 1:1 minus 5% commission.
- Commission — the 5% fee deducted from Banker bet wins, applied because Banker wins slightly more often.
- Dragon Bonus — a side bet in some baccarat variants paying based on the winning margin.
- Mini baccarat — a faster, lower-limit version of baccarat played at a smaller table.
- Natural — a two-card total of 8 or 9; no third card is drawn for either hand when a natural occurs.
- Pair bet — a side bet that the first two cards of the Player or Banker hand will be a pair.
- Player — the other hand dealt; also the name of the bet on that hand. Pays 1:1 with no commission.
- Punto Banco — the most common form of baccarat; the rules are fixed and no decisions are made after betting.
- Shoe — the device holding multiple decks of cards from which the dealer draws.
- Tie — a bet that both hands will finish equal. Pays 8:1 but carries a house edge of ~14%.
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