C

Cage – C
The casino cashier where you buy and cash in your chips.

Card Counting - C
In blackjack games, memorizing the played cards to establish when a conditional probability advantage exists on the remaining cards against the dealer so as to bet higher during those periods of advantage.

Chase
Trying to win back your lost money.

Closing Line – SB
The final point spreads offered before the game starts.

Croupier – C
French word for dealer.

Cover – SB
To win the game of event by the required number of points according to the betting line. Also known as covering the spread.

D

Dime
$1,000

Dog
The underdog according to the betting lines.

Down to the Felt
Broke. Lost your bankroll.

E

Even Money – SB
A wager with no point spread.

F

Face Cards
Jack, Queen, King.

Favorite
The team or player most likely to win based on the betting odds.

First Base - C
In blackjack first base is the player who sits to the far left of the dealer.

Fish
A sucker. A big loser.

Futures – SB
Lines posted on games and championships which will be played in the distant future, such as the Superbowl or the World Series.