Casino ABC: Letter C

Learn the most important terms from the world of gaming with the Casino ABC – clear, compact, and ideal for your next Casino visit!

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Casino ABC: Letter C
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From "Call" to "Croupier"

Let’s continue with the letter C – and once again, the Casino world has a few terms you should know in order to appear confident. Whether it’s Coup, Cash Out or the Croupier – with this knowledge, you won’t falter at the gaming table.

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Call

In poker, there are three ways to respond to a bet: raise, fold, or simply match it – this is called a call. Imagine someone places a certain amount into the pot. With a call, you signal: “Okay, I’ll pay exactly that amount, but I won’t raise.”

Why do players do this? Perhaps because you have a fairly good hand and want to see what happens next. Or maybe because you don’t quite have the courage to raise the bet. In any case, it keeps you in the game – without much risk, but also without putting any pressure on others.

Cash In / Cash Out

Cash In:
Before you can play in a Casino, you need to exchange your cash for chips. Think of it as your entry ticket to the gaming table – nothing works here without chips.

Cash Out:
When you want to take your winnings with you, it’s time for the cash out. This means exchanging your chips back into cash.

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Check

Imagine you are sitting at a poker table and it’s your turn, but no one before you has placed a bet. What can you do? Instead of putting money into the pot straight away, you can check. This means you leave the bet at zero and simply wait to see what the others do.

But be careful: if someone bets after you, the check is over – then you have to either call, raise, or fold.

Community Cards

Community Cards are the face-up cards in poker that are placed in the middle of the table and can be used by all players. Each player receives their own cards (Hole Cards) and combines them with the open Community Cards to form the best possible poker hand.

You can find more information on this in our article about Ultimate Texas Hold’em .

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Chips

Chips, also known as tokens, are the official means of payment in the Casino’s classic games. At tables such as Roulette , Blackjack or poker , the coloured chip replaces cash and ensures faster, more transparent play.

Depending on their value, chips come in different colours, so it’s worth keeping track. This way, you can always make sure you place the right bet.

Croupier

The croupier, also known as the dealer or the bank, is the central figure at every gaming table. He ensures that everything runs fairly and according to the rules – whether it’s roulette, blackjack or poker. With calm composure, he shuffles, deals and collects, never losing his cool.

His main tasks? Dealing the cards, overseeing the bets, paying out the winnings and, of course, making sure no one cheats and everything remains fair. A good croupier has lightning-fast mental arithmetic skills, a steel poker face and a steady hand – after all, a lot of money depends on his movements.

Want to learn more about the profession of the croupier?
Then check out our article: What does a croupier do ?

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Coup

Nein, das ist kein Staatsstreich, sondern ein Begriff aus dem Roulette. Beim Roulette bezeichnet ein Coup eine einzelne Spielrunde – von der Einsatzauswahl bis zum Fallen der Kugel. Es ist quasi eine komplette „Spielrunde“, bevor alles wieder von vorne beginnt.

Jeder Coup ist eine neue Chance – egal, wie es in der letzten Runde gelaufen ist.

Cold number

A cold number is a number that hasn’t come up in roulette for an extended period of time. Some players keep a very close eye on these statistical lists, hoping that a number that has been absent for a long time is now “due”.

Psst…: The roulette wheel – and the ball – couldn’t care less. The ball simply lands wherever it happens to land.

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Card Shoe

The card shoe is a device that holds several decks of cards, from which the dealer draws the cards. It ensures that the cards remain in a fixed order and cannot be secretly manipulated, swapped or replaced. It also guarantees that the cards are dealt evenly, in a controlled manner and clearly visible to everyone.

card gamble

The card gamble is a side game available on every MERKUR gaming machine. Whenever you achieve a win, you can decide whether to take it safely or stake it in the card gamble to try and double it.

The principle is simple: you have to predict whether the next card will be red or black.

  • Correct guess? Your winnings double.
  • Wrong guess? The winnings are gone.

This makes the card gamble the counterpart to the risk ladder .

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Card counting

Card counting is a technique in which players keep track of which high and low cards have already been dealt in order to recognise whether the remaining cards might be favourable. The idea behind it: many high cards left in the shoe mean better chances for the player.

But beware: these days, casinos use several decks at once and shuffle regularly. Trying to count against this card chaos is a bit like trying to keep track of a swarm of bees.

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