Action: The amount of money bet during a specific period of time.

Bankroll: The amount of money available which a player plans on betting during a given session.

Black Chip: A $100 chip.

Blackjack: When the 1st two cards dealt are an Ace and either a 10, Jack, Queen or King card.

Break: To go over 21 and bust.

Burn Card: The first card in a new shoe which the dealer draws out and discards.

Bust: When the hand exceeds 21

Cut Card: A colored plastic card which is given to the player by the dealer to cut the decks

Early Surrender: When the player surrenders or gives up before the dealer checks his/her cards for a blackjack. In this situation, the player only loses 50% of the bet.

Face Cards: The Jacks, Queens and Kings of the four suits.

Face Down Game: When the player's first card is dealt up and the second card is dealt down.

Face Up Game: When both of the players' first two cards are dealt up.

Flat Bet: When the player bets the same amount on every hand.

Green Chip: A $25 chip.

Hard Hand: A hand in which the Ace card is counted as a one and not as an eleven.

Head On: When one player plays Blackjack with the dealer at a table.

Hit: When the player requests another card from the dealer.

Hole Card: The first card which the dealer draws and places face down.

House: The Casino.

Insurance: If the dealer's second card is an Ace, the player is given the opportunity to make a side bet (take out insurance) that the dealer's Hole card is a ten, which would be a Blackjack. In this situation, the player would only stand to lose 50% of the original bet if insurance is taken.

Pair: Two identical face cards or two identical numerical cards.

Pat Hand: A hand with a total of 17 to 21

Push: A tie between the dealer and player.

Red Chip: A $5 chip.

Settlement: Finalising the monetary outcome (be it a win, loss or push) of a bet.

Shoe: The shoe shaped device from which the dealer draws out the cards before dealing them.

Shuffle Up: When the dealer prematurely shuffles the cards in an effort to reduce the player's card counting ability.

Soft Hand: A hand in which the Ace card is counted as an eleven and not as a one.

Split Hand: When the player's two first cards are identical in value and he/she splits the hand into two and plays them separately.

Stand / Stay: When the player declines another card from the dealer.

Stiff Hand: A hand with a small chance of winning.

Surrender: When the casino allows a player to discontinue play (before the dealer checks for blackjack) after receiving the 1st two cards by losing half of the amount wagered.

Toke: To tip the dealer.