croupier
Table game manager
A croupier is the casino employee who runs a gambling table—dealing cards, spinning the roulette wheel, collecting losing bets, and paying out winners.
The word comes from French, where it originally meant someone who rides behind on a horse's croup.
The croupier slid the chips across the felt with practiced efficiency.
Rotating circular frame
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- tableauStriking pictorial arrangement
rake · chips · red · black · zero · straight-up · split · corner
Gaming floor supervisor
- table-gamesEntertainment played seated
- house-edgeCasino's statistical advantage
- cageBarred confinement structure
- buy-inAgreement to participate
tipping · uniform · high-roller · payout · drop-box · inspector · stacks · marker
Stake on uncertainty
- stakesPosts or wagers
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- chipsThin fried slices
- antePre-deal poker payment
pot · call · raise · fold · minimum · maximum · payout · push
Skillful hand coordination
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- composureEmotional self-control
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- dealingConducting business transactions
shuffling · cutting · stacking · paying · collecting · announcing · multitasking
wheel
Rotating circular frame
tableau · rake · chips · red · black · zero · straight-up · split · corner · street
pit-boss
Gaming floor supervisor
- table-gamesEntertainment played seated
- house-edgeCasino's statistical advantage
- cageBarred confinement structure
buy-in · tipping · uniform · high-roller · payout · drop-box · inspector · stacks · marker · rake
wager
Stake on uncertainty
ante · pot · call · raise · fold · minimum · maximum · payout · push · insurance
shuffle
Randomize by mixing
cut · blackjack · baccarat · poker · hand · draw · stand · hit · bust · natural
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- composureEmotional self-control
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
dealing · shuffling · cutting · stacking · paying · collecting · announcing · multitasking
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- gambling termsbet, wager, odds, chips, jackpot
- money handlersbanker, teller, cashier, bank clerk, money changer
- service workersserver, waiter, waitress, bartender, barista
- rouletteroulette wheel, roulette table, wheel, ball, chips