high roller
Casino's prized patron
A high roller is someone who gambles with large sums of money, especially at casinos.
The term extends to anyone who spends lavishly or lives extravagantly: The hotel's penthouse suite is reserved for high rollers.
Casinos court high rollers with complimentary rooms, meals, and entertainment.
Card game targeting nine
- blackjackCard game to twenty-one
- crapsCasino dice wagering
- rouletteSpinning wheel wager
- pokerHearth implement for coals
wager · stakes · jackpot · buy-in · ante · pot · betting · house-edge
Spend freely, impulsively
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- spendthriftReckless with money
ostentatious · squander · champagne · penthouse · yacht · bespoke · couture
Having abundant financial resources
- moneyedHaving substantial wealth
- plutocratRuler through wealth
- magnateWealthy business leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
oligarch · millionaire · billionaire · mogul · financier · industrialist · fat-cat · loaded
Notable, for short
- eliteSuperior select group
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- A-listTop celebrity ranking
celebrity · influential · notable · dignitary · privileged · connected · red-carpet · comped
Reckless risk-taker
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- adventurerOne pursuing exciting exploits
- boldCourageous and daring
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
reckless · thrill-seeker · fearless · brash · venturesome · gambit · all-in · double-down
baccarat
Card game targeting nine
poker · wager · stakes · jackpot · buy-in · ante · pot · betting · house-edge · pit-boss
splurge
Spend freely, impulsively
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
spendthrift · ostentatious · squander · champagne · penthouse · yacht · bespoke · couture
affluent
Having abundant financial resources
tycoon · oligarch · millionaire · billionaire · mogul · financier · industrialist · fat-cat · loaded · flush
VIP
Notable, for short
A-list · celebrity · influential · notable · dignitary · privileged · connected · red-carpet · comped · premium
daredevil
Reckless risk-taker
- speculatorOne wagering on outcomes
- adventurerOne pursuing exciting exploits
- boldCourageous and daring
audacious · reckless · thrill-seeker · fearless · brash · venturesome · gambit · all-in · double-down · nerve
- Poker Playersprofessional, shark, grinder
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, jackpot
- pokerblinds, all-in, all in, call, seven-card stud
- Casinoscasino, casino floor, gaming floor, chips, casino chips
- Las Vegascasino, slot machine, gambling, blackjack, poker