Casino Glossary

• Dealer

  Casino

  
  

  A casino employee who operates table games, usually distributing the cards, or places bets and pays out winnings at a craps table. A croupier. Many online casinos offer live dealer games to their customers. The dealers are broadcast online in the real time dealing cards or spinning roulette.

  Examples: 

  A poker dealer distributes cards to players and manages the action at a poker table.

  Many online casinos have live dealer games.

  Blackjack is a comparing card game between a player and dealer. The players compete against the dealer but not against any other players.

  The dealer has Blackjack. 

  Never ask a dealer for advice.

  I feel bad for dealers sometimes, when they have to watch people's tantrums. People throw cards at dealers, and dealers have to take it, they cannot fight back.

  I always tip the dealer, even if I lose.

  Synonym: Banker, Croupier