Terms to Know
Bailout – Money given to a gambler to allow him/her to pay debts without suffering consequences. This is a way of enabling a person to continue to pursue gambling instead of facing the consequences of his / her losses.
Bet – The amount of money or the object that is risked in a wager.
Casino – A gambling facility that normally includes all or a combination of the following: slot machines, video games, card games, and other games such as keno, craps and bingo. Usually there is a minimum age to be allowed into a casino.
Chasing – The urgent need to keep gambling – often with larger bets – or the taking of greater risks in order to make up for a loss or series of losses.
Compulsive Gambling – Not being able to resist the urge to gamble. This leads to damage to a person's personal life, family, or job. It is a disorder or addiction that can be helped. Compulsive gambling is also referred to as pathological gambling.
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) – A fellowship in which people share their experience, support, and hope in order to stop gambling and build better lives.
In Action – A term used to describe the gambler when gambling. Some describe it as a physiological and psychological arousal.
Inpatient Treatment – A patient staying in the hospital or treatment center for treatment of addictions.
Problem Gambling – Heavy gambling by people who are not fully addicted and can stop but who experience problems related to their gambling.
Risk – The possibility of losing an amount of money (or other wager) that is bet on the outcome of an event, contest, game, or machine.
Risked significant relationship
Examples of Types of Gambling
Bingo – A game of chance where the players use a board divided into numbered or lettered squares.
Craps – A game of chance where the player throws two dice. If the player rolls a 7 or 11, the total of the two dice together, the player wins.
Keno – A game of chance in which players pick numbers on a grid, similar to lotto.
Lottery – A game of chance where tokens, keys, or other objects are sold. Of these items only one is the winner. The winner is usually selected randomly by a drawing.
Off Track Betting – Betting on horse racing away from the track where the race is being run.
Paddlewheel – Round wheel that is used in some games of chance. Sometimes used in raffles to select winning numbers.
Pari-mutuel Betting – A system of betting, mainly on horse races, in which the winner splits the winnings with the state, the track, and other winners.
Pull-tabs – A game of chance in which the player pulls tabs on a card to match symbols to find out if he/she wins or loses.
Simulcasting – Any televising or races for the purpose of betting on them.
Video Gaming – Electronic games played on a video screen for money, typically poker, keno, blackjack or slots.
