Casino Game Encyclopedia

Casino games, from poker tables to slots

A broad catalogue of the major casino games and widely played variants found in land-based, electronic, and live-dealer casinos. Search the library, read the basics, and try the Texas Hold’em browser mini game.

97 games & variants
11 categories
Table • Card • Dice • Wheel • Slots • Live
Playable mini game

Texas Hold’em vs Computer

Two hole cards each, five community cards, betting rounds, hand evaluation, chips, and a simple computer opponent.

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Poker

15 games
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Texas Hold’em

PLAYABLE

Players receive two private cards and combine them with five community cards. Betting happens before the flop, on the flop, turn, and river.

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Omaha

Each player receives four hole cards and must use exactly two of them with exactly three community cards to make a five-card hand.

8

Omaha Hi-Lo

The pot can be split between the best high hand and the best qualifying low hand. Players still use exactly two hole cards.

7

Seven-Card Stud

Players receive seven cards over several betting rounds, with some exposed and some hidden. The best five-card hand wins.

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Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo

A split-pot stud game where qualifying low hands can share the pot with the best high hand.

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Five-Card Draw

Players receive five private cards, choose cards to discard, draw replacements, then compare final poker hands.

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Five-Card Stud

A classic stud format in which players receive one hidden card and several exposed cards across betting rounds.

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Razz

A seven-card stud variant where the lowest five-card hand wins. Straights and flushes generally do not count against the player.

2

2-7 Triple Draw

A lowball draw game where players try to make the lowest possible five-card hand, with up to three drawing rounds.

B

Badugi

A draw-poker game aiming for the lowest four-card hand with four different suits and four different ranks.

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Pineapple

Similar to Hold’em, but players begin with three hole cards and discard one before later betting streets.

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Crazy Pineapple

Players receive three hole cards and discard one after the flop rather than before it.

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Short Deck Hold’em

Hold’em played with a reduced 36-card deck, usually removing cards from deuce through five and changing hand probabilities.

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Chinese Poker

Players arrange 13 cards into three separate poker hands and compare each row with opponents.

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Open-Face Chinese Poker

Cards are placed face-up into three hands as they are dealt, adding visible strategic decisions.

Blackjack

9 games
21

Classic Blackjack

Beat the dealer by making a hand closer to 21 without exceeding 21. Players can hit, stand, double, and often split pairs.

21

European Blackjack

Usually uses two hole cards for players while the dealer initially receives only one visible card.

AC

Atlantic City Blackjack

A common American ruleset that often allows late surrender, splitting, and dealer peeking for blackjack.

LV

Vegas Strip Blackjack

A popular multi-deck blackjack ruleset with standard Las Vegas dealing and splitting options.

21

Spanish 21

Played without tens in the deck, but usually compensates with player-friendly bonuses and flexible doubling rules.

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Blackjack Switch

Players play two hands and can switch the second card between them before continuing.

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Pontoon

A blackjack relative in which a two-card 21 is called a pontoon and terminology and draw rules differ by region.

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Double Exposure Blackjack

Both dealer cards are exposed, balanced by rules that favor the house in other ways.

FREE

Free Bet Blackjack

Certain doubles and splits can be made using free bets supplied by the game, with special dealer rules balancing the feature.

Baccarat

5 games
B

Punto Banco

The standard casino baccarat game. Bet on Player, Banker, or Tie while fixed drawing rules determine the hands.

B

Baccarat Banque

A traditional form in which one player acts as banker for multiple rounds and may make drawing decisions.

C

Chemin de Fer

A player-banked baccarat variant where participants may take turns as banker and certain drawing choices are strategic.

MB

Mini Baccarat

Punto Banco played on a smaller table with faster dealing and lower operational complexity.

EZ

EZ Baccarat

A baccarat variation that removes traditional Banker commission and replaces it with special push rules.

Wheel Games

9 games
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European Roulette

A 37-pocket wheel numbered 0–36. Players can bet on individual numbers, groups, colors, odd/even, and more.

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French Roulette

Uses the same single-zero wheel as European Roulette, often with La Partage or En Prison rules on even-money bets.

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American Roulette

A 38-pocket wheel containing both 0 and 00, increasing the house edge compared with single-zero roulette.

000

Triple Zero Roulette

A roulette format with an additional 000 pocket, creating 39 pockets and a higher house advantage.

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Double Ball Roulette

Two balls are spun on the same roulette wheel, creating additional betting combinations.

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Big Six / Money Wheel

A large vertical wheel divided into payout segments. Players bet on which symbol or number the wheel stops on.

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Dream Catcher

A live-casino style money-wheel game with numbered segments and multiplier features.

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Crazy Time

A game-show wheel format combining numbered segments with bonus rounds such as Pachinko, Cash Hunt, Coin Flip, and Crazy Time.

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Monopoly Live

A wheel-based game-show format combining standard wheel outcomes with a Monopoly-themed bonus board.

Dice Games

6 games
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Craps

Players wager on outcomes of two dice, including Pass Line, Don't Pass, Come, Don't Come, odds, and proposition bets.

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Crapless Craps

A craps variant in which 2, 3, 11, and 12 become point numbers instead of immediate come-out winners or losers.

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Sic Bo

Three dice are rolled and players wager on totals, specific numbers, doubles, triples, and combinations.

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Chuck-a-Luck

Three dice are rolled in a cage. Players usually wager on a number appearing on one, two, or all three dice.

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Hazard

A historic dice game and predecessor to modern craps, based on a chosen main number and combinations of throws.

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Bank Craps

The modern casino-table version of craps where all bets are made against the house rather than against other players.

Table Games

18 games
3

Three Card Poker

Players make a three-card hand against the dealer and may also place side bets such as Pair Plus.

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Caribbean Stud Poker

Players receive five cards and decide whether to fold or raise against a dealer hand after seeing one dealer card.

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Casino Hold’em

A casino table-game adaptation of Hold’em in which the player competes directly against the dealer.

UT

Ultimate Texas Hold’em

A dealer-banked Hold’em game where players can raise at different stages before comparing hands with the dealer.

MS

Mississippi Stud

A five-card stud-style table game where players progressively bet as community cards are revealed.

LIR

Let It Ride

Players use three personal cards plus two community cards and may withdraw portions of their wager as cards are revealed.

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Pai Gow Poker

Seven cards are split into a five-card high hand and a two-card low hand, both compared with the dealer.

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Pai Gow Tiles

A traditional game using Chinese domino tiles arranged into high and low hands against the banker.

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Four Card Poker

Players compete against the dealer using five dealt cards to form the best four-card poker hand.

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High Card Flush

A poker-style table game where hands are ranked mainly by the number and strength of same-suit cards.

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Red Dog

Two cards are dealt and players wager on whether a third card's rank will fall between them.

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Casino War

A casino version of the simple card game War: the higher card wins, with special handling for ties.

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War

Player and dealer compare one card each; ties may lead to a surrender or a second wager depending on casino rules.

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Dragon Tiger

A very fast game where one card is dealt to Dragon and one to Tiger; the higher card wins.

A/B

Andar Bahar

An Indian card game where players predict which side will receive a card matching the rank of a central card.

TP

Teen Patti

A South Asian three-card gambling game related to poker, often played with betting and bluffing.

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Teen Patti 3 Card

A casino adaptation of Teen Patti using fixed dealer or side-bet structures.

32

32 Cards

A compact card game found in some casinos using a reduced deck and regional betting rules.

Slots & Electronic

9 games
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Classic Slots

Traditional three-reel machines with simple symbols, paylines, and fixed or selectable bet levels.

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Video Slots

Digital multi-reel slot games with animations, paylines or ways-to-win, wilds, scatters, and bonus features.

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Progressive Jackpot Slots

Part of each wager contributes to a jackpot that can grow across one or many linked machines.

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Megaways Slots

A variable-reel format where the number of symbols on each reel changes from spin to spin, producing many possible winning ways.

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Cluster Pays Slots

Wins are formed by groups of matching symbols touching each other rather than by traditional paylines.

H&S

Hold-and-Spin Slots

A bonus format where special symbols lock in place while remaining positions respin for several rounds.

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Electronic Roulette

Roulette played on an electronic terminal, sometimes linked to a physical automated wheel.

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Electronic Blackjack

Blackjack delivered through a machine or terminal instead of a live dealer.

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Electronic Baccarat

Baccarat played on a terminal, often with rapid dealing and multiple side-bet options.

Video Poker

7 games
J

Jacks or Better

A five-card draw machine where payouts begin with a pair of jacks or better.

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Deuces Wild

All deuces act as wild cards, creating more frequent strong hands but a different payout table.

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Joker Poker

A joker is added to the deck as a wild card, changing hand frequencies and pay tables.

B

Bonus Poker

A Jacks or Better family variant with enhanced payouts for certain four-of-a-kind hands.

DB

Double Bonus Poker

Offers larger bonuses for specific four-of-a-kind hands in exchange for reductions elsewhere in the pay table.

DDB

Double Double Bonus Poker

Adds even larger payouts for certain four-of-a-kind combinations with specific kickers.

10

Tens or Better

A draw-poker machine where the minimum paying pair is tens rather than jacks.

Lottery & Numbers

5 games
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Keno

Players choose numbers from a larger field and win according to how many selected numbers match the draw.

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Video Keno

An electronic version of keno with rapid automated draws and configurable number selections.

B

Bingo

Players mark numbers on cards as they are randomly called, aiming to complete a required pattern.

B

Electronic Bingo

A digital bingo format where terminals track cards automatically and may offer rapid game cycles.

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Lottery Draw Games

Number combinations are selected before a scheduled draw, with prizes based on the number of matches.

Regional & Traditional

5 games
4

Fan-Tan

A traditional Chinese game where objects are divided into groups of four and players bet on the remainder.

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Mahjong Gambling Variants

Regional casino or betting variants of mahjong use tile combinations, points, and settlement rules that differ by location.

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Hoo Hey How

A Chinese dice game involving three dice with symbols representing fish, prawn, crab, rooster, gourd, and coin.

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Crown and Anchor

Three dice show six symbols; players bet on which symbols will appear after the roll.

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Two-Up

An Australian coin-toss gambling game where players wager on heads, tails, or mixed outcomes.

Live Dealer & Game Shows

9 games
21

Live Blackjack

Classic blackjack streamed from a real dealer table with digital betting controls.

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Live Roulette

A real roulette wheel and dealer are streamed live while players place bets through the interface.

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Live Baccarat

Punto Banco dealt by a live dealer with real-time video and electronic betting.

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Live Casino Hold’em

Casino Hold’em played against a live dealer through a streamed table.

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Lightning Roulette

A live roulette format where selected numbers can receive randomly generated payout multipliers.

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Lightning Blackjack

A live blackjack variant with random multipliers or bonus mechanics layered onto standard blackjack.

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Deal or No Deal Live

A game-show format inspired by the TV show, using random cases, offers, and bonus mechanics.

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Monopoly Big Baller

A live game combining bingo-like number draws with Monopoly-themed bonus features.

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Cash or Crash

A live multiplier game in which players decide when to cash out before a rising multiplier crashes.

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Scope note: there is no single finite list of every casino game ever created. Casinos, game studios, and regions continually introduce proprietary variants, side bets, branded game-show formats, and local games. This page covers the major families plus a broad selection of widely encountered variants rather than claiming every proprietary title ever published.