Gambling terms, explained straight

Casino & Table Games

Casino card game rules and points

Casino card game rules and points refer to the numerical values assigned to cards to determine hand totals, rankings, or payouts in games such as baccarat, blackjack, and cribbage.

Baccarat hand value
Units digit of the sum (modulo ten)4
Chemin de fer values
A=1, 2–9=pip, 10/face=0; drop first digit above 91
Cribbage target score
61 or 121 points6

Key points

  • In trente et quarante, aces=1, court cards=10, pip cards=face value; winning totals range 30–40 points.5
  • Niu niu uses a 52-card deck with aces=1, 2–10=pip, face cards=0; totals above 9 drop the tens digit.2
  • Cassino awards 1 point each for Little Cassino, each ace, and each sweep; game is 11 points.3

Where this term is used

Not the same as

Casino games Casino baccarat rules Explains the rules and point system of baccarat, where hand value is the units digit of the sum. Casino games Casino General overview of a casino as a gambling establishment. Casino games Casino war rules Rules for Casino War, a simple card game comparing high card values. Casino games Casino chips Explains the tokens used in casinos to represent money. Casino games Casino gambling chips Details on the use and value of gambling chips in casinos. Casino games Casino hold Casino hold is the percentage of chips or money sold

Sources

  1. Chemin de Fer - Wizard of Odds wizardofodds.com Provides the card point values and hand calculation rules for Chemin de Fer.
  2. Niu Niu - Wizard of Odds wizardofodds.com Details the card values and hand total rules for Niu Niu.
  3. Cassino (card game) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Supports the point-scoring rules for Cassino, including Little Cassino and sweeps.
  4. Baccarat - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Explains the modulo-ten hand value calculation in baccarat.
  5. Trente et quarante - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Lists the card point values and winning total range for Trente et Quarante.
  6. Cribbage - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Provides the target score and scoring rules for cribbage.

Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.

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