Private Parties
Terms to Know For A Casino Party: Part I
Casinos, whether real or for entertainment only, tend to be boisterous, loud spaces. People are laughing, cheering, talking, having fun. Amid all that noise, you want to make sure your message gets across, which makes it handy to know some of the important terminologies ahead of time. Aces Up is here to help. Not only do we offer a premier casino party experience, but we have all the knowledge you need to make the most of it!
General Terms
We’ll skip obvious things like “place your bets,” but there are some other terms that you should anticipate.
Final Bets
If you’re coming into a game and hear this, that means that any bets you want to put in should be made in a hurry. Otherwise, bets will close and you’ll have to just watch while waiting for the next round.
Is This Table Open?
Most game tables can only support a limited number of players. Other times players arrange to have a limited game between specific people. Common courtesy is to ask if a table is open before taking a seat.
Color Up
This is used to describe players turning in their low-value chips for higher denomination ones, as the denominations are marked by different colors. This is always good practice before leaving a table, so you don’t have to carry more chips than necessary.
Poker Terms
One of the most popular casino and table card games, poker has its own important lingo to know in order to succeed.
Bluff
A bluff is when a player bets or keeps their hand, even though it’s a bad one, in an effort to trick opponents into backing down.
Call
An action in which the player matches the bet of whoever went before them. This is the minimum bet required, to continue playing a hand.
Check
Checking is allowed for the first person up to bet. They don’t have to make a bet right then, but it will come back around and they’ll have to decide what to do, based on what others have done.
Fold
Conceding a hand; a player acknowledges their cards probably can’t win that hand and withdraws, rather than risk more chips.
Raise
When a player increases their bet, usually because they’re confident their hand can win, but sometimes as a bluff.
This just covers a few general casino and poker terms, but we’ll be back with more terms for other games. With these in mind, you’re one step closer to a fun-filled night of gambling! Your Aces Up Casino Parties team is ready to help you host the party of a lifetime! We have the perfect entertainment package for your next family or company event! Schedule our services today.
3 Ways to Gamble Responsibly At Your Work Party
For most people, the idea of gambling responsibly means knowing “when to quit,” so that whether you come out on top or not, you don’t feel bad about your time spent at the tables. Because gambling can be such a rush, sometimes it’s hard to say “when.” We here at Aces Up Casino Parties want you to have as much fun as possible gambling, and feel responsible while you do! So here are our tips for managing your time at the tables.
1. Treat It as Entertainment Only
One of the single best things you can do for yourself when playing the odds is not to take things too seriously. It’s meant to be fun, so focus on having fun! This is also easier to do when you include family, friends or colleagues in the experience.
2. Know the Odds
It’s much easier to be comfortable with gambling results if you understand the odds ahead of time and can accept them.
3. Give Yourself Limits
Whether it’s in time or money, it’s a good idea to set limits for yourself when gambling so that you have more control over your experience. When you reach that limit, you can take some time to spectate and have fun that way, too.
Whatever your game, the card tables, the dice tables or roulette, AcesUp offers an amazing and entertaining experience for your parties and events. Visit our site for our current internet specials or to request a proposal today!
Win Big with a Casino Night Fundraiser
Play games to Fundraise
Hit your fundraising goals by hosting a fun night of poker, texas hold’em, blackjack, and more. Raise money for your non-profit organization, school, church, or sports team with Aces Up offers a 100 guest fundraiser package. Offering 3 hours of Casino games, 3 pure 21.5 Blackjack tables, 1 3-card poker table, 1 Texas Hold’em table, 1 Let it ride table, 7 Casino dealers and staff, and gaming chips, cards, etc; your guests are sure to experience a non-traditional event they won’t forget. Aces Up’s staff will help teach any of your guests who are new to casino games, allowing your guests to feel like a poker pros before the night ends.
Aces Up’s event team will also assist with any planning your organization needs prior to your event.
Request a proposal here and check the “Casino Fundraisers Package” box with your request to start your planning process now.
Warm Weather Update
It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year – 2015 seems like it has just flown by. Here at Aces Up, we have finally begun to slow down after a hectic first half…just in time to regroup, take a vacation or two, then begin preparing for the holiday season. Since summer is typically our slowest time of year, it’s a great chance for us to take a little break. Kevin just returned from an Alaskan fishing trip with enough halibut and salmon to feed a small country, Pat is off to New York in July to visit family, and Alex has weekend trips to Tahoe (his bachelor party), and Vegas (his brother’s) coming up.
Other than that, our summers are typically filled with grad nights, birthday parties, poker tournaments, and the occasional fundraiser. Of course, we do weddings once in a while too! It’s a little non-traditional, but having a casino party at a wedding is a great way to ensure guests that don’t like to dance (and don’t necessarily know each other) can mingle and have a great time at the reception.
If you haven’t visited our website recently – you may notice a couple of changes/additions. We have added a blog, for one (you’re reading it, although please bear with us as we build out the content!) If there’s something you’d like to hear us write about, let us know, but we plan to fill this space with information and advice on how to run events – fundraisers, corporate holiday parties, etc. In addition to the blog, we have added a regularly updated availability and discounts calendar to our Request a Proposal page – this will have specials added often, and will let you know about dates that are booking up or sold out. We definitely recommend checking the calendar if you’re planning an event, as you can receive as much as 15% off at times (for example – from July 22-28 with the Discount Code – 15offJuly).
So what’re you up to this summer?
Enjoy this beautiful weather and keep us in mind for your outdoor events! Have a great summer!
-Aces Up
