Casino Glossary

Camouflage — gambling term explained

Camouflage covers the tactics players use to disguise who they are and how they play. At the poker table, it starts with a neutral poker face and extends to sunglasses, caps or hoodies that hide the eyes and reduce the tells opponents can read.

It also applies to betting. A poker player may vary bet sizes or underplay a strong hand so opponents cannot read it. In blackjack, advantage players who rely on card counting often disguise it — chatting with the dealer, mixing in the odd weaker play — so that staff do not notice how their bets rise and fall.

From the operator’s side, camouflage is one reason game protection relies on data rather than appearances. Surveillance teams and, online, risk tools study betting patterns over time, which are much harder to disguise than a face.

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