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Casino Whales is an industry term for big spending high rollers in the world of gambling. These players can regularly bet hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars in a single session. If you follow movie trends, you might think that roulette and poker players make up most of the numbers (something to do with the James Bond film perhaps?).

Opening comment[edit]

The origin and original meaning of the term 'high roller' are not explained.93.220.56.210 14:22, 25 September 2012 (UTC) High Roller Links edit These links are not spam, the pages have information on the defination of a high roller. Playing games and gambling in casinos has been a pastime of people for many centuries. In its impressive and varied history casinos have grown and expanded with the number and types of different games available growing year upon year. As the casino business has developed so has its language with many interesting terms and jargon being used to describe games, betting types and actions commonly. High roller definition is - a person who spends freely in luxurious living. How to use high roller in a sentence.

Gambling Slang For High Roller Coaster

Most casinos make a distinction between a high roller and a whale. A high roller is typically said to be a gambler willing to risk $50,000 during a weekend, while a whale is a gambler willing to risk $500,000 (http://www.vegas.com/traveltips/guide/highroller.html). I don't recommend a separate entry, but should the distinction be made on the high roller page?

Also, the entry could be expanded by talking about common perks and comps given to high rollers.

Stuthewise (talk) 00:31, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm not against your edit, but the link you provided starts out by saying 'There's a reason why high rollers are called 'whales,' '. This seems to indicate the two terms are interchangable. Do you have something else to support the change? CPitt76 (talk) 22:45, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

AUD[edit]

Gambling Slang For High Rollers

Why is the obsure Australian dollar used in this article in place of euro of USD? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.102.33.14 (talk) 00:55, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, an Australian casino was mentioned first, so it would kind of make sense, but when it moves to talk about casinos in other locations it really doesn't make sense at all. I recommend it be changed to something else as well. 65.78.144.140 (talk) 14:06, 10 February 2010 (UTC)

There are other forms of currency in the world besides the Euro and the US Dollar. Besides, 1.4 billion of ANYTHING is a lot! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.39.105.210 (talk) 13:41, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Etymology missing[edit]

The origin and original meaning of the term 'high roller' are not explained. --93.220.56.210 (talk) 14:22, 25 September 2012 (UTC)

High Roller Links[edit]

Gambling Slang For High Roller Lifters

These links are not spam, the pages have information on the defination of a high roller. 174.22.13.179 (talk) 06:58, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

174.22.13.179 (talk) 06:58, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

I'd suggest that they be converted to references for the specific points if they can provide information --Nate^t/_c 13:01, 2 February 2015 (UTC)

I've removed them again as they don't seem to be a huge help as generic 'other stuff' links - please link them to details they provide information on Nate^t/_c 17:25, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Other pages have external links that also qualify as 'generic 'other stuff' sites.70.58.55.110 (talk) 09:14, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Gambling Slang For High Roller Skates