Verb

In ring games where chips must be used rather than cash, to include cash as part of a given player's table stakes; to count toward the total amount that a player may wager, despite the fact that it is not yet converted to chips.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Rather than being done by a player, the subject of this action is the money.

EXAMPLE: Player A says, "I'd like to buy more chips before we start the next hand." The dealer responds, "I don't have enough chips left here to pay you. I'll call over a chip runner and until then your money plays."

APPLIES TO: Land-based Venues

SYNONYMS: Plays

RELATED TERMS: Chip Runner, Ring Game, Table Stakes

Noun

A rule for table stakes games stipulating that cash may be considered part of the player's table stakes without being converted into chips first.

EXAMPLE: "I enjoy money plays games more than no money plays games. I understand that chips are money, too, but there is no substitute for the thrill of piling up your winnings as cold hard cash."

APPLIES TO: Land-based Venues

SYNONYMS: Cash Plays

ANTONYMS: No Cash Plays, No Money Plays

RELATED TERMS: Plays, Table Stakes