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A Square Pair	Slang for a roll for a total of eight with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard eight, where four spots come up on each die. See also Eight-er From Decatur, Like Mom and Dad, Ozzie and Harriet, and The Windows.
Abandon	To give up a hand or a deal.
Ace Caught a Deuce	Slang for Craps, which is a losing roll, or a player's bet on the number three, i.e., a throw on the Come Out roll that totals three on two dice. See also Ace-Deuce.
Ace-Deuce	Slang for Craps, which is a losing roll, or a player's bet on the number three, i.e., a throw on the Come Out roll that totals three on two dice. See also Ace Caught a Deuce.
Aces	Slang for Craps, which is a losing roll, or a player's bet on the number two, i.e., a hard two, where a single spot comes up on each die. This is the only way to roll a two with both dice in the game of Craps. See also Snake Eyes and Two Aces.
Action	A general gambling term that refers to the total amount of money wagered within a specific period of time. For example, ten bets of $20 each equal $200 of action. "Action" typically refers to a wager of any kind. "Action" may also be used in much the same way that a movie director uses it. For example, if a player appears to be unaware that it is his turn to play, the dealer may say, "Your action, sir (or madam)."
Action (Poker)	The betting activity in any game of Poker.
Active Player	A player who is actively playing a hand during a card game, as opposed to someone who occupies a seat at the table but is sitting out a hand.
Active Player (Poker)	A player who is still in the pot during a Poker game.
Add-On	A pause in play in some Poker tournaments to afford players the opportunity to buy additional chips.
After Five the Fields Alive	Slang for a roll of a total of five with two dice in the game of Craps. See also Little Phoebe.
All the Spots We Got	Slang for a roll of a total of 12 in the game of Craps, which is a losing throw on the Come Out roll, i.e., Craps. See also Atomic Craps, Boxcars, Craps and Double Saw On Boxcars.
American Wheel	A Roulette wheel that has a total of 38 numbers, i.e., 0, 00, and the numbers from 1 to 36.
An Ace Working	To have an ace in hand.
Anchor	The last player to the dealer's right at the Blackjack table.
Angle	Any questionable deception or ruse by a player in any game, usually a card game, to unduly influence the outcome and thereby increase his expectations of winning. A player with an angle, even though technically legal, is not often welcome in polite company.
Any Craps	A bet in Craps that the next roll will be a two, three or 12. This bet pays seven to one and has a house edge of 11.1 percent.
Any Eleven	A bet in Craps that the next roll will be an 11. This bet pays 15:1.
Any Seven	A bet in Craps that the next roll will be seven. This bet pays 4:1 and has a house edge of 16.7 percent.
Any Three	A bet in Craps that the next roll will be a three. This bet pays 15:1.
Any Twelve	A bet in Craps that the next roll will be a 12. Since there is only one possible way to roll a 12, six spots on each die, it pays a solid 30:1.
Any Two	A bet in Craps that the next roll will be a two. Since there is only one possible way to roll a two, two spots on each die, it pays a whopping 30:1.
Atomic Craps	Slang for a roll of a total of 12 in the game of Craps, which is a losing throw on the Come Out roll, i.e., where six spots come up on each die. See also All the Spots We Got, Boxcars, Craps and Double Saw On Boxcars.

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Baby	A playing card with a small value.
Back Counting	To count cards and wait for the count to become favorable before sitting down to play. Back counting is usually done while standing behind the active players in the game.
Back Counting (Blackjack)	To count cards in Blackjack and wait for the count to become favorable before sitting down to play. Back counting is usually done while standing behind the active players in the game.
Back Into a Hand	To draw to a hand that is different from the one you were initially hoping to make.
Back Line	A term in Craps for the Don't Pass Line.
Bad Beat	A tough loss, e.g., when winning points are scored against your wager in the dying seconds of an event, or your horse loses by a nose after leading all the way, or to have a poker hand, that is an obvious underdog, beat a heavily favored hand. A normal reaction of a losing player is to mumble something about dumb luck.
Balanced Count	Any counting system which begins at zero when the cards are shuffled, and ends at zero when all cards in the deck(s) have been exposed. Most counting systems use a balanced count.
Ball	The small plastic ball used in the game of Roulette. In play, it is spun by the croupier in the direction opposite to the spin of the wheel. The ball indicates the winning number each time it lands, or comes to rest, in one of the numbered pockets on the wheel. The winning number determines the payoffs.
Banker	The dealer, or the player, who books the action of the other bettors at the table during a card game.
Bankroll	The total available gambling money held by the player.
Bar the 12	A bet in Craps where a 12 is a standoff, or tie, for the wrong bettors. This allows the casino to keep its advantage on Don't Pass and Don't Come bets.
Basic Strategy	A playing system adopted by a player with the idea of optimizing his edge over the house in the longer term. Most strategies take into account the player's cards and the dealer's exposed card(s).
Basic Ticket	A Keno ticket that consists of a single wager on one to 10 numbers at one time. It is the same as a straight ticket.
Belly Buster	A draw to fill an inside straight. See also Gut Shot.
Bet	The amount of money a player voluntarily risks on cards or other games. The bet can be in the form of cash, chips or vouchers. See also Wager.
Bet Spread	The ratio between the maximum and minimum bet size. A player who uses $5 maximum bets and $0.50 minimum bets is using a 10:1 bet spread.
Betting Black	To wager in increments of $100 amounts. Black is the most common color for $100 chips.
Betting Green	To bet in increments of $25 amounts. Green is the most common color for $25 chips.
Betting Limit	The set minimum and/or maximum amount of money that the player can wager on a single bet. The player cannot bet less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted.
Betting Red	To bet in increments of $5 amounts. Red is the most common color for $5 chips.
Betting Right	A player's bet in Craps that the dice will win on any Pass Line and Come bets.
Betting White	To bet in increments of $1 amounts. White is the most common color for $1 chips.
Betting Wrong	A player's bet in Craps that the dice will lose on any Don't Come and Don't Pass bets.
Big Eight	A player's bet in Craps that an eight will be rolled before a seven comes up, i.e., a hard eight, where four spots come up on each die. This bet pays even money, but has a house edge of 9.1 percent. A Place bet on eight pays 7:6, but is identical otherwise. Many players prefer the Place bet as the house enjoys an edge of only 1.5 percent
Big Red	Slang for a bet in Craps on any seven.
Big Six and Big Eight	A player's bet in Craps that a six or an eight will be rolled before a seven. This bet pays even money.
Big Slick	An ace - king combination in Poker.
Black	The most common color used for $100 poker chips.
Blackjack	An ace and any card having a point value of 10 dealt as the initial two cards to a player or a dealer, except that this shall not include an ace and a 10-point value card dealt to a player who has split pairs.
Blank Ticket	A wagering form with numbers from 1 to 80 arranged on its front side, intended for Keno players to place and record their bets.
Blow Back	A loss of gains, or profit, after enjoying a plus in the winning column.
Blower	An air system, attached to a Keno cage of 80 numbered balls, positioned to mix them and force them downwards into the goose.
Board (Keno)	An electronically controlled display board that shows the Keno numbers from 1 to80, the number of the game in play and each winning number as it is called by the operator of the Keno game. After the completion of each game, the board also shows the time remaining before the next game will begin. During this inactive period, which may last five to eight minutes, the player has time to pick numbers and plays for subsequent game(s).
Boat	A Poker term meaning a full house.
Bones	Slang for dice in the game of Craps.
Bounty	A small cash bonus awarded to a player in some Poker tournaments, when he knocks another player out of the game.
Box Man	The casino executive who is in charge of the Craps table. The box man sits between the two dealers.
Boxcars	Slang for a roll of a total of 12 in the game of Craps, which is often a losing throw, or Craps, on the Come Out roll. Six spots come up on each die. See also All the Spots We Got, Atomic Craps, Craps and Double Saw On Boxcars.
BR	An abbreviation for bankroll.
Break-Even Point	The point at which the bets the player has made approximately equal the payoffs received.
Broadway	An ace-high straight in Poker.
Broke Money	Transportation money sometimes given by a casino to a broke, or busted, player.
Brush	A casino card-room employee responsible for managing the players' seating list.
Buffalo	Slang for a player's bet in Craps on both Hard Way and Any Seven.
Bug	A joker that can be used to complete straights and flushes, and can be paired with aces, but not with any other cards.
Bullet	An ace.
Bullets	A pair of aces.
Bump	To raise in Poker.
Buried Pair	A pair in the hole in Stud Poker games.
Burn	To discard the top card of the deck, usually face-down. The dealer burns a card between each betting round in Hold'Em Poker before dealing the next community card(s). It is a security measure of the house to prevent any player possibly recognizing or glimpsing the next card to be dealt.
Burn Card	The single card temporarily removed from play during a card game. After each shuffle and cut, one card is placed on the bottom of the deck (Blackjack) or in the discard tray (Baccarat). This is called burning the card. The card may or may not be shown face-up (which can affect the count if you are counting cards). However, as a rule, to prevent any player recognizing or glimpsing the next card to be dealt, the top card is discarded face-down.
Bust	To go over the total of twenty -one in the game of Blackjack. If the player busts, he loses.
Bust (Blackjack)	To go over the total of 21 in the game of Blackjack. If the player busts, he loses.
Bust (Poker)	A hand of little value that has failed to improve during play. Such a hand is referred to as busted.
Bust a Player	To eliminate a player in tournament play by forcing him to exhaust all of his chips.
Bust Out	To be eliminated from a tournament due to the loss of all playing chips. The player in this state is said to be busted, broke or tapped out.
Busted Flush	A hand with only three of four cards towards a flush.
Buy Bet	A player's bet in Craps where he gives the house a five percent commission in order to be paid correct odds for a Place bet. When the player makes a buy bet on four and 10, it enables him to reduce the house edge from 6.67 to 4 percent. Some casinos collect the commission only on winning bets, while others collect it at the time the bet is made.

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C and E	Two separate bets in Craps made at the same time. The C refers to Any Craps, while the E refers to Any Eleven.
Cage (Casino)	A facility located in a casino where players may buy/cash chips, make change, cash checks, arrange credit, deposit front money or conduct other financial transactions. See also Cashier's Cage.
Cage (Keno)	A sphere-shaped, wire-mesh cage used in Keno to house and mix the Ping Pong balls numbered from 1 to 80.
Caller (Keno)	The casino employee who operates the blower and goose in Keno, and calls out or posts the numbers selected during each game.
Capped Dice	Crooked dice.
Card Counting	Keeping track of all cards that have been played since the shuffle.
Card Room	The room or area in a casino where Poker is played.
Card Shark	A person who is an expert at cards.
Card Weight	The value assigned to each card face in a counting system. This weight is added to the count as each new card is exposed. Weights are usually small integer values like minus one, plus one or plus two.
Carousel	A group of slot machines.
Carpet Joint	A slang term referring to a luxury casino as compared to the less showy, lower-minimum gambling houses known as Sawdust Joines.
Carré	A corner bet in Roulette. The word is derived from French.
Case	The last card of a certain rank in the deck, e.g., the case 10 would be the last 10 in the deck(s).
Case Chips	The last of a player's chips.
Cash In	To leave a game and exchange one's chips for cash, either through the dealer or at the cashier's cage.
Cash Out	To leave a game and cash in one's chips at the cashier's cage.
Cashier's Cage	The place in a casino where players may redeem casino chips for cash, cash checks or arrange credit. It is often referred to as the cage.
Casino Advantage	The edge that the house has over the players.
Casino Rate	A reduced hotel room rate that the casinos offer to good customers.
Casino Supervisor	A person employed in a casino in a managerial capacity relating to the conduct of gaming as well as game supervisor.
Catch	A posted or called number that matches one of the numbers the player has marked on a Keno ticket.
Center Field	Slang for a roll of a total of nine with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., five spots come up on one die and four spots on the other. See also Nina From Pasadena.
Change Color	To change casino chips into smaller or larger denominations.
Check	A term for a chip in casino gambling.
Chip Tray	The tray in front of a dealer that holds that table's inventory of chips.
Chips	Round tokens that are used on casino gaming tables in lieu of cash.
Closed Poker	A Poker game in which all of the cards are dealt face-down.
Cold	A term for a player on a losing streak, or a slot machine or video machine that is not paying out.
Cold Deck	A deck that has been tampered with.
Cold Table	A player's term for the Craps table when the shooters are not making their Points.
Colonne	A column bet in Roulette. The word is derived from French.
Color Up	Exchange of smaller denomination chips for larger denomination chips. This usually takes place when a player wishes to reduce the number of chips he has on the table, or he decides to leave the game.
Column Bet	A single bet, or several bets in Roulette, on a combination of 12 numbers at the same time. The Roulette table layout is divided into three such columns. A win will pay odds of 2:1.
Combination Bet	To play one or more chips on the same position on a Roulette table layout or to wager on more than one number at a time.
Come Bet	A player's bet in Craps that the dice will be passed after the Come Out roll. This is virtually a Pass Line bet, except it is made after the Come Out roll. In other respects, it is exactly like a Pass Line bet.
Come Box	A clearly marked area on the Craps table layout where Come bets are placed.
Come Out Roll	The shooter's first roll of the dice in a betting round in Craps. This is the roll which establishes the shooter's Point for the Pass and Don't Pass Line bettors. Pass bets win when the Come Out roll is seven or 11 and lose when the Come Out roll is two, three or 12. Don't Pass bets lose when the Come Out roll is seven or 11 and win when the Come Out roll is two or three. Don't Pass bets may tie when the ComeOut roll is 12. (two in some casinos). The bar roll on the Craps table layout indicates which roll is treated as a tie.
Come Point	The number in Craps that serves as the shooter's Point for a Come bet.
Complete Hand	A hand that is defined by all five cards, i.e., a straight, flush, full house, four of a kind or straight flush.
Comps	Complimentary gifts used by casinos to entice players to gamble. Typical comps include free room, food and/or beverage (RFB).
Conditioning	The act of making notations in the right margin of a Keno ticket to indicate the type(s) of bets(s) the player wishes to make.
Copy Hand	A two-card or five-card hand held by a player of Pai Gow that has the same rank as that of the dealer, i.e., ties the dealer's hand. The dealer wins all such ties.
Corner Bet	A bet on four numbers at the same time in Roulette. The corner bet is an inside bet that pays off at odds of 8:1.
Correct Conditioning	Writing a Keno ticket to correspond with the exact intentions of the player.
Count	A number that represents the player's estimate of how favorable or unfavorable the non-dealt cards in the deck may be.
Counter	A player who counts cards.
Cover Bet	A bet that is larger than normal, placed deliberately at the wrong time, in order to distract the house employees from the fact that the player is counting cards.
Cowboy	Slang term used in card games for the king.
Crack	To beat a hand, typically a big hand.
Crap Out	To lose by rolling a two, three or 12 on the first roll, i.e., the Come Out roll.
Craps	A term in Craps for a roll of either a two, three or 12, all of which are losing rolls for the shooter on the Come Out roll. Some casinos treat a roll of 12 as a push, i.e., a tie. See also Aces, Ace-Deuce and Boxcars.
Credit Button	A button that allows players to bank coins in the form of credits while playing slot machines or video machines.
Crew	The dealers who staff the Craps tables.
Croupier	The name for the dealer,caller or banker in the games of Baccarat and Roulette. The word is derived from French.
Cut	To divide a deck into two parts and place both parts face-down on the table after they have been well-shuffled.
Cut Card	A solid-colored card, typically a piece of plastic, which is given to a player by the dealer for the purpose of cutting the deck(s) after a shuffle.

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Dead Card	An ordinarily valid card that is no longer legally playable.
Dead Hand	An ordinarily valid hand that is no longer legally playable, due to some misplay or other impropriety. In Pai Gow, it refers to a seven-card deal that the player has failed to divide properly into the second-highest and highest hands. For example, if the player places his two best cards in his second -highest hand, he has created a dead hand. See also Foul Hand.
Dead Money	The chips or cash put into the pot by those players who fold before the showdown.
Deal	To distribute the cards during a hand.
Deal Button	A push button on the front of the Video Poker machine that enables the player to call for a deal of an original five-card hand.
Dealer	A casino employee who either deals cards in Poker, Blackjack or Baccarat, works the identical ends of the Craps table, or is a stickman.
Dealer's Choice	A game in which each dealer, in turn, chooses the type of Poker to be played.
Declaration	To indicate in high-low Poker if one is aiming to win the high or the low end of the pot, or both. The player indicates his intentions by the placement of his chips or cash.
Declare Game	A game in which the player must clearly and openly declare the value of his hand in order to claim the pot.
Degenerate	A term for a compulsive gambler.
Deuce (Poker)	A two in any suit of cards. The deuce is the lowest-ranking card in a game of high Poker.
Deuce to Seven	A Poker game where a normally low hand of two to seven, without a flush, is the best hand. Deuce to Seven is another term for Kansas City Low Ball.
Dice	A set of two, small, identically marked, six-sided cubes with one to six dots (spots) per side, whose combinations, when thrown, determine the wins and losses at a Craps table or in the game of Sic Bo.
Die	A single cube with spots numbering from one to six on each side. The term is the singular form of the word dice.
Discard Tray	A tray on the dealer's right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded
Disk (Puck)	A round, flat, plastic object used in Craps that is white on one side and black on the other. When face-up on the white side and in a Place number box, it indicates that a come-out roll has occurred and that a Point has been established.
Dominate	To be holding a promising starting hand that will almost always beat another starting hand
Dominated Hand	A hand that will almost always lose to a better hand. For example, the hand of king-three is dominated by the hand of king-queen. With the exception of strange flops, such as three-three spot or king-three spot, a king and a three will usually lose to a king and a queen.
Don't Come Bet	A player's bet in Craps that the dice will not be passed after the Come Out roll. This is virtually a Don't Pass Line bet, except it is made after the Come Out roll. In other respects, it is exactly like a Don't Pass Line bet.
Don't Pass Bet	A player's bet in Craps, placed prior to the Come Out roll, that the dice will not Pass. This bet may be placed only immediately before the Come Out roll. If either a two or a 12 comes up, depending on the casino rules, it will result in a push. The standard house edge on these bets is 1.40 percent. A Don't Pass bet can be taken down, but not increased, after the Come Out roll.
Don't Pass Line	The area on the Craps table layout where Don't Pass bets are placed.
Door Card	The first card to be exposed in a player's hand in the game of Seven-Card Stud.
Double Belly Buster	A hand in Poker with two possible draws to an inside straight.
Double Bet	A wager that is twice the amount of the player's usual wager.
Double Down	To double the original bet in Blackjack in exchange for receiving only one more card. To do this, the player turns over his first two cards and places an equal bet alongside the original bet.
Double for Less	To double down in Blackjack by betting less than two times the original bet. Generally, when doubling is allowed, the player does not have to actually double his bet, but may increase it by any amount up to (but not more than) his original bet.
Double Gut Shot	A draw to a broken sequence of cards in Poker, in which either of two cards will make the straight.
Double Odds Bet	A free odds bet made at the Craps table at double the original Pass Line, Don't Pass Line, Come or Don't Come wager. This is an odds bet that is about twice as large as the original Pass/Come bet. Some casinos offer higher odds, such as five or even 10 times the odds.
Double Saw on Boxcars	Slang for a roll of a total of 12 in the game of Craps, which is a losing throw, or Craps, on the Come Out roll. Six spots will come up on each die. See also All the Spots We Got, Atomic Craps, Boxcars and Craps.
Double Zero	See Zero.
Down Card	A card that has been dealt face-down on the Blackjack table. See also Hole Card.
Down to the Felt	A player who has lost most of his chips.
Dozen Bet	A wager on 12 numbers on the Roulette layout at the same time. The numbers are laid out in three equal groups identified by the following printing: 1st 12, 2nd 12 and 3rd 12.
Draw (Keno)	The movement of the numbered Ping Pong balls from the clear plastic globe into the rabbit ears by means of forced air.
Draw (Poker)	The second round of cards that is dealt in draw Poker.
Draw Button	A push button located on the front of the Video Poker machine that enables the player to draw up to five new cards to his originally dealt hand.
Draw Dead	To attempt to put together a hand that, even if successful, cannot win the pot. For example, if a player draws to complete a flush, and his opponent already has a full house, the first player is drawing dead.
Draw Low Ball	A form of Poker in which the lowest hand wins.
Draw Out	To improve a hand on the draw so that it beats an opponent's hand that appeared to be a better hand prior to the draw.
Draw Poker	A form of Poker in which each player receives five cards, then has the option to discard one or more of them and to draw new cards in their place.
Draw Ticke	An official record of the numbers called in a game of Keno. For each game, the casino punches out all of the called numbers on a blank Keno card. When the draw ticket is superimposed over the player's ticket, the Keno writer can immediately confirm any winning numbers, determining whether the player has sufficient catches to warrant a payout. See also Punch-Out.
Drawing Dead	To draw a hand that cannot possibly win.
Drawing Hand	A potentially strong hand requiring a particular card from the draw to strengthen it and fulfill its promise.
Driver's Seat	The figurative position of the player who is doing all or most of the betting and appears to hold the strongest hand. A player in such a situation is said to be in the driver's seat.
Drop	To fold one's cards in Poker.
Drop Box	The box on a gaming table that serves as a repository for cash, markers and chips.
Drop Percentage	That portion of the player's wagers that the casino will retain based on the house percentage. It is a measure of the amount that the player will eventually lose from an initial stake. On average, this number is around 20 percent.
Due For	A term referring to a contestant or team that is considered to be overdue for a win or loss in their next contest or sports event. It could also refer to a losing player who is overdue for a good hand. The Due For wager is a favorite strategy of many players.
Duplicate Ticket	An official casino ticket that duplicates the player's original ticket. It is marked by the Keno writer and returned to the player as an official receipt for the bet made. This is the same as an Outside Ticket.

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Early Surrender	A surrender in Blackjack, which is allowed when the dealer has dealt himself a face-up natural. This rule clearly favors the player, but rarely is offered by the casinos.
Earn	The practical hold percentage, i.e., the total amount won by a bookmaker divided by the total amount booked.
Easy Way	A roll in Craps of a four, six, eight or 10, where the numbers on the dice are not pairs.
Edge	An advantage over an opponent or the house in any wager, or it can be the advantage that the casino has on any given wager.
Effective Odds	The ratio of the total amount of money a player can expect to win, if he makes his hand, to the total amount of the bets he will have to call, in order to continue from the present round of betting to the end of the hand.
Eight-er From Decatur	Slang for a roll of a total of eight with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard eight, where four spots come up on each die. See also A Square Pair, Like Mom and Dad, Ozzie and Harriet and The Windows.
En Prison Rule	This rule requires that a player in a game of Roulette be given the choice of either surrendering half of the bet or allowing the bet to be imprisoned for another spin, in which case the entire wager will be returned if won.
Equity	A share of a Poker pot as calculated or perceived by a player, based on the value.
European Wheel	See French Wheel.
Even Money	A bet that pays the player the same amount that he wagered, plus his original wager. Shown as a ratio of 1:1.
Even Money (Blackjack)	When the player takes insurance even while holding a Blackjack. This results in a clear net gain of one bet. Some casinos will allow the player to be paid without actually placing such an insurance bet. This is called taking even money. See also Insurance.
Even-Odd Bet	An 18-number wager on the outside of the Roulette table that pays 1:1 (even money) if the winning number is even or odd.
Expectation	The profit or loss a player would expect to take, on average, over a number of hands at the Poker table, based on either the tactics or techniques he applies, the number of rounds he plays or the amount of time he spends at the table.
Expected Win Rate	A percentage of the total amount of money wagered that a player can be expected to win or lose over time.
Extension	The amount of money the book theoretically risks losing on an event.

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Face Cards	The jack, queen and king of any suit of cards.
Family Pot	A Poker pot in which most of the players at the table are still involved at the end of the hand.
Favorite	A hand that has the best chance of winning the pot.
Field Bet	A player's bet in Craps that the next number thrown will be a two, three, four, nine, 10, 11 or 12. This bet pays even money for three, four, nine, 10 and 11, and usually pays 2:1 for two or 12. Some casinos pay 3:1 for either the two or 12, but not both, and some casinos may make the five, instead of the nine, a field roll.
Fill	The replenishment of a coin hopper on a slot machine that has run out of coins. The fill is normally done by an attendant who obtains a bag of coins from the cashier and refills the empty coin hopper.
Fill (Poker)	To draw the card one is hoping to get. See also Hit.
Fill Up	To complete a full house.
Firing	The wagering of large sums of money, i.e., a player who does so is said to be firing.
First Base	The position on the far left of the dealer at the start of each hand at the Blackjack table and the first position dealt during play.
Fish	A derogatory term for a Poker player, or amateur card player, who plays badly and/or loses a lot of money. See also Mark, Live One, Sucker or Provider.
Fishhooks	Slang term used in cards for the jacks.
Fishing	A player who stays in a Poker game longer than advisable. The player is usually hoping (fishing) for a card or two that will make his hand a winner.
Five Number Bet	A bet in Roulette on numbers 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3 at the same time. This bet gives the casino a 7.89 percent edge over the player.
Five-Card Draw	A draw Poker game in which players start with five cards and then have the option to draw to replace them.
Five-Card Stud	A stud Poker game in which each player gets one face-down card and four up-cards.
Fixed	A slang term referring to the outcome of a race, contest or game that has been illegally pre-determined. No one in the mainstream sports betting world, on either side of a wager, cares for this term.
Flat	A slot machine with a jackpot that is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive type of slot machine.
Flat Bet	A bet of the same amount on successive hands, which the player does not vary, i.e., if the player makes a flat bet of five dollars, he is betting five dollars on each and every hand without changing the betting amount from one hand to the next.
Flat Call	To call a bet in Poker without raising.
Flat Joint	A term used to describe any dishonest gambling establishment or game.
Flat Limit	A betting limit in a Poker game that does not fluctuate from one round to the next.
Flea	A derogatory term describing the "wanna-be" players who wager little and expect something for nothing.
Floorman	A casino executive who supervises one or more tables.
Flop	The first three community cards dealt face-up together in the center of the table to start the second round of betting in a flop Poker game.
Flop Games	A family of Poker games played with five community cards. The first three cards, which are turned face-up simultaneously, are called the flop. The next two cards, which are dealt face-up separately, are called the turn and the river. Popular flop games include Texas Hold 'Em and Omaha.
Flush	A hand in Poker consisting of five cards of one suit.
Flush Draw	To draw to an incomplete hand made up of four cards of the same suit, with the hope of drawing a matching fifth card that makes the flush.
Fold	To decline to bet or raise during a betting round in Poker, and simply drop out of the hand; to quit a hand.
Foreign Chip	A playing chip that is issued by one casino and is honored by another as cash. A casino is not necessarily obliged to accept such chips, but many in Las Vegas do so.
Foul	A hand in Poker that may not be played for one reason or another, in which the dealer declares foul. A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot.
Foul Hand	A seven-card deal in Pai Gow that a player has failed to divide properly into a second-highest and highest hand. For example, if a player places his two best cards in the second-highest hand, he has created a foul hand. A foul hand automatically loses in some casinos. See also Dead Hand.
Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same rank, also known as quads.
Four-Flush	Four cards of the same suit, which require a fifth to make a flush.
Free Odds Bet	A bet made at the Craps table, in addition to the Pass Line, Don't Pass Line, Come and Don't Come wagers, which is paid at true odds.
Free Ride	To remain in a hand without being forced to bet.
Freeze Out	A Poker game or tournament in which all players start with the same stake and play until one player has won all the chips.
French Wheel	A Roulette wheel containing just one zero, found mainly in European casinos.
Front Line	A casino term, in Craps, for the Pass Line.
Front Money	Cash or bank checks a player deposits with the casino to establish credit to place bets against that money.
Full House	A hand in Poker consisting of three of a kind of one rank and a pair of another rank.

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Game Supervisor	A casino employee responsible for the immediate supervision of the operation of a game.
Get Full Value	To bet, raise and re-raise in order to boost the size of the pot and thereby achieve maximum pot odds for a winning hand.
Get the Right Price	To call a bet or to raise with a drawing hand whenever the pot odds are favorable enough to do so.
Get There	To make a hoped-for hand by drawing a card(s).
Give Action	To bet, call, raise or re-raise.
G-Note	A $1,000 bill.
Going Down	Losing a wager or series of wagers.
Goose	The clear plastic globe or wire-mesh cage that is used in Keno to hold and mix the 80 numbered Ping Pong balls. Attached to the wire-mesh cage is a long transparent neck into which the Ping Pong balls randomly drop one at a time. The clear plastic globe, which is fast becoming the industry standard, mixes the balls with an air blower, which forces them into two identical tubes on the top, called rabbit ears. Each rabbit ear holds 10 balls, which together constitute the winning 20 numbers for each game of Keno. The term "goose" comes from the shape of the Keno devices.
Grand	$1,000. It could be in the form of a G-note, smaller bills, chips or vouchers.
Green	The most common color used for $25 chips.
Grinder	A player who wagers small money.
Gross Win	Winnings before expenses.
Groups	Combinations of numbers that a player selects on a Keno card by separating them from other numbers with circles or lines.
Gut-Shot Straight	A straight filled inside by drawing a needed card. If a player has the nine of spades and the eight of spades, and the flop comes up seven of clubs, five of hearts and two of diamonds, then, if the turn is the six of clubs, the player has made his gut-shot straight.
Gypsy In	To limp in during a game of low-ball Poker.

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Hand	The best five cards that the player holds, or the plays that occur in a card game between shuffles of the deck.
Hand-Held Game	Any card game where the players' cards are dealt face-down, and the players are required to pick them up and sort them in-hand.
Hard Hand	Any hand in Blackjack valued at 11 that does not contain an ace, or in which any ace held is counted as one and not as 11. This is also called a hard total.
Hardway Bet	A player bet in Craps that a four, six, eight or 10 will be rolled as a pair before they are rolled easy or before a seven is thrown. The rolls are called a hard four when the shooter gets a two on both dice; a hard six, when the shooter gets a three on both dice; a hard eight, when the shooter gets a four on both dice, and a hard 10, when he gets a five on both dice.
Head-On	To play alone at a Blackjack table with the dealer.
Heads Up	To contest a pot at a table that that has no other players.
Hedge	To wager the opposite of your original wager in order to reduce your exposure.
High Poker	Standard Poker, as opposed to low Poker or low-ball. In high Poker, high hands win.
High Roller	A big bettor.
Highest Hand	A five-card hand in Pai Gow that has the higher rank of the two hands held by the player.
High-Low	A Poker game in which the highest and lowest hands share the pot. This is also called a high-low split.
Hit (Blackjack)	The card received from the dealer in Blackjack, when the player says, "Hit me," or otherwise indicates the need for an additional card. Along with deciding whether or not to stand on a total card count, whether to take a hit or not is the most common decision a player must make during the game of Blackjack.
Hit (Poker)	If the deal contains a card(s) that helps a player's hand. For example, if the player has an ace and a king in a flop game, and the flop comes king, seven, two, it is said to have hit him.
Hit and Run	To play at a Poker table for only a short time and to leave after winning a big pot.
Hold	The percentage of profit the house holds back from the slot machines, based on the number of coins played in them. This percentage, which accounts for the house profit, may vary from three to 15 percent. Some casinos program their machines to hold back higher percentages.
Hold Button	A push button located on the front of the Video Poker machine that enables the player to indicate the card(s) he wishes to hold from among those dealt in his original hand.
Hold'Em	A Poker game in which players may use five community cards in combination with two hole cards to form the best possible five-card hand. This is also called Texas Hold 'Em.
Holding Your Own	The result of breaking even, i.e., neither winning nor losing during a wager or series of wagers.
Hole Card	Any dealt card which is played face-down on the table. The definition most often refers to the dealer's single, face-down card.
Hole Card (Poker)	Any dealt card which is played face-down on the table to conceal its rank and suit, or a card concealed in a player's hand.
Home Run Hitter	A player who makes big plays despite taking maximum risks.
Hop Bet	A player's bet in Craps that the next roll will result in a particular combination on the dice, such as two-two (called a hopping hard way) or three - five. The two-two, three-three, four-four and five-five are paid the same as a one-roll of two. Other Hop Bets are paid the same as a one-roll of 11.
Hopper	The physical area inside a slot machine where the coins are held. Oftentimes, players will fill a slot machine hopper to overflowing. While it is true that slot machines occasionally run empty, at times they overflow. When the hopper overflows, the excess coins drop into a bucket beneath the hopper. This is the profit the casino takes. The buckets are usually emptied in the early morning hours when the player traffic is light.
Horn Bet	A player's one-roll bet in Craps that combines the two, three, 11 and 12. In effect, this bet is a wager that the next roll will be a two, three, 11 or 12. The Horn Bet is made in multiples of four, with one unit on each of the numbers.
Horn High Bet	A player's bet in Craps that is made in multiples of five, with one unit on three of the Horn numbers, and with two units on the high number, i.e., number 12. A five-dollar, Horn High11 bet would include one dollar on each of two, three and 12, and two dollars on the 11.
Hot	A player who is on a winning streak or a slot machine that is paying out.
House	A term for the casino or establishment that runs a game.
House Edge	The wagering advantage of the casino (house), usually gained by paying out less than real odds would require.
House Ticket	Any kind of Keno ticket offered by a casino that is not being offered by any other casino.

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Ignorant End	A low-end straight in Poker.
Implied Odds	Pot odds that a player may include in his calculations because of bets he expects to win if his hand happens to hit. For example, he might call with a flush draw on the turn even though the pot isn't offering quite 4:1 odds, which represents his chance of making the flush. This is because he is confident he will win a bet from his opponent on the river if he makes his flush.
In	A player in Poker who has called all bets in the round.
In the Air	A phrase used by the director of a Poker tournament to get the dealers to begin dealing the cards. In effect, he will direct the dealers to get the cards in the air.
In the Dark	To check or bet blind, without looking at one's cards.
Inside Bet	A bet placed on any number, or small combination of numbers, in the casino game of Roulette, including 0 or 00 or any combination of the numbers 1-36.
Inside Straight	Four cards of a straight in Poker where the straight (five cards) can only be completed by one matching card in the middle.
Inside Ticket	A Keno ticket on which a player records his bet, and which he submits to the house along with his wager. See also Original Ticket.
Insurance	A side bet in Blackjack of up to one-half the original bet that is offered only when the dealer's up-card is an ace. The insurance bet wins double (2:1) if the dealer has a natural, but loses if the dealer does not. See also Even Money.
Insurance Bet	Two or more wagers made at the Craps table in an effort to insure one or the other.
Isolate	To raise in a round of Poker with the intention of reaching a heads-up with one other player.

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Jackpot	A big win on a slot machine, or a special bonus paid to the loser of a Poker game if he gets beaten while holding a good hand. In jackpot Poker, the loser must typically lose with a hand that is aces full or better. This special bonus is more common in high-stakes Poker games.
Jacks or Better	A draw Poker game in which a player must have at least a pair of jacks to start the betting.
Jam	To bet or raise the maximum allowed.
Jammed Pot	A Poker pot that has been raised the maximum number of times. It may even be multi-way.
Joker	A non-numbered card, without rank or suit, that is sometimes used as a wild card. See also Bug.
Jokers Wild	A Video Poker machine offering the standard 52-card playing deck with joker added. The joker is totally wild and may be used as any card to improve or complete a hand.
Junket	A trip organized to enable a group of gamblers to travel to a casino together. Junkets are often subsidized by a casino to attract players.

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Kansas City Low Ball	A game of low-ball Poker that is played for a deuce to seven low, i.e., the lower cards win.
Keep Honest	To call an opponent with a better hand with the intent to shake his confidence a little and deny him the peace of mind of an easy, quick and trouble-free win.
Keno	A lottery type game of chance played electronically on a Keno video machine, or played manually using a Keno card and pencil. The player's objective is to select between one and 10 numbers he thinks may be called during a game. Twenty winning Keno numbers are generated for each round of play and are displayed on the video monitor or Keno board. When the displayed numbers correspond with the player's selected number(s), he wins.
Keno Blank	A term for the Keno wagering form that is marked with numbers from 1 to80 and that is intended for the use of Keno players to place and record their bets. See also Blank Ticket.
Keno Board	An electronically controlled display board that shows the number of the Keno game currently in play, and lights up each of the winning numbers, from 1-80, called by the game operator.
Keno Counter	The location on the casino floor where Keno tickets and wagers are submitted for authentication and duplication by the Keno writer, and where winnings are collected.
Keno Lounge	The area in a casino where Keno is called and operated.
Keno Runner	A casino employee who collects Keno tickets throughout the casino and delivers them to the Keno writer, as a convenience to the players.
Keno Writer	A casino employee who collects players' wagers, writes the duplicate tickets and pays winners.
Key Card	The one card a player seeks to fill his hand.
Key Hand	The hand that represents the turning point in a tournament, for better or worse.
Kibitzer	A spectator of card games, as opposed to an active player. Other slang terms for this person include goose necker, yahoo, yokel or rail bird.
Kick It	To raise the bet.
Kicker	An odd high card held in a draw Poker game that doesn't contribute to a straight or a flush, usually an ace or a king. The kicker is used to determine the better of two, nearly equivalent hands. For example, if a player has an ace-king, and his opponent has an ace-queen, and the flop has an ace in it, they both have a pair of aces. However, the first player still has a king kicker, which gives him the edge.
Kill	A hand in which a player may place an extra bet over the betting limit, but for only that hand. The player who makes the bet is the killer, and the hand is considered a kill pot. The player is said to have killed the pot for the amount of the kill.
King Number	Any single number the Keno player selects and circles in order to combine it with any other number to form a combination bet.
King Ticket	A Keno card played with only king numbers marked on it. The individual numbers are circled in order to indicate that they are to be played in every possible combination with one another. It is also referred to as an all-king ticket.
Knave	A jack of any suit. See also Fishhooks.

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Late Surrender	A surrender which is allowed only when the dealer does not have a natural. If the dealer has a natural 21 (Blackjack), the player's bet will lose. If the dealer does not have a Blackjack, the player loses half the bet and does not play the rest of the hand.
Lay Bet	A player's bet in Craps that a particular number, e.g., four, five, six, eight, nine or 10, will not be rolled before a seven comes up (a seven will be rolled first). The casino requires the player to lay slightly more than the correct odds, giving the house an edge of 3.03 percent on 4/10, 2.5 percent on 5/9 and 1.82 percent on 6/8. The casino takes five percent of the winnings on these bets. The five percent commission is usually taken up front, but some casinos take the commission after the bet wins.
Lay Down	To reveal one's hand in a showdown by exposing it face-up on the table.
Lay Down Your Hand	To fold during a betting round. See also Fold.
Lay Odds (Craps)	A player's bet in Craps against the number that pays off at less than even money. After a Point has been established, the Don't Pass bettor can place an additional odds bet that will win if the original Don't Pass bet wins. The odds bet is paid at the correct odds for the Point, and is a fair bet with no house edge. This also applies to a Don't Come bet. Making this bet is referred to as laying the odds for a Don't bet.
Lay the Odds	To wager more money on a proposition than one hopes to win.
Layout	The imprinted surface of a gaming table, which shows all the areas where bets can be placed.
Leak	To lose back part or all of one's winnings due to questionable gambling habits. See also Blow Back.
Legitimate Hand	A strong hand that is in no way a bluff.
Like Mom and Dad	Slang for a roll of a total of eight with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard eight, where four spots come up on each die. See also A Square Pair, Eight-er From Decatur, Ozzie and Harriet, and The Windows.
Limit	The maximum wager accepted by the house. In a sense, it is a cap on the amount the player will be allowed to wager.
Limit Poker	A game with fixed minimum and maximum betting intervals. In addition, it refers to a fixed limit on how much you can bet or raise in each round. A betting limit applies in most Poker games.
Limp In	To enter the betting round by calling instead of raising.
Limper	A player who enters the pot on a minimum bet.
Line Bet	A player's bet in Craps that is placed on the Pass Line or the Don't Pass Line. These bets are placed at the beginning of the game before the Come Out roll. The shooter is required to make a Line bet in order to shoot the dice.
Little Joe	Slang for a pair of twos in Craps, i.e., a hard four, where two spots come up on each die. It is sometimes called Little Joe From Kokomo.
Little Phoebe	Slang for a roll of a total of five with two dice in the game of Craps. See also After Five the Field's Alive, Juice Roll and Thirty Two.
Live Card	A card in stud Poker games that has not been seen in an opponent's hand, but is presumed to be in play.
Live Hand	Any hand during a game that is eligible to win the pot.
Live One	A derogatory term for an inexperienced, bad or loose player who apparently has lots of money to lose, i.e., a rich sucker. See also Mark, Fish, Provider and Sucker.
Load Up	To play the maximum number of coins per spin that a slot machine or Video Poker game will allow.
Lock	An easy winner, a hand that cannot lose, or a clear no-lose situation. See also Cinch Hand and Nuts.
Long Odds	Relatively small odds given that an event will occur.
Longshot	An extreme underdog.
Look	To call the final bet prior to the showdown.
Loose	A term for slot machines that are paying off and giving the house only a small advantage over the player.
Loose (Cards)	To play more hands than normal for a given timeframe.
Loose Game	A game with most of the active players in most pots.
Low Level	A slot machine where a player can sit to play.
Low-Ball	A game where the pot is awarded to the hand with the lowest Poker value, also called low Poker.

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Make	To shuffle the deck(s).
Maniac	A player who does a lot of aggressive raising, betting and bluffing in Poker. A true maniac is not a good player, but is simply a person whose strategy is to win by playing a lot of games and taking a lot of gambles.
Mark	A derogatory term for a sucker. See also Live One, Fish and Provider.
Marker	A check or IOU that can be written at the gaming tables by a player who has established a line of credit with the casino.
Martingale System	A well-known Roulette playing system, more than 100 years old, where the player doubles his bet after each loss until he wins (or runs out of money).
Mechanic	A player who is an expert in manipulating cards, typically for illicit purposes.
Meet	To call during a betting round in Poker.
Midnight	Slang for a player's bet in Craps that the number 12 will appear on the next roll.
Miss	To fail to make a drawing hand on the final deal.
Monster	A strong hand that is almost certain to win.
Muck	The discard pile of folded and burned cards (dead cards) in front of the dealer. This term is also used as a verb, as in to muck a hand.
Multi-Shuffler	A machine approved by the American Casino Control Authority to be used for shuffling either four (4), six (6) or eight (8) decks of cards at one time.

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Natural	1) A two-card hand of 21 points in Blackjack 2) A two-card total of eight or nine in Baccarat.
Nickels	A casino term for chips with a five-dollar denomination.
Nina From Pasadena	Slang for a roll of a total of nine with two dice in the game of Craps. Five spots come up on one die, and four on the other. See also Center Field.
Nit	To patiently bide one's time while waiting for a playable hand.
Nut	The fixed amount that a gambler decides to win in a day, or the overhead costs of running a casino.
Nut Flush	The best available flush during a betting round.
Nuts	The best possible hand at any point in the game.

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Odds	The ratio between the amount to be paid to the winning player and the amount bet.
Odds (Cards)	The probabilities of making a particular hand in a card game versus the probabilities of not making the hand. It also refers to the ratio between the amount to be paid to the winning player and the amount bet.
Odds Off	A term meaning that certain bets will not be at risk, or not working, on the next roll of the dice. Odds bets can be called off by the player at any time, but are left on the felt until the bet is resolved. Also, Come Odds bets are usually off during the Come Out roll, unless the bettor asks to have the odds bets working. Come Odds bets that are off will be returned to the player if the Line bet loses on the Come Out roll. Don't Come odds bets generally work on the Come Out roll.
Off Suit	Two or more different suits in any particular hand. The term often is used to describe the first two cards dealt in a flop game. See also Suited.
Omaha	A flop game similar to Hold'Em, except that each player is dealt four cards instead of two. Then a player must make the hand using exactly two pocket cards plus three from the flop.
On Base	A casino term for dealers other than the stickman.
On Board	On the table or referring to a player who is into the game.
On the Come	A hand in Poker that is drawing to a straight or flush.
On Tilt	A player who is playing poorly, often because he has allowed himself to become emotionally upset during a game.
One-Armed Bandit	Slang term for slot machine.
One-Gap	A term in Poker for an inside straight. See also Inside Straight.
One-Gap (Hold'Em)	A starting hand in Hold'Em Poker in which the cards are two apart in rank. For example, the nine-jack or the three-five.
One-Roll Bet	A player's bet in Craps where the outcome is determined by the next roll of the dice.
Open	To place the first bet in a hand of Poker.
Open Card	An exposed card, or a card dealt face-up.
Open Pair	An exposed pair; a pair of cards sitting face-up on the table.
Open Poker	A general term for those Poker games where only some of the cards are dealt face-up.
Open-Ended Straight	An incomplete hand of four consecutive cards that requires one more card at either end to make the straight.
Original Ticket	The blank card completed and submitted by a Keno player prior to the start of a game showing the numbers he has selected. The original ticket is the basis for any payout, and also is used by the Keno writer to process an official duplicate.
Out (Poker)	A card remaining somewhere in the deck that will enable a hand to win.
Outdraw	To defeat an opponent's hand by drawing to a better one.
Outrun	To defeat another hand in Poker by outdrawing it.
Outside Bet	A bet in Roulette on red or black, odd or even, or high or low. The outside bet is located on the outside part of the Roulette table layout. Outside bets involve betting 12 to 18 numbers at one time.
Outside Ticket	The Keno ticket given to the player as a receipt for his bet when he submits his original game ticket and wager to the house. See also Duplicate Ticket.
Over/Under (Blackjack)	A rare bet that the first two player's cards will total over 13 or fewer than 13 when aces are counted as one.
Overcall	To call a bet after one or more other players has already called.
Overcard	A card in hand in a flop game that is higher than any card on the board. For example, if the player holds an ace-queen and the flop comes up jack-seven-three, he will not have a pair, but will have two overcards. It is also a term used in stud Poker for any card higher than an opponent's probable pair.
Overlay	A good bet where the player will have an edge over the casino. For example, the odds of a particular wager could be higher than they should be and would tend to favor the player rather than the house.
Ozzie and Harriet	Slang for a roll of a total of eight with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard eight where four spots come up on each die. See also A Square Pair, Eight-er From Decatur, Like Mom and Dad, and The Windows.

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Pai Gow	A casino card game played at a table similar to that of Blackjack. The player's objective in Pai Gow is to form two separate hands from the total of seven cards dealt him, and to arrange them in such a way as to beat the two hands formed by the dealer from the seven cards dealt him. The player's seven cards must be divided into one hand of two cards and one hand of five cards. The value of the two-card hand may not exceed that of the five-card hand. If both of the player's hands are higher than the dealer's corresponding hands, the player wins. Should only one of his hands beat the dealer's corresponding hand, then the game is a tie.
Paint Cards	A term for the king, queen and jack. Paint cards are also referred to as court cards or picture cards. See also Face Cards.
Pair	Any two cards of the same rank held in a hand.
Pair-a-Roses	Slang for a roll of a total of 10 with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard ten, where five spots come up on each die. See also Pair-a-Sunflowers and Puppy Paws.
Pair-a-Sunflowers	Slang for a roll of a total of 10 with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard ten, where five spots come up on each die. See also Pair-a-Roses and Puppy Paws.
Pass (Poker)	To fold in Poker without making a bet.
Pass Line	The area on the Craps table layout where the Pass bets are placed.
Pass Line Bet	A bet in Craps placed prior to the Come Out roll, betting that the dice will Pass, or win. This bet is generally placed immediately before a Come Out roll, although a player can make or increase this bet at any time. The house edge on the Pass Line bet is 1.41 percent.
Pat Hand	1) A hand in draw poker that does not need any more cards. 2) A good Blackjack hand worth at least 17 points. The player, in such cases, is said to have a pat hand.
Pat Hand (Poker)	A strong hand that is played as dealt, without changing a card. It is usually a straight, flush or full house.
Pay Cycle	An expression that suggests the number of plays required for a slot machine to cycle through all possible winning and non-winning combinations.
Payline	The line on a slot machine window on which winning symbols on each reel may line up. Slot machines can have as many as eight paylines, though most have only one.
Payoff	The winning return or payout the player receives on a wager.
Payout Percentage	The percent of each dollar played in a Video Poker or slot machine that is programmed to be returned to the player. The payout percentage is also referred to as the payback percentage.
Payout Table	A numerical table on the front of a slot or Video Poker machine that tells the player what each winning hand will pay for each coin or credit played.
Penetration	The number of cards that are dealt before the cards are shuffled. Penetration is usually expressed as a percentage of the total number of cards in play, e.g., 75% penetration. High penetration is extremely important to card counters.
Picture Cards	A term for the king, queen and jack. Picture cards are also referred to as court cards. See also Face Cards and Paint Cards.
Pip	The number displayed on a non-face card to indicate its rank.
Pit	An area of a casino in which a group of table games are arranged in an elliptical pattern, where the center area (the pit) is restricted to dealers and other casino personnel.
Pit Boss	A casino employee who supervises all the games and casino personnel associated with a pit during a particular work shift. Pit bosses are in place to watch for cheating, settle disputes and give comps to high rollers.
Place Bet	A player's bet in Craps that a particular number will be rolled before a seven comes up. Place numbers are four, five, six, eight, nine or 10. These bets are paid out at slightly less than correct odds, giving the house an edge of 1.52 percent on 6/8, 4 percent on 5/9 and 6.67 percent on 4/10.
Place Numbers	The place numbers in Craps are four, five, six, eight, nine and 10.
Play Back	To raise or re-raise an opponent's bet.
Play the Board	To play the community cards, which are on the board, instead of using any of the cards held in a flop game. The player's hand, in such an instance, would not be any better than the one shown on the board. For example, if the player has a pair of twos, and the board shows six, six, eight, eight and an ace (no flush possible), then he has no choice but to play the board. In this example, he will not use any of his cards in order to make the best hand. At the same time, if he plays only the board, the best he will do is split the pot with the remaining players.
Play With	To stay in a Poker hand by betting, calling, raising or re-raising.
Player Banking	The playing of one or more hands in Pai Gow with the player in the role of banker.
Pocket	A term used to describe those unique face-down card(s) that only the player is able to see. For example, the player is said to have pocket 10s if he has a pair of 10s face-down, or a jack-queen in the pocket, if he has those cards face-down. See also Hole Card (Poker).
Pocket Rockets	A pair of aces in the hole
Point Count	The net value of the card count at the end of a hand. This is a card-counting term.
Point Number (Point)	The number four, five, six, eight, nine or 10 established on the Come Out roll in Craps. If a four, five, six, eight, nine or 10 is rolled on the Come Out roll, then that number becomes the shooter's Point. The shooter must roll the Point again, before rolling a seven, in order for the dice to pass, or win. A Come Point is simply the number that is serving as the Point for a Come bet.
Point Total	The total value of cards in a hand.
Post a Bet	To place one's chips in the pot.
Pot	The chips, cash or vouchers which accumulate on the Poker table as each player antes, bets, calls and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.
Pot Limit	A version of Poker in which a player may bet up to the total amount of money in the pot whenever it is his turn to play. Like the no-limit version of Poker, this is a completely different game from limit Poker.
Pot Odds	Playing odds, which are determined on the basis of the amount of money in the pot, compared to the amount the player must add to the pot to continue playing. For example, when there is $80 in the pot and someone bets $8, the pot will total $88. It will cost the player $8 to call, so his pot odds are 11:1.
Preferential Shuffling	Shuffling by the dealer in Blackjack when the deck tends to favor the players, while avoiding a shuffle when the deck favors the house.
Press	To wager a greater amount than usual.
Pressing	Wagering winnings along with the original bet. A player is pressing a bet when he lets winnings ride.
Probability	A branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood that an event will occur. Probabilities are expressed as numbers between zero and one. The probability of an impossible event is zero, while an event that is certain to occur has a probability of one.
Progressive	A slot machine or table game where the potential jackpot increases with each coin or bet that is played. When the progressive jackpot hits, the amount is reset to the starting amount.
Progressive Slots	A group of slot machines, called a carousel, which are linked together to pay one common large jackpot.
Progressive Video Poker	A Video Poker game with a single payout that pays only in the event the player draws a royal flush. Each coin played progressively increases the ultimate payout.
Proposition Bet	Players' bets, which are made in the center of the Craps table layout.
Proposition Player	A card-room employee who is similar to a shill. The proposition player, or prop, plays with his own money, and may join a table if it is short of players, or simply to help the game get started. See also Shill.
Protect	To keep a hand or a chip on cards to prevent them from being fouled by a discarded hand or accidentally mucked by the dealer. It also means to invest more money in a pot to protect personal blind money that has already been put in.
Protect a Hand	To bet with the intention of persuading other players to fold, thereby reducing the odds of anyone outdrawing one's hand.
Provider	A polite term for a most welcome player who makes the game profitable for other players at the table. See also Mark, Sucker, Fish and Live One.
Puck (Poker)	A small disk used in flop games to indicate the person dealing or to signify the player in the last position when there's a house dealer. See also Button.
Punch-Out	An official record of the numbers called in the previous game of Keno. The casino shows the called numbers by punching them out on a blank Keno card. The punch-out ticket enables the Keno writer to easily confirm whether a player's ticket has sufficient catches to warrant a payout. See also Draw Ticket.
Puppy Paws	Slang for a roll of a total of 10 with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard ten, where five spots come up on each die. See also Pair-a-Roses and Pair-a-Sunflowers.
Push	A tie hand between a dealer and a player where no money changes hands. A push in the game of Blackjack occurs when both the player and the dealer have legitimate hands with the same total points. Push also refers to a tie between a player and a bookmaker where the final score of a game is exactly the same as the point spread or the total points (combined scores of both teams).
Push (Poker)	To move the chips towards the winner(s) when a hand is over and the winner(s) are clear.
Put Down	To fold one's cards; to quit the hand.
Put Him On	To guess an opponent's hand and play him accordingly.
Putting on the Heat	To pressure opponents with aggressive betting tactics to get the most value from one's hand.

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Quads	Four cards with the same number or face; four of a kind.
Qualifier	The minimum standard value a Poker hand must meet in order to be eligible for part of the pot.
Quarters	A term for $25 chips.
Quint Bet	A bet placed between 0 and 3 on the upper horizontal line of the Roulette layout. This bet groups 0, 00, 1, 2and 3, which is the only five-number grouping in North American Roulette. The winners are paid at six to one, while the odds favor the house at more than seven percent.

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Rack	A plastic casino tray that is used to transport and count large denominational coins, slot machine tokens and casino chips. Typically, it holds 100 chips in five stacks of 20 each.
Rag Off	To get a card that comes on the river in a flop game that doesn't help one's hand.
Ragged	A flop (or board) in Poker that doesn't appear to help anybody very much. A flop that came down jack of diamonds, six of hearts and two of clubs would look ragged.
Rags	Cards of little or no worth to a hand.
Railbird	A non-playing spectator or kibitzer. This term is often used to describe a broke ex player.
Rails	The grooved area of the table where players may keep their chips which are not in play.
Rainbow	A flop that contains three different suits, thus no flush can be made on the turn. Can also mean a complete five-card board that has no more than two of any suit, thus no flush is possible.
Raise	To match the previous bet in a Poker game, then bet more in order to increase the stakes for other players who wish to remain in the hand.
Rake	The money that the house charges for each hand of Poker. It is usually a percentage (five- 10 percent) or a flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting. In effect, the rake is the card room's principal income.
Rank	The numerical playing value, or denomination, of each card in a set of cards, as opposed to its suit.
Rap	To knock on the table indicating a check.
Rate Card	A booklet provided by a casino showing the bet amounts and payouts on Keno cards which have been marked with one to 15 spots.
Razz	Short for "razzle-dazzle," this is another term for seven-card stud low-ball.
Read	To try and determine an opponent's card(s) or betting strategy.
Re-Buy	To re-enter an ongoing Poker tournament for an additional entry fee, where permitted.
Red	The most common color used for $5 chips.
Red Black Bet	An outside wager in Roulette on whether the next spin will be a red or a black number. This bet pays off at even money.
Re-Draw	A draw to an even stronger hand by a player who is currently holding the nuts.
Reel	A wheel inside a slot machine window upon which the slot machine symbols are displayed. The number of reels per slot machine may vary; most have three, but some will have two reels, four reels or even more. The greater the number of reels on a machine, the harder it will be to hit a jackpot.
Represent	To play as if holding a strong hand. For example, if a player raises before the flop, and then raises again when the flop comes ace high, he would be representing at least an ace with a good kicker.
Re-Raise	To raise a raise.
Reverse Implied Odds	The ratio of the amount of money in the pot to the amount of money a player will have to call in order to continue from the present betting round to the end of the hand.
RFB	An acronym for complimentary room, food and beverage, usually given to high rollers (VIPs).
Rich Deck	A partial deck that has a disproportionately high percentage of face cards and aces.
Riffle	To shuffle in-hand cards, handle chips or otherwise play or fidget with items.
Right Bettor	A Craps player who is betting that the dice will Pass or Come, i.e., win.
Ring Game	A regular Poker game as opposed to a tournament. The term also refers to a live game, since actual money is in play instead of tournament chips.
River	The fifth and final community card dealt face-up in flop games such as Hold'Em Poker. The river is the final round of betting. In Seven-Card Stud, staying in until the Seventh Street card, i.e., the final round of betting, is called "going to the river." Metaphors involving the term "river" abound in Poker, especially referring to one drowning, or experiencing some equally unfortunate water sport mishap.
Rock	A player who plays tight, but not very creatively. He raises only with the best hands. A real rock is fairly predictable; if he raises you on the end, you can throw away just about anything but the nuts.
Rock Garden	A table with a number of rocks.
Roll	To turn a card face-up.
Rolled Up	Three of a kind on Third Street, i.e., the first three cards in Seven-Card Stud.
Rough
	A hand in a low-ball Poker game that is not perfect.
Round of Betting	The period during which each active player has the right to check, bet, raise or call. The round ends when the last bet or raise has been called by all players still in the hand.
Round of Play	A period of play commencing with the removal of the first card from the shoe or shuffling device by the dealer and concluding when the dealer, after drawing the last card, announces a result and, if applicable, pays out winnings.
Royal Flush	The best possible hand in Poker which consists of an ace-high straight flush.
Run	The term referring to a straight, or simply a series of good cards.
Run Over	To play aggressively in an effort to control the other players.
Runner (Poker)	A term used in Poker to describe a hand that was made only by catching the correct cards on both the turn and the river. The term for this hand is usually "runner-runner."
Runner-Runner	A hand made on the last two cards in a flop Poker game, i.e., the turn and river cards.
Running	A term that refers to the circumstance when two essential cards come as the last two cards dealt in a flop game of Poker, i.e., the needed cards are dealt on the turn and river.
Running Bad	A term for a player on a losing streak.
Running Count	The total count of the weights of all cards that have been exposed since the cards were shuffled, i.e., from the beginning of a deck or shoe. The running count is updated by the value of the point count after each hand.
Running Good	A term for a player on a winning streak.
Running Pair	A term for when the last two cards on the board make a pair.
Rush	To experience several winning hands in a short period of time.

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Sandbag	To check a strong hand with the intention of raising or re-raising later in the betting round.
Satellite	A small-stakes tournament that enables its winner to gain entry into a bigger tournament at a fraction of the normal fee.
School	A term for the players in a regular game of Poker, as opposed to tournament play.
Scoop	To win an entire pot.
Scoot	To pass a small amount of chips to another player after winning a pot. See also Horsing.
Score	To win a great amount of money as a result of successful wagering.
Seat Charge	An hourly fee for playing Poker levied in many public card rooms.
Seating List	A Poker table seat reservation list, provided in many card rooms, where latecomers may place their names to assure themselves of a seat if and when one becomes available.
Second Pair	A pair made with the second-highest card on the flop. If a player has the ace of spades and the ten of spades, and the flop comes king of diamonds, ten of hearts and six of clubs, he has flopped second pair.
Second-Highest Hand	A two-card hand in Pai Gow that has the lower rank of the two hands held by the player.
Semi-Bluff	A bet or raise with a hand that is not the best one, but is a hand that has a reasonable chance of improving. It is often a play that the player hopes will not be called, but affords him some outs if it is. A semi-bluff may be correct in some circumstances, but not where a bet is made strictly for value. A pure bluff is not correct, but the combination of the two may be a positive expectation play.
Session	A series of plays during any gambling game.
Set	Three of a kind, where a player has two of a rank in his hand and counts one other on the board.
Set You In	To bet as much as your opponent has left in front of him.
Settlement	The last stage of any particular bet. Either the dealer takes the player's chips, pays out player winnings or, in the case of a push, exchanges no chips with the player.
Seven Out	Slang for the act of rolling a seven in Craps, which is a losing roll after the Point has been established. Other slang terms include Back Line Skinner; Benny Blue, You're All Through; End of the Race; Front Line Skinner; Six One, You're All Done; and Up Pops the Devil.
Seventh Street	The seventh and final round of betting in Seven-Card Stud. It is called Seventh Street because all players end up with seven cards at this point in the game.
Shill	An employee of the house who bets money and pretends to be a player in order to attract players. Shills typically follow the same rules as the dealer, which makes them somewhat easy to spot in Blackjack (i.e. they do not double down or split).
Shoe	A plastic or wooden box for holding and dealing multiple decks of cards used in Baccarat and Blackjack. The shoe can hold up to eight decks of cards and is designed to enable a dealer to slide out one card at a time.
Shoe Game	A game where the players' cards are dealt face-up, but the players are not allowed to touch them.
Shooter	The player at the Craps table who is rolling the dice.
Shoot-Out	A tournament format in which a single player ends up with the entire prize money, or in which play continues at each table until only one player remains.
Short Odds	The odds for an event that have a good chance of occurring.
Short Stack	A stack of chips in front of a player that is smaller than the stacks of the other players at the table. If a player has $10 in front of him and everybody else at the table has more than $100, the first player is playing on a short stack.
Short-Stacked	To have only a small number of chips left.
Shortstop	A term that refers to people who make small wagers.
Show One, Show All	A longstanding rule that says if a player shows his hand to anyone at the table, he will be obliged to show it to everyone else if asked to do so.
Showdown	A show of all Poker hands to determine a winner at the end of the final betting round in a game. All players who remain in the pot must show their cards.
Shuffle	To mix the order of the cards by hand prior to the start of a game. The dealer normally does the shuffling.
Shuffle Tracking	A system used by card counters to predict which sections of the deck/shoe will be favorable to the player. Shuffle tracking is based on studying the locations of favorable sections of the previous deck/shoe, as well as the method used by the dealer to shuffle the cards.
Shuffle Up	Premature shuffling of the playing cards by the dealer to harass a player who is suspected of being a counter.
Shuffling Device	A card-shuffling machine approved by the Casino Control Authority for use in the game of Blackjack that does not include a multi-shuffler.
Side Card	An unmatched card, which may determine the winner between two otherwise equal hands.
Side Count	A count in addition to the main count, usually involving a single card face, e.g., ace side count.
Side Pot	A separate pot created in which a player will have no interest if he has run out of chips or is all-in, but which will be contested by all other players. For example, Al bets $6, Beth calls the $6 and Carl calls, but he has only $2 left. An $8 side pot is created that either Al or Beth can win, but not Carl. Furthermore, any more bets that Al and Beth make go into that side pot, thus excluding Carl. Carl, however, can still win all the money in the original, or center, pot.
Single	A bet on a single result or outcome.
Singleton	A card in a Poker hand that is the only one of its rank.
Six Five- No Jive	Slang for a roll of a total of 11 with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., where five spots come up on one die and six on the other. See also Yo Eleven.
Six-Number Bet	An inside combination bet in Roulette of six numbers at the same time.
Sixth Street	The fourth round of betting on the sixth card in Seven-Card Stud. It is called Sixth Street because all players end up with six cards at this point in the game.
Skin	To fix the cards; to cheat.
Slow Play	A strong hand that is being played weakly, i.e., under bet, so more players will stay in and enrich the pot.
Slowroll	To reveal one's hand slowly, one card at a time, to heighten the drama at showdown.
Small Ace Deuce, Can't Produce	Slang phrase for Craps, which is a losing roll, i.e., a throw on the Come Out roll that totals three on two dice. See also Ace Caught a Deuce and Ace-Deuce.
Small Blind	The smaller of two compulsory bets made in flop games. The small blind is made by the player seated in the first position to the dealer's left. See also Big Blind.
Smooth	The best possible low hand with a particular high card.
Smooth Call	To call rather than raise an opponent's bet.
Snake Eyes	Slang for Craps, which is a losing roll, or a player's bet on the number two, i.e., a hard two, where a single spot comes up on each die. This is the only way to roll a two with both dice. See also Aces and Two Aces.
Snap Off	To beat an opponent, most often a bluffer, and to do so without the advantage of a powerful hand. This amounts to a momentary triumph for a Poker player, for everyone's fortunes rise and fall.
Soft Hand	Any hand in Blackjack that contains an ace counted as 11, without having the value of the hand exceed 21. It is always possible to draw one card to a soft hand without busting.
Soft Total	The point total of a hand containing at least one ace counted as 11 in value.
Speed	A term that refers to the level of aggressiveness with which one plays. Fast play is more aggressive; slow play is more passive.
Splash Around	To play more loosely than one should.
Splash the Pot	To toss chips into the pot instead of placing them in front of one's position. This practice may annoy the dealer, because it could make it difficult for him to determine the amount bet.
Split	A tie.
Split Bet	An inside combination bet in Roulette of two numbers at the same time.
Split Hand	A hand in Blackjack, consisting of two dealt cards of the same rank, that is, split to form two independent hands. The split hand is played as two separate hands after the player adds a new bet to the second hand.
Split Pot	A pot which is shared by two or more players because they have hands of equal value.
Split Ticket	A ticket on which a Keno player marks two or more groups of numbers separately.
Split Two Pair	A two-pair hand in Hold'Em Poker where the player's first two cards pair with two corresponding cards on the board. For example, if the player holds a jack and a seven, and the flop is jack, eight, seven, the player has a split two pair. This differs from the case where there is a pair on the board. For example, if the player is holding his jack-seven, and the flop comes queen, six, six, he will have a pair on the board.
Spot	Any number from 1 to 80 that a player selects on a Keno ticket. It also refers to the number of numbers that are marked on a ticket for each play or payout. For example, when the player has marked five numbers on his ticket, he is said to have a five-spot.
Spread	A card-room term referring to the kinds of games being offered by a particular casino. For example, if a player wishes to know what games are being played, he may inquire as to the spread of a card room, especially if he is not familiar with it. Whenever a card room starts a table for a particular game, such as Seven-Card Stud, it is said to spread that game.
Spread (Blackjack)	To place more than one bet before the cards are dealt.
Spread Limit	A betting structure in which a player may bet any amount, within a set range, on every betting round. A typical spread-limit structure is $2 to $6, where a player may bet as little as $2 or as much as $6 on every betting round.
Square	An unsophisticated player.
Squeeze	To look deliberately and slowly at one's hole cards by raising the corners slightly without removing the cards from the table. This player tactic is intended to concern the opponents and heighten the drama.
Stack	The pile of chips in front of a player.
Stake	Money used to wager on the success or failure of a particular event.
Stand-Off	A tie in hands between players, or among one or more players and the house, in which they share the pot equally. It also refers to a wager that neither wins nor loses.
Stand	To refrain from taking another card in Blackjack; to stop at the current total and await the dealer's total to see if the hand wins, loses or ties that of the dealer. Along with taking a hit card, whether to stand or not is the most common decision a player must make during the game of Blackjack.
Stand Pat	To decline an opportunity to draw any card(s).
Star	A rating given to certain high performers.
Stay	To remain in a hand by calling instead of raising.
Steal	To bluff, while in the late position of the betting order, in an attempt to win the pot at a table of perceived weaker hands.
Steaming	To be playing badly and wildly, often while emotionally upset.
Steel Wheel	A five-high, straight flush in low-ball, i.e., ace, two, three, four and five.
Stickman	The dealer in Craps who calls the game and handles the stick
Stiff	A hand in Blackjack that is not pat and may bust if hit once. Stiffs include a hard 12 through 16. A stiff hand has a small chance of winning, regardless of how it is played.
Straddle	An optional, extra, blind bet before the deal, typically made by the player who is one to the left of the big blind, equal to twice the big blind. This is effectively a raise and forces any player who wants to play to pay two bets. Furthermore, the straddler acts last before the flop, and can even re-raise. See also Big Blind, Little Blind and Blind Raise.
Straight	A hand in Poker consisting of five cards of consecutive rank, but of mixed suits.
Straight Bet	A single wager in Roulette on a single number, or a combination bet.
Straight Flush	A hand in Poker consisting of five cards of consecutive rank, all of the same suit.
Straight Keno	The basic Keno game played by marking individual numbers on a Keno card.
Straight Slots	A slot machine where the winning combinations are listed on the machine itself. For example, one cherry may pay two coins for each coin played; two cherries may pay five coins, and three cherries, 10 coins.
Straight Ticket	A Keno ticket on which a player selects one to 10 numbers to bet on. This is the most common and least complicated of all Keno tickets. See also Basic Ticket.
Straight-Up Bet	A bet in Roulette on just one number, i.e., 0, 00, or any one of 1-36.
Strategy Variation	Varying a basic strategy when the count indicates that it is profitable to do so.
Streak	A run of successful bets.
Street (Trio) Bet	A bet placed on the line that runs across the top of the Roulette layout and intersects any one of the 12 rows of three adjacent numbers. The three adjacent and consecutively numbered boxes are said to be on the same street. The bet is also called a street, row, trio or three-number bet.
String Bet	A bet (more typically a raise) in which a player does not put all the chips required for a raise into the pot in one motion. Unless he verbally declared the raise, he can be forced to withdraw it and just call. This prevents the unethical play of putting out enough chips to call, seeing what effect that has and then possibly raising.
Structure	The limits set for the ante, forced bets and subsequent bets, raises and re-raises in any given Poker game.
Structure-Flop Games	A fixed amount set for bets and raises before the flop, on the flop and then twice that amount on the turn and river.
Stuck	A depressing condition experienced by players who feel behind, buried, losing or down for the week, sometimes as a result of losing a substantial amount of money.
Stud	Any one of several games of Poker in which the first card(s) are dealt face-down or in the hole, followed by several open or up-cards.
Suck Out	To win a hand by hitting a weak draw, often with poor pot odds.
Sucker	A player who has lots of cash, but lacks the basic skills to win a decent game of cards. The sucker is a genuine loser. See also Mark, Live One, Fish and Provider.
Sucker Bet	A wager that overwhelmingly favors the house.
Suited (General)	A term for cards of the same suit.
Suited (Hold'Em)	A starting hand in which the player's two hole cards are of the same suit. When they are of the same suit, they are said to be suited.
Surrender	To give up half the value of a bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand of Blackjack. Some hands, such as a 16 against the dealer's 10, are so bad that surrender is less costly than playing the hand.
Sweat	To watch card players from the rail. See also Railbird and Kibitzer.
Sweeten the Pot	Slang term for raise.
Symbols	Icons or images that appear on the reels of the slot machines. Symbols are of an infinite variety and can be practically anything that the manufacturers and the casinos can dream up.

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Table	Refers to the Roulette table itself, or the collective players in the game.
Table Cop	A player who calls with the intention of keeping other players honest. See also Keep Honest.
Table Stakes	A term in Poker meaning that the stakes in play during a hand are limited to those which have been placed on the table previously. When table stakes are in effect, a player may not go into his pocket for money during the hand; he may bet only that amount of money that sits in front of him. If he runs out of chips during the hand, a side pot is created in which he has no interest. All casino Poker is played by the table stakes rule. The definition sometimes also includes a rule that a player may not remove chips from the table during a game. While that rule might not be referred to as table stakes, it is enforced almost universally in public Poker games.
Table Talk	A term for any discussion of a current hand in play at the table, especially by players not involved in the pot, and especially any chatter that might affect play. Table talk is discouraged in all casino card rooms.
Take Cycle	The opposite of the pay cycle on the slot machines. If a player subscribes to the pay/take philosophy, then he believes that a pay cycle is followed by a take cycle, whereby he may get the odd small hit. The reality, in fact, is that it's feeding time for the slot.
Take Off a Card	To call a single bet in order to see one more card.
Take Off the Gloves	To adopt an aggressive betting strategy in order to bully opponents.
Take the Odds	To wager less money on a proposition than one hopes to win.
Tap City	A term to describe the state of a player who has gone broke.
Tap Out	To bet all of one's chips.
Tapped Out	A condition describing players who are broke (busted); a common result of pressing.
Tell	A clue or hint that a player unknowingly gives about the strength of his hand or his next action. There are a variety of ways in which a player may indicate (tell) what he is going to do before he does it. In a way, telling is similar to the tendency of some boxers to telegraph a punch so that an opponent knows it is coming.
Ten Poor	A deck that has a lower-than-average density of tens and face cards.
Ten Rich	A deck that has a higher than average density of 10s and face cards.
Texas Hold'Em	A game of Poker in which players use five community cards in combination with their two hole cards to form the best possible five-card hand. The game is also called simply Hold'Em.
The Windows	Slang for a roll of a total of eight with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., a hard eight, where four spots come up on each die. See also A Square Pair, Eight-er From Decatur, Like Mom and Dad, and Ozzie and Harriet.
Third Pair	A pair in flop games, made by matching one of the two hole cards with the third-highest card on the board.
Third Street	The first round of betting in Seven-Card Stud. It is called Third Street because all players hold three cards at this point of the game.
Thirty-Two Juice Roll	Slang for a roll of five with two dice in the game of Craps, i.e., where three spots come up on one die and two spots on the other. See also Little Phoebe.
Three Flush	A hand with three cards of the same suit that needs two more cards of the suit to make a flush.
Three of a Kind	A hand with three cards of the same rank, or denomination, and two side cards. See also Triplets and Trips.
Three-Way Craps	A bet made in units of three, with one unit on two, one unit on three and one unit on 12. This is a Horn bet without the bet on 11.
Throwing a Party	A term for the situation where several loose, or amateur, players are making significant contributions to the pot.
Tight	A conservative player who plays only strong hands, or acts on fewer hands than would be considered normal.
Tight Game	A game with fewer than the desired number of players in most pots.
Tilt	To play wildly or recklessly in Poker. A player is said to be on tilt if he is not playing his best, i.e., playing too many hands, trying wild bluffs or raising with bad hands. Such a player may have allowed himself to get emotionally upset with his play.
Tilt (Slots)	The condition where the slot machine stops paying and the tilt light comes on. Slots tilt because they have run out of coins, or because a coin is jammed in the mechanism. It should be noted that in such an event, a record of the coins owed to the player are held in the slot machine's memory, and will always be paid after the tilt problem has been identified and resolved.
Time	A request by a player to suspend play while he decides what he is going to do. The player simply has to say, "Time please," and the dealer will grant him a brief break. If a player does not request time and there is a substantial amount of action behind him, the dealer may rule that the player has folded.
Time (Money)	An amount of money collected either on the button or every half-hour by the card room. This is another way for the house to make its money. See also Rake.
To Go	The amount it will take for a player to enter the pot.
Toke	A tip or gratuity given to the dealer in the form of money or chips. A toke is normally a small amount of money, a dollar or half-dollar (on occasion more), given to the dealer by the winner of a roll or series of rolls. In many circumstances, tokes represent the greater majority of a dealer's income.
Top Pair	A pair with the highest card on the flop. If a player has the ace of spades and queen of spades, and the flop comes out ace of diamonds, 10 of hearts and six of clubs, he has flopped top pair.
Touch Wand	A pointing device used on some Video Keno machines to select numbers.
Tout	A person who either sells or gives away his selections on games, races or contests.
Tout Service	A business that sells opinions of sporting events.
Trey	Three of a kind in Poker. See also Trips and Triplets.
Trio Bet	An inside combination bet in Roulette on three numbers at the same time.
Triplets	Three cards of the same rank or denomination. See also Three of a Kind.
Trips	Slang term for triplets or three of a kind. See also Trey.
True Count	An adjustment to the running count, in order to account for the number of cards left to be dealt in the deck or shoe. The true count usually is determined by dividing the running count by the number of un-dealt decks, or half-decks.
True Odds	The ratio of the number of times one event will occur as compared to the number of times another event will occur. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.
Tummy	The opposite facing side of a die, e.g., the four spot has a three on its tummy.
Turn	The fourth community card in Hold'Em Poker games that is dealt face-up, by itself, after the flop. The turn is also known as Fourth Street.
Two Aces	Slang for Craps, or a player's bet on the number two, i.e., a hard two, where a single one comes up on each die. This is the only way to roll a two with both dice. See also Aces and Snake Eyes.
Two Flush	Two cards of the same suit, which will need three more cards of the suit to complete a flush.
Two Pair	A Poker hand consisting of two separate pairs and a singleton, or kicker.

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Unbalanced Count	Any counting system where a count starts or ends on a non-zero value. Red seven is an example of an unbalanced count. See also Balanced Count.
Underdog (Poker)	The person or hand in Poker that is not mathematically favored to win a pot.
Under-Raise	To raise less than the previous bet in a Poker game. This is allowed only in circumstances where a player is going all-in.
Unit	The dollar amount of a basic bet, i.e., one chip.
Up-Card	An open card, or a card that is dealt face-up. For example, all of the community cards, the turn and the river in flop games are all up cards.
Up-Card (Blackjack)	The first card the Blackjack dealer deals himself that he places face-up for all players to see before they play their hands. The player's decision to draw or stand involves some consideration of the dealer's up card.

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Value	An overlay, i.e., getting the best odds on a proposition; the highest possible edge.
Variance	A measure of the extent to which winnings and losses fluctuate over a period of time. Variance is not necessarily a measure of how well someone may play; however, the greater the variance, the greater the fluctuations between winnings and losses.
Video Keno	A video game similar to live Keno, in which a standard Keno card is displayed on a player screen. The player may select up to 10 numbers; the machine will generate 20 random numbers and, depending on the number of catches, will pay out accordingly.
VIP	A big bettor deemed worthy of full complimentary treatment, i.e., a free room with food and beverages.
Void	Invalid with no result.

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Wager	The amount of money a player voluntarily risks or bets on cards or other games. The wager can be in the form of cash, chips or vouchers. See also Bet.
Wake Up With A Hand	To be dealt a hand with winning potential.
Walk	To be away from the table long enough to miss one or more hands.
Walkers	A card-room term for players who often walk.
Way	A group of numbers in Keno that a player selects (marks) as a single separate entity.
Way Ticket	A Keno ticket consisting of at least three groups of numbers, combined in a variety of ways.
Wheel (Poker)	The lowest possible five-card hand in low-ball Poker, i.e., ace, two, three, four and five. See also Bicycle.
Wheel (Roulette)	The wheel upon which the game of Roulette is played. See also American or French Wheel.
Whipsaw	To raise before and after a caller who gets caught in the middle.
Wild Card	A joker, or other card designated as a joker, that the player may substitute for any other card to complete his hand.
Wonging	A card-counting practice aimed at improving the player's edge. The player is said to be wonging when he places bets only when the count is in his favor and sits out the hand when the count is unfavorable.
Working Working Bets	A casino term meaning that the bets are at risk on the next roll of the dice, i.e., can be resolved with the next roll. Generally, Place bets, Buy/Lay bets and Come Odds bets do not work on the come-out unless the player tells the dealer to make them work. All other bets, e.g., Hard Way, work unless the player calls them off, i.e., he tells the dealer he does not want them to work.
World's Fair	A strong and promising hand.
Wrong Bet Wrong Bettor	A bet made in a Craps game that the dice will not pass, or a player who bets that the dice will not pass.

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Zero Double-Zero	Separate numbers on the Roulette wheel that can be wagered in the same way as numbers one to three. The zero and double-zero numbers on the wheel are normally green in color.