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Gambling glossary

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Action - The amount of money wagered (put into action) by a player during an entire playing session.
All-in - Betting all your money.

B

Banker - In card games, the dealer. In some card games, each player becomes a banker/dealer in turn.
Blind Bet - In poker, a bet posted without the player sees any of his/her cards.
Blinds - A forced bet in Hold'em Poker.
Buck - A $100 wager.
Burn Cards - Remove cards from the top of the deck, not to be dealt, and place them in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut.
Bust - In Blackjack, to hit a hand so that the total goes over 21, making it a losing hand.

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Call - In Poker, to call is to match the current bet.
Casino Advantage - The edge that the House (casino) has over the players
Check - In casino gambling, a check is another term for a chip. In poker, a player can 'check' in order to stay in the game but not bet.
Chip - Round plastic discs that the casinos require that you use chips for betting
Craps - Casino dice table-game

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Deal - To give out the cards during a card game.
Deuce - A two in dice.
Double Down - Placing an additional wager up to the amount of the original on the first two cards of the hand (the player is only allowed one card).

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Even Money - A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager. shown as a ratio of 1:1.

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Face Cards - The Jack, Queen, and King of any suit of cards
Flop - In poker games, such as hold'em and omaha, where five community cards are dealt. The first three of these cards are dealt all at once, face up, and are called the flop. Games with a flop can be called flop games.
Full House - In Poker, a set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same denomination.

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H

Hard Hand- In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an Ace valued at 11. (You can value an Ace 1 or 11 to suit you).
High Roller - A player that wagers big bets.
House egde - The casino in-built advantage, usually gained by paying less than the odds.

I

Inside Bets - A roulette bet placed on any number, or small combination of numbers.

J

Jackpot - A big win on a slot machine.
Jacks or Better - In videopoker games the payout starts at a certain level ranking of hands. When playing Jacks or Better, if you get a pair of Jacks or a higher ranking, you win. You don't win anything on a pair of tens or lower.

K

Kicker - In a draw poker game, an odd high card held that doesn't contribute to a straight or a flush, usually an ace or a king.

L

Limit - In poker, any game that has a fixed limit on how much you can bet or raise in each round.

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Muck - The act of throwing your cards away because you cannot or did not win the pot. They are ineligable to win the pot if they are mucked.

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Natural - Blackjack: A two-card total of 21 consisting of an ace and a 10-value card. Baccarat: A two-card total of 8 or 9. Craps: Player rolls a 7 or 11.
Net Winnings - Total payout less your stake.

O

Outside Bets - Roulette bets located on the outside part of the layout. They involve betting 12 or 18 numbers with one chip.

P

Payout Table - A posting somewhere on the front of a slot or videopoker machine that tells you what each winning hand will pay for the number of coins or credits played.
Playing the Rush - A poker term referring to a player who has just enjoyed a short-run of good luck marked by winning a very large pot of money in one hand or winning several hands in close succession. If the player subsequently begins to play more loosely or more aggressively they are said to be 'playing the rush'.
Pocket Cards - In poker where some of the player's cards are dealt to them face down. These cards are called pocket cards.
Pot - In a poker game, the amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the table as each player antes, bets, and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.

Q

Qualifier - In poker, the minimum standard a hand must meet in order for it to be eligible for part of the pot.

R

Rake - The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting.
River - In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold‘em. In seven-card stud, staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river.

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Shoe - The box from which the cards are dealt.
Showdown - In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.
Singelton - In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank
Stud Poker - One of the two basic forms of poker game (the other is draw poker) and played with open or exposed cards (up cards) and with one or more concealed cards known as hole cards (down cards).

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W

Whale - A player who makes extremely large wagers. Unlike high rollers who consistently wager $100 or more per round, whales are typically those who make wagers amounting to thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per round.
Wild Card - A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand in card games.

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