Gambling Lexicon
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| third base | In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer's right hand, which will be played last before the dealer's hand is played. |
| third street | In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards. |
| three of a kind | Three cards of the same rank. |
| toke | A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips. |
| touch wand | A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers. |
| trey | A three |
| trips | In poker, three of a kind. |
| true odds | The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times another event will occur.The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds. |
| two pair | In poker, a hand consisting of two sets of pairs and a singleton. |
| underlay | A bad bet; an event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening. |
| upcard | In the blackjack dealer's hand, the card that is face-up for all the players to see before they playtheir hands. |
| vigorish | The fee, or commission taken by the house. |
| VIP | A big bettor that is worthy of full complimentary treatment. |
| way ticket | In keno, a ticket that groups different numbers to create more than one way to win. |
| white | The most common color used for $1 chips. |
| wild card | A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand. |
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