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GLOSSARY
OF GAMBLING TERMS
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rack |
A
plastic container in which you can transport and count large-denominational
coins, slot machine tokens, and casino plastic chips. |
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raise |
In
poker, a player raises by matching the previous bet and then
betting more, to increase the stake for remaining players. |
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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. |
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rank |
The
worth of a set of cards. |
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red |
The
most common color used for $5 chips. |
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red-black
bet |
In
roulette, an outside wager on whether the next spin will be
a red or a black number. This bet is played off at even money. |
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reel |
A
wheel inside a slot machine window on which the slot machine
symbols are printed. The
number of reels per slot machine may very but are usually
three. |
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RFB |
High
rollers are comped with free room, food, and beverage. |
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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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royal
flush |
In
poker, an ace-high straight flush; the best possible hand. |
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session |
A
series of plays at any gambling game. |
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set |
In
pai gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate
hands of two and five cards each. |
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seventh
street |
In
seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called
seventh street because players have seven cards. |
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shoe |
A
plastic or wooden box that holds multiple decks of cards for
dealing more than two decks of cards. |
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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. |
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shuffle |
Before
each hand the dealer mixes up the order of the cards. |
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shutter |
A
window covering a number on a reusable bingo card.
The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number
as it is called. |
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singleton |
In
poker, a card that is the only one of its rank. |
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sixth
street |
In
seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth
street because players have six cards. |
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soft
hand |
In
blackjack, any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven
is called a soft hand. |
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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. |
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stand |
In
blackjack, to stand is to refrain from taking another card. |
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stiff |
In
blackjack, a hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit
once. Stiffs include
hard twelve through sixteen. |
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steal |
In
poker, to win the pot by bluffing. |
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straight |
In
poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks. |
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straight
flush |
In
poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks
of the same suit. |
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straight
keno |
The
basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a
keno ticket. |
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surrender |
In
blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not
playing out a hand. In
roulette, you effectively lose only half on an even-money
bet when the ball lands on 0. |
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