Casino Glossary

• Settlement

  BlackjackCasino

  When a dealer pays a winning bet, takes away losing ones or does nothing with ties.

• Scatter Pays

  Slots

  A type of slot machine where a winning combination of symbols doesn't have to be on a single payline.

• Stud Poker

  Poker

  One of the main types of poker. The most popular forms are seven-card and five-card stud. Players are dealt some cards face up and others face down.

• Stack

  Roulette

  In roulette, 20 chips piled one on top of the other in a column.

• Sharker, Sharper, or Cardsharp

  Casino

  A person who cheats when gambling.

  See also: Camouflage

• Single or Double Decks

  Blackjack

  A blackjack game which uses one or two decks, respectively. Fewer decks favors the player.

• Straight Keno

  Keno

  The basic form of keno, in which the player selects certain numbers and must match a minimum number of those that are drawn to win.

• Standoff, same as Tie or Push

  Blackjack

  An outcome where a player's bet is neither won or lost, i.e. when the player has the same (non-busting) total as the dealer.

  Synonym: Push or Tie

• Single Number Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on a single number. Pays 35 to 1.

• Straight Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on a single number. Pays 35 to 1.