Casino Glossary

• Super Double Bonus VP

  Video Poker

  A video poker game based on Jacks or Better with bonus payouts for four of a kinds.

• Secondary Jackpots for Progressives

  Slots

  A jackpot that, like the main progressive jackpot, continues to build. It is smaller than the main jackpot, but awarded more frequently.

• Standing Hand

  Blackjack

  A hand that has a hard total of 17 or more. Unless the player is a card counter (and rarely even then), the player should never take another card.

• Split/Splitting Pairs

  Blackjack

  When a player receives two cards of the same rank as their first two cards, they can split them to form two separate hands by doubling their bet. A profitable option under certain circumstances.

• Steam

  Casino

  A player who is angry, especially in poker, and lets their emotions affect their play is said to "steam", or more commonly "is steaming".

• Sixaine

  Roulette

  French term for a bet on the six numbers in two adjacent rows. E.g. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21.

• Sharp

  Casino

  A successful gambler.

• Six Number Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on the six numbers in two adjacent rows. E.g. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

• Spin

  RouletteSlots

  (1) In slots, a button to start the machine reels spinning. (2) In roulette, one round of play.

• Surrender

  Blackjack

  1) In blackjack, the option of not playing a hand and losing half one's bet;

  2) In roulette, losing half an even money bet (e.g. black or red) when the ball lands on 0 or 00 (which are the only green numbers).