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  • Dozen Bet

    Roulette

    A bet on on one of three sets of 12 numbers: 1-12, 13-24, 25-36. Pays 2 to 1.

  • Lay Bet

    Craps

    A bet that a 7 will roll before the number a player lays.

  • Back Line Skinner

    Craps

    A bet that 7 will be the next roll.

  • Super Aces VP/All Aces Online

    Video Poker

    A video poker game base on Jacks or Better with an increased payout for four of a kinds.

  • Hardways Bet

    Craps

    Betting that a number will be rolled with matching dice (e.g. each die showing 2 to make a 4), before the number is rolled another way (e.g. a 3 and a 1) or a 7 comes.

  • 9/6

    Video Poker

    The payout for a full house and flush, respectively, in many video poker games (e.g. Jacks or Better).

  • Circle

    Casino

    The marked area on a table where a player places their bet.

    Synonym: Come Box

  • Anchor

    Blackjack

    The player seated at the dealer's furthest right at a blackjack table, and therefore the last to act before the dealer. Also called third base.

    See also: Dealer

  • Mobile Version

    Casino

    Casino software that allows a person to gamble on a mobile device, i.e. a smartphone or tablet.

  • Come

    Craps

    A type of bet made after the point has been established. If not won or lost immediately, it establishes a second point, allowing a player to take odds on that number.

    Antonym: Don't Come Bet

  • Split Hand

    Blackjack

    A hand formed by splitting two cards of the same rank into two separate hands (allowed when they are the player's first two cards).

  • Casino Rate

    Casino

    A courtesy lower hotel room rate offered by casinos to their more valued customers.

  • Choppy Game

    Roulette

    A session that does not favor either the casino or the roulette players.

  • Sixth Street

    Poker

    The fourth round of betting in seven-card stud. So-called because the player is dealt their sixth card at the start of the round.

  • Off-suit

    Poker

    Cards of different suits. In hold'em usually refers to a player's hole cards.

  • Estimated Payout Time

    Casino

    A Key-To-Casino estimate, based on advertized and reported times, of how long it will be before you receive a withdrawal.

    See also: Reported Payout Time, Advertised Payout Time

  • Seventh Street

    Poker

    The fifth and last round of betting after each player has been dealt their seventh card.

  • Boxcars

    Craps

    A roll of 12 or a bet that the next roll will be 12

  • Aggregate Limit

    Casino

    The maximum total amount the casino will pay out on one round of play at a single table.

  • Suit

    Casino

    A classification of cards. There are four suits: clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades.

  • Place Numbers

    Craps

    The numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

  • Comps or comp points

    Casino

    Inducements offered by a casino to get gamblers to play at their establishment, such as free dinners, rooms or gifts.

  • Perfect Pairs

    Blackjack

    A side bet that is won when a player's first two cards are a pair. Various payouts are offered, the highest being when they are a perfect pair, i.e. the same card in a multi-deck game.

  • Spread Limit

    Blackjack

    The minimum and maximum amount a player can bet at a table.

  • Finales

    Roulette

    A bet on numbers ending with the same digit, e.g. Finale 1 means bets on 1, 11, 21 and 31.

  • Short Run

    Casino

    A small number of bets. The opposite of the long run.

    Antonym: Long Run

  • Games per hour

    CasinoSlots

    In slots, a measure of how quickly someone plays.

    Synonym: Game Speed

  • Finale Schnaps

    Roulette

    French term for a bet on the numbers 11, 22 and 33.

    See also: French Roulette (European Roulette)

  • European Roulette

    Roulette

    A roulette game with the numbers 0-36, as opposed to the less-advantageous American version, which adds a 00.

    Synonym: French Roulette (European Roulette)

  • Premiere

    Roulette

    A bet on the numbers 1-12. Pays 2 to 1.

  • Bonus Deuces 9/4 VP

    Video Poker

    A video poker game that offers a 2000 payout for four deuces with an ace kicker, as well as higher payouts for five 3's, 4's or 5's.

  • 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.

  • Cashcheck

    Casino

    On some online casinos, a feature to review one's financial transaction history.

  • Odds Bets

    Craps

    After a point has been established, an amount can be wagered on the pass and don't pass bets. After a come or don't come bet is made, odds bets can be placed on them too.

  • 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.

  • Odds

    Casino

    Odds. KeyToCasino.

    The ratio of the chances of winning versus those of losing. The odds of rolling a 7 on two dice are 1 to 6 (6 out of 36 outcomes); an alternate phrasing is 6 to 1 against. Odds against reflect the likelihood that a particular event will not happen. In gambling, Odds against means a bet where you will receive a return of more than double your stake. The profit on the bet will be more than your stake.

    In any event, every outcome has a chance or likelihood of taking place. Odds are simply an interpretation of those chances. In gambling, odds represent the ratio between the amounts staked by the bookmaker and the player to bet. The bookmakers form odds or prices to reflect those chances. Most online bookmakers give you the option of which type of odds you want to use. Odds of 6 to 1 mean the bookmaker stakes six times the amount that the player does. Gambling odds of '6 to 1' mean that there are six possible outcomes in which the event will not take place to every one where it will. In other words, the probability that the event will not happen is six times the probability that it will.

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    Examples:

    The bookmakers offer 15:1 on this team winning the game.

    Can you explain betting odds to me, please?

  • Inside Numbers Bet

    Craps

    Making place bets on the 5, 6, 8 and 9.

  • 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

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