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Instant Winner
SlotsA win paid out on the spot rather than in installments that may stretch out over years (see winner annuity).
Multi-Line Slot
SlotsA slot machine with multiple paylines, offering more opportunities to win per spin.
Face Cards
CasinoKings, queens or jacks in a deck of cards.
Reel Stop
SlotsA single position on a slot reel, occupied by either a symbol or a blank space.
Super Stud Poker
PokerA version of seven-card stud hi/lo with two differences:
1) A player is dealt five cards, discards two, and turns one up;
2) It is a strictly pot limit game.
Synonym: Caribbean Stud Poker
Trio Bet
RouletteA bet on three numbers in a straight row, e.g. 4, 5, 6. Pays 11 to 1. Also called a triple.
Honeymoon Period
CasinoA belief that new players win initially. More commonly known as beginner's luck.
Synonym: Beginners Luck
Connector
PokerConnectors are cards of adjacent ranks, e.g. K and Q. Suited connectors also have the same suit.
Money Put In Action
CasinoThe amount bet, not necessarily in one round of play.
Pit
CasinoAn area containing a group of table games. Larger casinos have multiple pits.
Singleton
PokerThe only card of a particular rank.
Dominate
PokerA hand that has a much better initial chance of winning than another. E.g. in hold'em, AK vs A9 or QQ vs 77.
Score
CasinoWin a lot of money.
Buy a Feature Slot
SlotsA slot machine in which more features and bonuses become available when multiple coins are played on a spin.
One-Armed Bandit
SlotsAn older term for a slot machine.
Triple Sharp
Bankroll
CasinoThe total amount a player has available for gambling.
Bicycle Wheel
PokerA hand of A2345, which is a straight and, in most lowball games, the best possible low hand.
Play the Board
PokerA player uses all five community cards to make their hand, since their hole cards are useless.
Net Winnings
CasinoActual profit after deducting what the player wagered of their own money.
Triple
RouletteA bet on three numbers in a straight row, e.g. 4, 5, 6. Pays 11 to 1. Also called a trio bet.
Trips
CasinoPokerVideo PokerA 3 of a kind made using one hole (hidden) card and two community cards on the board. Differs from a set.
True Odds
CasinoStatisticsThe correct mathematical odds. In craps, the odds bet pays out at the true odds, which means the house has no advantage.
Turn
PokerIn hold'em, the fourth community card.
Catch
KenoA drawn number that matches one marked on a player's keno ticket.
Spanish 21
BlackjackA blackjack version in which the four 10s are removed from each deck used. To compensate for this house edge, there are additional rules favoring the player.
Credit
CasinoIn slot machines, the basic unit of a bet. Many slot machines let the player decide the value of a credit rather than having it preset.
Quarter Bet
Session
CasinoA period of time spent gambling.
Maximum Payout
Video PokerThe highest amount paid out, available only by making the maximum bet. An incentive offered by the casino to encourage larger bets.
Front Line
CrapsAnother name for the pass line.
Four Card Straight
Video PokerFour cards that can potentially make a straight, either inside (e.g. J1087) or open ended (e.g. J1098).
Twelve Number Bet
RouletteA bet on the 12 numbers in one of the three columns on the inner roulette layout. Pays 2 to 1. Also known as a column bet.
Twenty-One or 21
BlackjackOther names for blackjack.
Hand
Casino
1) A player's cards;
Examples:
I had the worst hand in Texas Hold'Em last round.
Pocket Rockets (AA) is not exactly the worst hand in poker.
In Blackjack, you need to achieve a hand as close to 21 as possible.
2) A round of play in a card game.
Examples:
Let's make a break after this hand.
Wait till the end of the hand to exchange money for chips.
Fill
PokerMake a strong hand.
Hot
High Society
Casino$10,000 in chips.
Colonne
RouletteFrench for column. In roulette, a bet on all 12 numbers in one of three columns.
Synonym: Column Bet
Flash
CasinoA type of casino software that involves no downloading and can be used to play immediately.
Synonym: Instant play or Flash version
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