Online Casino Glossary

GLOSSARY A-C / D-H / I-P / Q-W

D

D'Alenbert System - A staking plan where one unit is added for a losing bet and one deducted for a winning bet.

Deal - To give out the cards during a card game.

Deuce - A two in dice.

Dice - Two identical numbered cubes. (see Die below)

Die - Singular for dice, a cube with numbers on each side, 1 to 6.

Dime Bet - A $1,000 wager.

Discard Tray - A tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded in card games like Baccarat, Blackjack and Poker.

Dollar Bet - A $100 wager.

Doubling-up - The basis of some widely used systems. After a loss the player doubles the size of his previous bet hoping to win back the money lost and make a profit. Also known as the Martingale System.

Down Card - A face down card.

Down to the Felt - Totally out of money, broke.

Draw - In draw poker, the second round of cards that are dealt.

Drop Box - On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.

E

Edge - An advantage over an opponent.

En Prison - (French word) The stake left on the table in roulette for another spin after backing an 'Even-money' bet and the outcome was zero or double zero. It is like a bonus, offered in some casinos.

Even Money Bet - A bet with odds of 1:1. A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager.

Expected Win Rate - In slot machines, the percentage on the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win back over time.

Eye in the Sky - Slang for video surveillance cameras used by casinos, usually placed on the ceiling above the gaming area.

F

Face Cards - The Jack, Queen, and King of any suit of cards.

Fifth Street - In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called fifth street because players have five cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting.

Firing - Betting a lot. A player who is Firing is wagering large sums.

First Base - At the blackjack table, the position on the far left of the dealer is considered to be first base and is the first position dealt with.

Flat Top - A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive.

Foul - In Pai-Gow Poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.

Fourth Street - In Seven-card Stud poker, the second round of betting is called fourth street because players have four cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fourth street is the fourth card on board and the third round of betting.

Front Money - Cash or bank checks/cheques deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money.

H

Hand - Refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck.

Hard Hand - In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an Ace valued at 11. (You can value an Ace 1 or 11 to suit you).

High Poker - Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball. In high poker, high hands win.

High Roller - A player that wagers big bets.

Hit - In blackjack, to take another card. The card received is also called a hit.

Holding Your Own - Neither winning nor losing, just breaking even.

Hole Card - In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In stud and hold‘em poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player.

Hot - A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.

House - A casino or gambling center/centre. Also the operators of a gambling game.

House Edge - The casino in-built advantage, usually gained by paying less than the odds.

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