Online Casino Glossary

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

Q

Quads - In poker, four of a kind.

Qualifier - In poker, the minimum ranking a hand must have in order for it to be eligible to take part of the pot.

R

Rack - A plastic container in which you can transport and count large-denominational coins, slot machine tokens, and casino plastic chips.

Rake - The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting.

Rank - In poker, the worth of a set of cards.

Rated - Determination by the casino that a player's skill level is above average or on a professional level. A player's rating may be stored on computer and referred to the pit.

RFB - Comped with free Room, Food, and Beverages.

River - In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold‘em. In seven-card stud, staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river.

S

Sawdust Joint (US) - A term for a non-luxury gambling club.

Session - A period of play or a table sitting at any gambling game.

Set - In Pai-Gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each.

Seventh Street - In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called seventh street because players have seven cards.

Shoe - Device, usually a wooden box, used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt.

Showdown - In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.

Shuffle Up - Premature shuffling of playing cards by the dealer.

Shutter - A window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number as it is called.

Single - A Straight bet on one selection, also known as a straight-up bet.

Singleton - In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank.

Sixth Street - In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth street because players have six cards.

Soft Hand - In blackjack, any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven is called a soft hand.

Spooking - Used in blackjack game. The act of standing behind the dealer to peak at the hole card and then secretly convey the information to a partner player sitting at the table. An illegal form of cheating.

Spot - Any number from 1 to 80 that a player selects on a keno ticket. It also refers to the number of numbers that are marked on a ticket.

Stiff - In blackjack, a hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit once. Stiffs include hard twelve through sixteen.

Straight Keno - The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket.

Surrender - In blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette, you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0.

System - A method of betting, usually mathematically based, used by a punter or bettor to try to get an advantage.

T

Tell Play - Observing the dealer's body language and expressions to determine his hand of cards.

Third Base - In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer’s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer’s hand is played.

Third Street - In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards.

Three of a Kind - In poker, three cards of the same rank.

Toke - A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips.

Touch Wand - A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers.

True Odds - Actual odds taking into account the casino edge. The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times that it will not. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.

U

Underlay - A bad or unfavorable bet. An event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening.

Upcard - The face up card of the dealer's initial hand in blackjack.

V

Vigorish - (Also abbreviated Vig.) The casino edge, fee or commission taken by the house.

VIP - A Very Important Person. Usually a big bettor or a high roller.

W

Wager - Any Bet.

Wild Card - A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand in card games.

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