| 11-10 |
A
traditional sportsbook bet in which the
gambler puts up $11 to win $10. The
difference is the sportbook's
commission. |
| All
in |
In poker,
to put your last remaining chips into the
pot. |
| Ante |
In a
gambling game, a small portion of the
minimum bet that each player is required
to put into the pot before a new game
starts. |
| Baccarat |
A card
game where the winning hand comes closest
to 9 discounting all units of
10. |
| Basic strategy |
A
blackjack playing system that is designed
to minimize the house edge as much as
possible without using techniques such as
card counting. Used by most non-card
counters. |
| Betting limits |
In a
table game, the posted minimum and
maximum amounts of money that you can
wager on one bet. You cannot wager less
than the minimum or more than the maximum
amount posted. |
| Bingo |
A game of
chance in which each player has one or
more cards printed with differently
numbered squares on which to place
markers when the respective numbers are
drawn and announced by a caller. The
first player to mark a specified pattern
of numbers (such as a row)
wins. |
| Bluff |
In poker,
the act of raising a bet with a weak hand
in hopes of driving out players with
stronger hands. |
| Burn card(s) |
Cards
that are discarded without being dealt to
the players. After the cards are shuffled
by the dealer and cut by one of the
players, one or more cards are "burned"
before any cards are dealt to the
players. |
| Bust |
In
blackjack, after taking another card (a
“hit”), the player's total
exceed 21. The Player loses when he/she
"busts." |
| Call |
In poker,
the act of matching the current bet on
the table. |
| Card counting |
A system
for improving a blackjack player's edge
by assigning “weights” to
each card face and summing the card
weights as each new card is turned face
up. The “count” indicates
when the game is favorable for the
player, so that the player can place
larger bets and/or make changes in
playing strategy. |
| Casino |
A
private-sector business that offers games
of chance and is regulated and taxed by
the state where it is
located. |
| Casino rate |
A reduced
hotel-room rate that the casinos offer
good customers. |
| Check |
In poker,
an announcement that a player wishes to
stay in the game but not bet. |
| Come-out roll |
In
Craps, the first roll of the dice or
the first roll after a point has been
made. This roll establishes the
point.
|
| Comps |
Complimentary (free) giftsgiven
by casinos to entice players to gamble.
Typical "comps" include free room, food
and beverage.
|
| Cover |
In
sportsbook betting, a wager where the
pointspread is met for a win. |
| Croupier |
The
French word for dealer, used in the games
of baccarat, craps and
roulette. |
| Cut card |
A
(usually colored plastic) card that is
used to cut the cards after they have
been shuffled by the dealer.
|
| Don't
pass bet |
In craps,
a wager placed prior to the come out roll
betting that a seven will be rolled
before a point is repeated. |
| Double down |
In
blackjack, to double the initial bet and
receive exactly one more card. The option
to double is often allowed on the players
first two cards only, although some
casinos allow doubling after splitting a
pair. Some casinos allowing doubling only
with a two-card total of 10 or
11. |
| Early surrender |
Giving up
(folding)your hand in exchange for half
your bet, even when the dealer has a
blackjack. Very valuable to the player,
but rarely offered by
casinos. |
Electronic Gaming
Device |
(EGD) An electrical game of
chance such as slot machines and other
video games. |
| First base |
The first
player at a table to act on his/her hand
is said to be sitting at “first
base.” |
| Flop |
In a
"hold ‘em" poker game, the communal
three cards dealt face-up in the center
of the table after the initial two cards
are dealt. |
| Flush |
In poker,
a hand consisting of five cards of one
suit. |
| Fold |
In poker,
when a player declines a bet and drops
out of the hand. |
| Full house |
In poker,
a hand consisting of a three cards of the
same rank and a pair. |
| Gross Gaming Revenue |
The amount a casino earns from
games of chance before taxes, salaries
and other expenses are paid -- the
equivalent of “total sales,”
not “profit.” |
| Hard hand |
In
blackjack, any initial hand that does not
contain an ace. |
| Hedge |
To reduce
amount of potential loss by wagering on
the opposite side of a previous
bet. |
| High
roller |
A big
bettor, sometimes referred to as a
"whale." |
| Hit |
Drawing a
new card in Blackjack to add to an
existing hand. |
| Hole
card |
The
dealer's card that is placed face
down. |
| House Advantage |
The
"edge" or amount that a casino will win
over time, expressed as a percentage of
the player's wager. Sometimes called
"casino advantage." |
| House-banked game |
A game in which the player bets
against the house; for example:
blackjack, roulette and other table
games. |
| Inside
bet |
Inroulette, abet placed on any
number, or small combination of numbers,
inside the 0 to 36 numbered
section. |
| Inside
straight |
In poker,
four cards of a five card sequence where
the sequence can only be completed one
way. |
| Insurance |
A side
bet in blackjack, of up to half the
original bet. It is offered when the
dealer's upcard is an ace. This bet pays
2:1 if the dealer has a
blackjack. |
| Late surrender |
Surrender
(folding)which is only allowed when the
dealer does not have a blackjack. If the
dealer does not have a blackjack, the
player loses half the bet and doesn't
play the rest of the hand. |
| Line |
In
sportsbook betting, the posted list of
upcoming games and their point
spreads |
| Marker |
A check
that is written at a gaming table by a
player who has established credit with
the casino. |
| Mini-baccarat |
A
scaled-down version of baccarat, played
with fewer players, dealers, and
formality but following the same rules as
baccarat. |
Las
Vegas terms