Casino Term Dictionary
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Casino and Gambling Terms
F
Face Cards - the King, Queen or Jack of each suite.
First Base - the first seat nearest the shoe in blackjack. This position is dealt with first.
Five Number Bet - a bet only possible on the double zero roulette games which includes 00,0,1,2,3 and has the highest house edge of 7.89%.
Flash - Online interactive technology that allows you to play at an online casino directly, without downloading software or installing from CD.
Flat Top - a slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive jackpot.
Float - the table bank.
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.
Four Of A Kind - four cards of the same rank. Also known as quads.
Free money: Real casino money credited to your account by the casino for a new registration or on a promotional basis.
Full House - in poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair.
Full Pay - in video poker it's usually the best payoff schedule offered for a particular game.
G
Guest Account: a play-for-free account, no real money is involved.
H
Hand - refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck.
Hit - to take another card. The card received is also called a hit.
Hole Card - the dealer's facedown card. This card is unseen.
Horn Bet - a one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11 and 12.
I
Inside Bet - a bet in roulette on a single number including 0 or 00, or any combination of numbers.
Insurance - a side bet in blackjack that's offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. If the dealer has a blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1. If the dealer does not, the insurance bet loses.
L
Let It Ride - a poker game.
Loose/Tight Slots - a loose slot indicates a machine with a higher payout over a period of time. Conversely, tight slots have a lower payout over a period of time and thus have a higher advantage over the player.
M
Match Bonus: A percentage bonus on casino credits purchased.
Monkey - colloquial term for a card with the face value of ten.
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