green
The most common color used for $25 chips.
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 eleven.
high poker
Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball. In
high poker, high hands win.
high roller
A big bettor.
hit
In blackjack, to take another card. The card received is
also called a hit.
hold ‘em
A class of poker games
holding your own
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 edge
The percentage of each bet that you make that the house
takes in. Winning bets are paid off at less than the true
odds to generate income for the house.
inside
bets
A roulette bet placed on any number, or small combination
of numbers.
inside straight
In poker, four cards of a straight where the straight can
only be completed one way.
insurance
In blackjack, a side bet that the dealer has a natural.
Insurance is offered only when the dealers up card is an
ace. The insurance bet wins double if the dealer has a natural,
but loses if the dealer does not.
jackpot
A big win on a slot machine.
joker
The 53rd card in a deck, sometimes used as a wild card.
keno board
A large electronic board that displays the winning keno
numbers.
keno lounge
The main area within a casino where keno is played.
keno runner
A casino employee who shuttles your keno bet from wherever
you are to the keno writer, and also delivers payment for
winning tickets.
kicker
In a draw poker game, an odd high card held that doesn’t
contribute to a straight or a flush, usually an ace or a
king.
limit
In poker, any game that has a fixed limit on how much you
can bet or raise in each round.
load up
To play the maximum number of coins per spin that a slot
machine or video game will allow.
loose
Slot machines are loose when they are paying off and giving
the house only a small advantage over the player.
low poker
Also called lowball, is poker in which the pot is awarded
to the hand with the lowest poker value. |
