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Gambling Glossary II A-B C-D M-Q R-S T-W
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| edge | An advantage over an opponent |
| even money | A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager. |
| expected win rate | A percentage of the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win or lose over time. |
| face cards | The jack, queen, and king of any suit of cards. |
| family pot | In poker, when everyone at the table decides to enter a pot fifth street In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called |
| fifth street | because players have five cards. In hold 'em , fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting. |
| 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. |
| fishing | A player who stays in a poker game longer than advisable generally is fishing for the card or two that will make the hand a winner. |
| flat top | A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount,as opposed to a progressive. |
| flop | In a game of hold 'em, the three cards dealt face-up in the center of the table. |
| flush | In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of one suit. |
| front money | Cash or bank checks deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money. |
| fold | In poker, when a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand. |
| 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. |
| four of a kind | Four cards of the same rank, also known as quads. |
| fourth street | In seven-card stud, the second round of betting is called fourth street because players have four cards. In hold 'em, fourth street is the fourth card on board and the third round of betting. |
| full house | In poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair. |
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| 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. hod 'em A class of poker games |
| holding your own | Breaking even |
| 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. |
| jackpot | A big win on a slot machine. |
| joker | The 53rd card in a deck, sometimes used as a wild card. |
| 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. |
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