CASINO TERMINOLOGY GUIDE - Page 5
Four Of A Kind - four cards of the same rank. Also
known as quads.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mini-Baccarat - a scaled-down version of baccarat, played
with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following
the same rules as baccarat.
Monkey - colloquial term for a card with the face value of
ten.
Natural in blackjack - an ace and a ten-value card in the
original hand. In Baccarat - an eight or nine dealt in the
first two hands. A natural may also be referred to as a
blackjack.
Non-negotiable - a promotional chip that can't be
exchanged for cash.
Nut - a fixed amount that a gambler sets out to win.
Odds - ratio of probabilities or the amount a bet pays.
For example 2-1, 3 -2.
Off - bets that are not working.
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