Free Casino Games Online Dictionary
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H
I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P
Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
M
marker | A check that can be written at the gaming tables by a player who has established credit with the casino |
mini-baccarat | The scaled-down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following the same rules as baccarat. |
N
natural | In blackjack, a natural is a two-card hand of twenty-one points.In baccarat a natural is a two-card total of eight, or nine. |
number pool | The range of numbers from which you select the ones you want to play.A typical lottery pool ranges from 1 to 60, and the keno pool is 1 to 80. |
nut | Either the overhead costs of running a casino, or the fixed amount that a gambler decides to win in a day. |
O
odds | Ratio of probabilities |
open | In poker, the player who bets first. |
outside bets | Roulette bets located on the outside part of the layout.They involve betting 12 to 18 numbers at one time. |
overlay | A good bet where you have an edge over the casino. |
pair | Any two cards that have the same rank. |
P
pass | To not bet, to fold. |
pat | In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands.In blackjack, an unbusted hand worth at least 17 points. |
pay cycle | A theoretical expression that reflects the number of plays required for the machine to cycle through all possible winning and nonwinning combinations. |
payline | The line on a slot machine window on which the symbols from each reel must line up.Slot machines can have as many as eight paylines, although most have only one. |
payoff | Your payback; the return you see on a wager. |
payout percentage | Also referred to as the payback percentage, the percent of each dollar played in a video or slot machine that the machine is programmed to return to the player.Payback percentage is 100 percent minus the house edge. |
payout table | A posting somewhere on the front of a slot or video poker machine, that tells you what each winning hand will pay for the number of coins or credits played. |
pit | An area of a casino in which a group of table games are arranged, where the center area is restricted to dealers and other casino personnel. |
pit boss | The person who supervises all the games and casino personnel associated with a pit during a particular work shift.Pit bosses are in place to watch for cheating, settle disputes, and give comps to big bettors. |
pot | In a poker game, the amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the table as each player antes, bets, and raises.The pot goes to the winner of the hand. |
pressing | A player is pressing the bet when they let winnings ride by wagering them along with the original bet. |
probability | A branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood that an event will occur.Probabilities are expressed as numbers between 0 and 1.The probability of an impossible event is 0, while an event that is certain to occur has a probability of 1. |
progressive | A slot machine whose potential jackpot increases with each coin that is played.When the progressive jackpot finally hits, the amount resets to the starting number. |
push | A tie hand between a dealer and a player; no money changes hands.A push at blackjack occurs when both the player and the dealer have a unbusted hands with the same total points. |
Q
quads | Four of a kind. |
qualifier | In poker, the minimum standard a hand must meet in order for it to be eligible for part of the pot. |