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Natural
In blackjack, a two-card hand of twenty-one points. In baccarat, a two-card total of eight or nine

Nickels
$5 chips

Non-negotiable
Promotional chip that can't be exchanged for cash

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, while 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

Odds
Ratio of probabilities

Open
Player who bets first in poker

Outside bets
Roulette bets located on the outside part of the layout. They involve betting 12 to 18 numbers at one time

Overlay
Good bet where you have an edge over the casino

Pair
Two cards that have the same rank

Pass
To fold, to not bet

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
Expression that reflects, in theory, the number of plays required for the machine to cycle through all possible winning and nonwinning combinations

Payline
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 several machines have only one

Payoff
Payback; the return on a wager for players

Payout percentag
Also known 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 %t minus the house edge

Payout table
A posting 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
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
Supervisor of 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 reward big bettors with comps

Pot
Amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the poker table as each player antes, bets and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand

Probability
Branch of mathematics which 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
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
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

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

Raise
In poker, a player raises by matching the previous bet and then betting more, increasing the stake for remaining players

Rake
The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting

Red-black bet
In roulette, an outside wager on whether the next spin will be a red or a black number. This bet is played off at 1:1

Reel
A wheel inside a slot machine window on which the slot machine symbols are printed. The number of reels per slot machine are usually three, but may vary from machine to machine.

River
Final card dealt, in poker, in a hand of stud or hold ‘em. In seven-card stud, staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river

Royal flush
In poker, the best possible hand: an ace-high straight flush

Session
A series of plays at any gambling game

Set
In pai gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each.

Seventh street
In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting (because players have seven cards)

Shoe
A plastic or wooden box that holds multiple decks of cards for dealing more than two decks of cards

Showdown
In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner

Shuffle
The dealer mixes up the order of the cards before each hand

Shutter
Window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number as it is called

Singleton
In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank

Sixth street
In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting (because players have six cards)

Soft hand
In blackjack, any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven

Spot
Any number from 1 to 80 that a player selects on a keno ticket. Also refers to the number of numbers that are marked on a ticket

Stand
In blackjack, to refrain from taking another card

Stiff
In blackjack, a hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit once. It includes hard twelve through sixteen

Steal
In poker, to win the pot by bluffing

Straight
In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks

Straight flush
In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit

Straight keno
Basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket

Surrender
In blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette, you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0

Third base
In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer’s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer’s hand is played.

Third street
In seven-card stud, the first round of betting (because the players have three cards)

Three of a kind
Three cards of the same rank

Toke
A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips

Touch wand
Pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers

Trey
A three

Trips
In poker, three of a kind

True odds
Ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times another event will occur. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds

Two pair
In poker, a hand consisting of two sets of pairs and a singleton

Underlay
Wrong bet; an event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening

Upcard
In the blackjack dealer’s hand, the card that is face-up for all the players to see before they play their hands

Vigorish
The fee or commission taken by the house

VIP
Big bettor that is worthy of full complimentary treatment

Way ticket
In keno, a ticket that groups different numbers to create more than one way to win

Wild card
Joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete a player's hand
 

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