Free Online Casino Dictionary
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A
action | The amount of money wagered. In poker, the placing of money into the pot. |
active player | One who is still in the pot. |
ante | In poker, a small portion of the minimum bet that each player is required to put into the pot before a new hand starts. |
B
banker | In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table. |
bankroll | A player's total available gambling money. |
basic strategy | In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximize your advantage. |
bet | Wager |
betting limits | In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that you can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted. |
bingo marker | A crayon or ink dauber that is used to cover the numbers on a bingo game card. |
black | The most common color used for $100 chips. |
blind bet | A bet that certain poker players are required to make because of their betting positions. |
bluff | In poker, players bluff when raising with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands. |
board | In poker, the community cards dealt face-up in the center of the table are referred to as on the board. |
boat | Another term for a full house. |
break-even point | The break-even point is the point at which if you played forever, the bets you made would approximately equal the payoffs you'd receive. |
bring-in | In seven-card stud, the bring-in is a mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting. |
buck | A $100 wager |
bug | A joker |
bump | To raise |
burn card | In card games, the card temporarily removed from play. After a shuffle and cut, one card is placed on the bottom of the deck or in the discard tray, which is called burning the card. |
bust | In blackjack, to go over twenty-one. If you bust you lose |
button | In poker, a small plastic disc used as a marker that is moved from player to player after each hand to designate the dealer position. |