Main Pot - Poker
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The initial pot of money. When one or more players go all-in, a side pot is
created for each all-in player.
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Marker
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A check that can be written at the gaming tables by a player who has
established credit with the casino
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Mini-Baccarat
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The scaled-down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers,
and formality but following the same rules as baccarat.
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Monkey
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Term for a card that is valued at or equal to ten.
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Muck - Poker
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As a noun, this refers to the pile of folded cards and discarded cards. As
a verb, at showdown time, the act of returning a losing hand to the dealer
face-down.
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Multi-Table Tournament
- Poker
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A tournament where players at more than one table compete, starting with
equal numbers of chips, until one player has won all the chips. Prize payouts
are a function of the number of entrants. Multi-table tournaments have a
posted start time, and require registration in advance.
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Natural
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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.
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No Limit - Poker
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A variation of the betting rules in which each bet is unlimited up to the number
of chips a player has on the table.
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Non-Negotiable - Slots
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A promotional chip that cannot be cashed in.
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Nut
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Either the overhead costs of running a casino, or the fixed amount that a
gambler decides to win in a day.
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Odds
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Ratio of statistical probabilities or the amount a bet pays.
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Omaha - Poker
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A game in which each player receives 4 face-down cards and shares five
community cards. The winning hand must use exactly two down cards and
three community cards. This game also has a High/Low variant.
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Omaha High/Low -
Poker
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This game allows players to compete for a pot split between the highest and
the lowest hands using two down cards and three community cards. A player
may use different sets of cards to make up the best high and the best low
hands.
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One-Roll Bets - Craps
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Wagers that win or lose depending on the next roll of the dice.
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Open - Poker
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The player who bets first.
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Outside Bets - Roulette
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Roulette bets located on the outside part of the layout. They involve betting
12 to 18 numbers at one time.
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Overcard - Poker
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In stud, if you assume your opponent has a pair of sevens, then every card
above seven in your hand is considered an overcard.
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Overlay
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A good bet where you have an edge over the casino.
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Pair - Poker
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Also called two of a kind. This is a hand where the player's best hand is made
up of two cards of the same rank.
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Palette - Baccarat
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The flat spoon-like instrument used by dealers to scoop cards on the table.
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Pass
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To not bet, to fold.
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Pat
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In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands. In blackjack, an
unbusted hand worth at least 17 points.
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Pay Cycle - Slots
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A theoretical expression that reflects the number of plays required for the
machine to cycle through all possible winning and non-winning combinations.
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Payline - Slots
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The line on a slot machine window on which the symbols from each reel must
line up in order to win.
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Payoff - Poker
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Your payback; the return you see on a wager.
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Payout Percentage
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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.
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Payout Table
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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.
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Pit Boss
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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.
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Playing the Board -
Poker
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Using all the community cards in Hold'em as your best hand.
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Pocket Cards - Poker
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The term for the two down cards at the start of the hand.
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Pot - Poker
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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.
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Pot Limit - Poker
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A variation on betting where each player may bet up to the current amount
in the pot.
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Pressing
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A player is pressing the bet when they let winnings ride by wagering them
along with the original bet.
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Probability
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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 tov
occur has a probability of 1.
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Progressive
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A machine whose potential jackpot increases with each coin that is played.
When the progressive jackpot finally hits, the machine resets to the default
starting amount.
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Punter
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A casino player.
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Push
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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 unbusted hands
with the same total points.
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Quads - Poker
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Four of a kind.
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Qualifier - Poker
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The minimum standard a hand must meet in order for it to be eligible for part
of the pot.
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