ONLINES CASINO GLOSSARY

Bank Roll
A total sum of money a player is willing to risk on a given visit to a casino.

Bet
The player's wager.

Bet the limit
Wagering the maximum amount a player is allowed to risk in any game.

Blackjack
A two-card total of 21 consisting of an ace and a 10-value card.

Break/Bust
When the dealer or player's hand exceeds a total value of 21.

Break/Bust Card
The card received which causes the dealer or player to exceed 21.

Burn Card
The top card of the deck, which is placed face down in the discard pile after the shuffle and cut.

Come-out
The first roll of the dice in craps that establishes the point.

Crapping-out
In craps, having a bet on the pass line and losing by rolling a 2,3, or 12 on the come-out.

Dealer
Employee of the casino who deals the game.

Double Down
Placing an additional wager up to the amount of the original on the first two cards of the hand (the player is only allowed one card).

Face cards
In a deck of cards, any jack, queen, or king.

Four of a Kind
In Poker, four cards of the same denomination.

Full House
In Poker, a set of three cards of the same denomination plus a set of two cards of the same denomination.

Gambling
The voluntary risking of a sum of money on the outcome of a game or other event.

Hard Hand
Any hand without an ace or a hand where all aces are, is counted as one.

Hit
To receive an additional card at the player's request.

Hole Card
The dealer's unexposed down card.

House Rules
Set of rules established by the casino for the player's and dealer's to follow.

Insurance
The player bets that the dealer has a blackjack when the dealer's up card is an ace.

Jacks Or Better
In Poker, a pair that pays off only if the cards in the pair are Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay off.

Jackpot
The biggest payoff issued by the slot machines.

Money Management
Determining the minimum bet one can afford to make based on the bankroll available (money you have to play with).

Natural
Blackjack: A two-card total of 21 consisting of an ace and a 10-value card.
Baccarat: A two-card total of 8 or 9.
Craps: Player rolls a 7 or 11.

Playing Strategy
A self-imposed set of rules designed to give the player the best odds for defeating the dealer.

Push
When the dealer and player tie (no money is won or lost).

Royal Flush
In Poker, five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit, starting from 10 and ending with an ace.

Shoe
The box from which the cards are dealt.

Soft Hand
A hand containing an ace where the ace is counted as 11 (total must be 21 or less).

Soft Double Down
Doubling down when one of the two cards is an ace.

Split
Option to play each of two like cards as a separate hand ( a separate bet equal to the original wager must be made).

Straight
In Poker, five consecutive denomination cards of different suit.

Straight Flush
In Poker, five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit.

Stand
The decision to not receive another card.

Standing Card
Term used when the dealer has a 7 or greater showing.

Standing Hand
Hand requiring the dealer to stand.

Three of a Kind
In Poker, three cards of the same denomination.

Two Pairs
In Poker, two sets of pairs of the same card denomination.