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Action
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The amount of money gambled (put into the pot) by a player
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Active Player
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A player still in the pot, one who is still in play
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Aggregate Limit
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Total payout liability of the casino during any one game
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Aggregate Winnings
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Total winnings
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Alpo
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Underdog, the player considered the least likely to win
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Ante
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A bet required to begin a hand in card games
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Baccarat
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Punto Banco, table game using 6 or 8 decks of cards
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Banker
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The dealer In card games
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Bankroll
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Total gambling balance available for the player
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Bet Spread
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Ratio between the maximum and minimum bet size
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Betting Limits
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Minimum and maximum money a player can place on one bet
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Bingo
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Fill in 5 x 5 grid cards with BINGO drawn at random to win
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Blind Bet
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A bet posted without the player sees any of their cards
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Bonus
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Money you receive free for signing up to an online casino
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Break-Even Point
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When the players bets about equal the payoffs received
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Buy in, Buy-in
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Converting cash into chips
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Card counting
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Remembering the played cards to calculate the probability
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Card sharp
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An expert at cards
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Casino advantage
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The edge that the House (casino) has over the players
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Chase
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After lost a bet, make another bet & hope to make it back
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Chemin De Fer
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Similar to Baccarat but requires skill
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Chips
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Tokens used for casino gaming tables in place of cash
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Coat-tail
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Bet the same numbers as a player who is currently winning
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Cold
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Player on a losing streak
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Comps
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Free gifts given by casinos to attract players to gamble
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Craps
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Casino dice table-game
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Credit
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Bets expressed in credits,1 credit equals to 1 unit
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Deal
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To give out cards to players during a card game
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Deposit
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Payment to play games for real cash
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Dice
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Two identical numbered cubes (die)
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Die
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Singular for dice, a cube numbered 1 to 6 on each side
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Double Or Nothing
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An even-money bet, wager that pays the exact amount bet
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Down Card
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A face down card.
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Down to the Felt
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Broke, totally out of money.
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Edge
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Advantage over an opponent, or the house (casino) in a bet
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Encryption
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Security online casinos use for secure online transactions
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Even Money Bet
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1:1 odds pay back the same amount bet including original bet
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Expected Win Rate
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%age of total money bet a player is expected to win or lose
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Face Cards
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The Jack, Queen, and King of any suit of cards
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Firing
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Betting a lot, or betting large sums
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Fish
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A player who loses money
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Flat Bet
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Bet the same amount is bet on each wager
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Flea
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An annoying player who wants something for nothing
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Going Down
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Losing a bet, or series of bets
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Grinder
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A player who bets small money
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Gross Winnings
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The total payout (including your stake)
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Hand
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Player's cards, events in a card game between shuffles
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Hedge
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Bet the opposite of your original wager to reduce exposure
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Hold'em
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A type of poker games
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Holding Your Own
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Breaking even, neither winning nor losing
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Hot
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Player on a winning streak, or a machine that's paying out
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House Edge
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Casino advantage by paying less than odds 2 generate income
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Joker
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The 53rd card in a card deck, used as a wild card
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Laying the Odds
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High odds in favor of likely winner, winnings paid less than total bet
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Layout
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Markings on gaming table tell you where to place bets
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Lobby
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In online casino where you can pick a game, read news
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Lock
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An easy winner, a clear no-lose situation
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Long Run
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Cumulative effect on wins/losses after many rounds of play
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Longshot
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An underdog with almost no chance of winning
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Loose
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Generous payoff giving the house only a small advantage
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Match Play
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Competitions in tournaments play games to accumulate points
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Maximum Bet
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The highest bet you are allowed to make
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Mini-Baccarat
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Baccarat played on a smaller table with fewer players
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Money Put In Action
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Total money of bets placed, not actual amount of bankroll
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Multi-Player Casino
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Online casinos that allow you play against other players
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Negative Expectation
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Long-run loss, expect on average after a extensive play
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Net Winnings
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Total payout minus your stake
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Non-negotiable Chips
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Promotional casino chips that cannot be cashed in
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Non-value Chip
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Cash value determined by the amount of the buy-in
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Number pool
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Select from a number range the numbers you want to bet on
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Nut
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A fixed amount that a gambler decides to win in a day
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Odds
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The chances of a player winning, usually in percentages
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On tilt
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Player's bad reaction to a bad hand resulting in wild play
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Overlay
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A good bet where the player has an edge over the casino
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Paint
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A face card, Jack, Queen or King. Picture card
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Pair
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Any two cards with the same rank
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Payoff
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The payback, the winning return on a bet
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Payoff Odds
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How much a winning bet will pay off for each bet
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Payout
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The amount of money paid out as winnings to the player
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Payout Percentage
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The percentage of each dollar played won back by the player
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Payout Table
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Lists what each winning hand pays foe each amount bet
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Pigeon
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An uneducated, naive, or unsophisticated gambler
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Player
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A bettor or gambler
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Point Count
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Net value of card count at end of hand (in card counting)
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Point Total
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The total card value in a hand
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Poker
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Card game with betting in rounds and the ranking of hands
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Press (Press a Bet)
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Adding the winnings over the current bet to 'let it ride'
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Probability
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Calculation of the likelihood that of winning or losing monies gambled
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Progression Betting
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Betting system 4 games where bet-size is changed by formula
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Punto Banco
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Another name for Baccarat; Punto is Player & Banco is Bank
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Push
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A tie hand between dealer & player, where nobody wins
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Rack
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Container to carry and count coins, tokens, & chips
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Rank
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The value of a hand or set of cards
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Rated
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Verdict a player's skill level above average/professional
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RFB
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Free room, food, & beverage for casino VIPs or high rollers
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Rich Deck
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Part of a deck with a lot of face cards and aces
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RNG (Random Number Generator)
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Computer generated chance that arbitrarily assigns outcome
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Round of Play
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Hand of play consists of at least 1 bet made during the game
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Running Count
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Remembering value of all the cards exposed since shuffling
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Scared Money
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Money a player cannot afford to lose
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Score
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To win a large amount of money gambling
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Session
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A period of play or a table sitting at any gambling game
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Shark
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Good/shrewd player often posing as a fish early in the game
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Sharker (Sharper, Cardsharp)
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A cheater
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Shill
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Person in a game filling empty seats until more players join
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Short Run
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A short series of bets or casino game events
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Shortstop
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Players who make small bets
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Shuffle Tracking
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A high level blackjack playing strategy used by card counters
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Shuffle Up
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Shuffling by dealer before a game to harass a card counter
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Shuffling (Card Shuffling)
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Card mixing to prepare a deck or a shoe for continued play
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Side Bet (Side Wager)
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A bet on a specific team or player to win an event
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Silver Mining (Slot Walking)
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Looking for coins left in unattended slot machines
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Single
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A bet on one selection, also known as a straight-up bet
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Spread Limit
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Players bet any amount within fixed range for each round
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Square
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Unsophisticated player
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Standoff
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A game tie between one or more players, or with the house
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Streak Betting Progressive Betting)
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Raising or lowering a bet based on previous rounds
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Stripping (Card Stripping)
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Shuffling to reverse the sequential order of the deck
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Stud Poker
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Basic poker game with up cards and at least down card
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Sucker Bet
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A bet that overwhelmingly favors the casino
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System
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Player wants advantage, helps decide when to raise/lower
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Table Hold
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Money casino wins from players at game during 1 work shift
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Taking the Odds
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Betting a lower amount than player will collect if they win
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Tapping Out
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Losing entire gambling bankroll & having to stop playing
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Tell
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Clue player accidentally gives about their hand/next action
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Tell Play
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Observing dealer body language to determine their hole card
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Three-Card Monte
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A three-card game similar to Bragg
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Time
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Player request to pause game while they decide what to do
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Time Cut (Also, Axe or Collection)
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Money casino charges player on a time basis
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Toke
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A cash/chip tip given to the dealer from the players
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Tournament
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Competitive game series, top winners awarded prize money
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Trip
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Three cards of the same rank
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True Odds
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Real odds of a win, lose, bet, including the casino's edge
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Underlay
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A bad or unfavorable bet
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Unit (Betting Units)
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Smallest amount of money used for betting, one betting unit
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Variance
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The amount winnings and losses fluctuate over time
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Vig (Vigorish)
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The casino edge, fee or commission taken by the house
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VIP
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A Very Important Person, big gambler or a high roller
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VLT
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Video Lottery Terminal
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Washing (Card Washing)
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Shuffle cards face down, mix in a face-washing-like action
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Web Wallet
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Software for managing your online casino transactions
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Whale
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Player betting amounts in the thousands dollars per round
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Wild card
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Joker or other card that can be used to complete your hand
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Wise Guy
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A well-informed and successful player
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Withdrawal
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A request you make to take money from your casino account
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Wong (Wonging, Wonger)
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Card counting to improve a player's edge to place good bets
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