Glossary - d-h

Casino Term	Casino Term Description
deal	To give out the cards during a hand

designated dealer	In poker games like Texas hold'em, the player to the left of the dealer bets first. In a poker room where each game has a resident dealer, a different player serves as the designated dealer for each hand.

deuce	A two

dice	Two identical numbered cubes

die	Singular for dice, a cube with numbers 1-6 on each side.

dime bet	a $1000 wager

discard tray	A tray on the dealers right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded.

dollar bet	a $100 wager

double down	In blackjack, it is the players option to double their original bet in exchange for receiving only one more card. To do this the player turns over their first two cards and places an equal bet alongside the original bet.

draw	In draw poker, the second round of cards that are dealt.

draw button	In video poker this button allows the player to draw up to five new cards.

drop box	On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.

edge	An advantage over an opponent

even money	A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager. shown as a ratio of 1:1.

expected win rate	A percentage of the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win or lose over time.

face cards	The jack, queen, and king of any suit of cards.

family pot	In poker, when everyone at the table decides to enter a pot

fifth street	In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called fifth street because players have five cards. In hold'em , fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting.

first base	At the blackjack table, the position on the far left of the dealer is considered to be first base and is the first position dealt with.

fishing	A player who stays in a poker game longer than advisable generally is fishing for the card or two that will make the hand a winner.

flat top	A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive.

flop	In a game of hold'em, the three cards dealt face-up in the centre of the table.

flush	In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of one suit.

front money	Cash or bank checks deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money.

fold	In poker, when a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand.

foul	In pai gow poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.

four of a kind	Four cards of the same rank, also known as quads.

fourth street	In seven-card stud, the second round of betting is called fourth street because players have four cards. In hold'em, fourth street is the fourth card on board and the third round of betting.

full house	In poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair.

green	The most common colour used for $25 chips.

hand	Refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck.

hard hand	In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.

high poker	Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball. In high poker, high hands win.

high roller	A big bettor.

hit	In blackjack, to take another card. The card received is also called a hit.

hold'em	A class of poker games

holding your own	Breaking even

hole card	In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets. In stud and hold'em poker, the facedown cards dealt to each player.

hot	A player who is on a winning streak, or a slot machine that is paying out.

house edge	The percentage of each bet that you make that the house takes in. Winning bets are paid off at less than the true odds to generate income for the house.