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inside bets
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A roulette bet placed on any number, or small combination of numbers. |
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inside straight
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In poker, four cards of a straight where the straight can only be completed one way. |
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insurance
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In blackjack, a side bet that the dealer has a natural. Insurance is offered only when the dealers up card is an ace. The insurance bet wins double if the dealer has a natural, but loses if the dealer does not. |
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jackpot
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A big win on a slot machine. |
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joker
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The 53rd card in a deck, sometimes used as a wild card. |
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keno board
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A large electronic board that displays the winning keno numbers. |
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keno lounge
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The main area within a casino where keno is played. |
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keno runner
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A casino employee who shuttles your keno bet from wherever you are to the keno writer, and also delivers payment for winning tickets. |
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kicker
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In a draw poker game, an odd high card held that doesn't contribute to a straight or a flush, usually an ace or a king. |
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limit
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In poker, any game that has a fixed limit on how much you can bet or raise in each round. |
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load up
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To play the maximum number of coins per spin that a slot machine or video game will allow. |
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loose
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Slot machines are loose when they are paying off and giving the house only a small advantage over the player. |
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low poker
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Also called lowball, is poker in which the pot is awarded to the hand with the lowest poker value. |
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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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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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number pool
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The range of numbers from which you select the ones you want to play. A typical lottery pool ranges from 1 to 60, and the keno pool is 1 to 80. |
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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 probabilities |
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open
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In poker, the player who bets first. |
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outside bets
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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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overlay
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A good bet where you have an edge over the casino. |
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