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third base
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In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer?s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer?s hand is played. |
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third street
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In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards |
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three of a kind
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In poker, three cards of the same rank |
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toke
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Toke is short for 'token'. A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips. Unlike tokens, tokes are more specifically the tips that the game dealers receive from the players. A player who is known to toke the dealer heavily is sometimes referred |
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touch wand
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A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers. |
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trey
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In poker, three cards of the same rank. |
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trips
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In poker, three cards of the same rank. |
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true odds
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The real odds of something happening. Actual odds taking into account the casino edge. The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times that it will not. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds. |
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two pair
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In Poker, two sets of pairs of the same card denomination. |
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underlay
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A bad or unfavorable bet. An event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening. |
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upcard
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the first card the Blackjack dealer deals himself that he places face-up for all players to see before they play their hands. The player's decision to draw or stand involves some consideration of the dealer's up card. |
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vigorish
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the fee or commission paid to a bookmaker (bookie) or taken by the house. |
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way ticket
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a Keno ticket consisting of at least three groups of numbers, combined in a variety of ways. |
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white
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Profit |
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wild card
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A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand in card games. |
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