rack |
A plastic container in which you can
transport and count large-denominational coins, slot
machine tokens, and casino plastic chips. |
raise |
In poker, a player raises by matching
the previous bet and then betting more, to increase
the stake for remaining players. |
rake |
The money that the casino charges for
each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%)
or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round
of betting. |
rank |
The worth of a set of cards. |
red |
The most common color used for $5 chips. |
red-black bet |
In roulette, an outside wager on whether
the next spin will be a red or a black number. This
bet is played off at even money. |
reel |
A wheel inside a slot machine window
on which the slot machine symbols are printed. The number
of reels per slot machine may very but are usually three. |
RFB |
High rollers are comped with free room,
food, and beverage. |
river |
In poker, the final card dealt in a
hand of stud or hold 'em. In seven-card stud, staying
in until the fifth and final round of betting is called
going to the river. |
royal flush |
In poker, an ace-high straight flush;
the best possible hand. |
session |
A series of plays at any gambling game. |
set |
In pai gow poker, players set their
seven cards into two separate hands of two and five
cards each. |
seventh street |
In seven-card stud, the fifth and final
round of betting is called seventh street because players
have seven cards. |
shoe |
A plastic or wooden box that holds multiple
decks of cards for dealing more than two decks of cards. |
showdown |
In poker, after the last betting round,
the players who remain in the pot must show their hands
in the showdown to determine the winner. |
shuffle |
Before each hand the dealer mixes up
the order of the cards. |
shutter |
A window covering a number on a reusable
bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each
number as it is called. |
singleton |
In poker, a card that is the only one
of its rank. |
sixth street |
In seven-card stud, the fourth round
of betting is called sixth street because players have
six cards. |
soft hand |
In blackjack, any hand that contains
an ace counted as eleven is called a soft hand. |
spot |
Any number from 1 to 80 that a player
selects on a keno ticket. It also refers to the number
of numbers that are marked on a ticket. |
stand |
In blackjack, to stand is to refrain
from taking another card. |
stiff |
In blackjack, a hand that is not pat
and that may bust if hit once. Stiffs include hard twelve
through sixteen. |
steal |
In poker, to win the pot by bluffing. |
straight |
In poker, a hand consisting of five
cards of consecutive ranks. |
straight flush |
In poker, a hand consisting of five
cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit. |
straight keno |
The basic keno game, played by marking
individual numbers on a keno ticket. |
surrender |
In blackjack, to give up half your bet
for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette,
you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet
when the ball lands on 0. |
