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GLOSSARY
OF GAMBLING TERMS (arranged in alphabetical order) |
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| action | The amount of money wagered. In poker, the placing of money into the pot. | |||||
| active player | One who is still in the pot. | |||||
| ante | In poker, a small portion of the minimum bet that each player is required to put into the pot before a new hand starts. | |||||
| banker | In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table. | |||||
| bankroll | A player’s total available gambling money. | |||||
| basic strategy | In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximize your advantage. | |||||
| bet | Wager | |||||
| betting limits | In a table game, the minimum and maximum amounts of money that you can wager on one bet. You cannot wager less than the minimum or more than the maximum amount posted. | |||||
| bingo marker | A crayon or ink dauber that is used to cover the numbers on a bingo game card. | |||||
| black | The most common color used for $100 chips. | |||||
| blind bet | A bet that certain poker players are required to make because of their betting positions. | |||||
| bluff | In poker, players bluff when raising with a weak hand in hopes of driving out players with stronger hands. | |||||
| board | In poker, the community cards dealt face-up in the center of the table are referred to as on the “board.” | |||||
| boat | Another term for a full house. | |||||
| break-even point | The break-even point is the point at which if you played forever, the bets you made would approximately equal the payoffs you’d receive. | |||||
| bring-in | In seven-card stud, the bring-in is a mandatory bet made by the player with the lowest upcard in the first round of betting. | |||||
| buck | A $100 wager | |||||
| bug | A joker | |||||
| bump | To raise | |||||
| burn card | In card games, the card temporarily removed from play. After a shuffle and cut, one card is placed on the bottom of the deck or in the discard tray, which is called burning the card. | |||||
| bust | In blackjack, to go over twenty-one. If you bust you lose | |||||
| button | In poker, a small plastic disc used as a marker that is moved from player to player after each hand to designate the dealer position. | |||||
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