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GLOSSARY
OF GAMBLING TERMS (arranged in alphabetical order) |
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| third base | In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer’s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer’s hand is played. | |||||
| third street | In seven-card stud, the first round of betting is called third street because the players have three cards. | |||||
| three of a kind | Three cards of the same rank. | |||||
| toke | A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips. | |||||
| touch wand | A pointing device used on some video keno machines to select numbers. | |||||
| trey | A three | |||||
| trips | In poker, three of a kind. | |||||
| true odds | The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times another event will occur. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds. | |||||
| two pair | In poker, a hand consisting of two sets of pairs and a singleton. | |||||
| underlay | A bad bet; an event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening. | |||||
| upcard | In the blackjack dealer’s hand, the card that is face-up for all the players to see before they play their hands. | |||||
| vigorish | The fee, or commission taken by the house. | |||||
| VIP | A big bettor that is worthy of full complimentary treatment. | |||||
| way ticket | In keno, a ticket that groups different numbers to create more than one way to win. | |||||
| white | The most common color used for $1 chips. | |||||
| wild card | A
joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your
hand. |
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