Casino Glossary

• Non-payment

  Casino

  A casino's practice of refusing or indefinitely delaying winnings payout. Read our Rogue Casino Practices page find out how to avoid non-paying casinos.

• Nudge Slot

  Slots

  A slot feature where a symbol which is just off the payline will move up or down to it, resulting in a payout.

• Number Pool

  Keno

  The range of numbers a player has to choose from, e.g. in keno or bingo.

• Numbers

  Craps

  In craps, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

• Nuts

  Poker

  The best hand at the moment, but could be beaten when more cards are dealt. The absolute nuts cannot be beaten under any circumstances.

• Odd-Number Bet

  Roulette

  A bet on the odd numbers. Pays 1 to 1.

• Odds

  Casino

  

  The ratio of the chances of winning versus those of losing. The odds of rolling a 7 on two dice are 1 to 6 (6 out of 36 outcomes); an alternate phrasing is 6 to 1 against. Odds against reflect the likelihood that a particular event will not happen. In gambling, Odds against means a bet where you will receive a return of more than double your stake. The profit on the bet will be more than your stake.

  In any event, every outcome has a chance or likelihood of taking place. Odds are simply an interpretation of those chances. In gambling, odds represent the ratio between the amounts staked by the bookmaker and the player to bet. The bookmakers form odds or prices to reflect those chances. Most online bookmakers give you the option of which type of odds you want to use. Odds of 6 to 1 mean the bookmaker stakes six times the amount that the player does. Gambling odds of '6 to 1' mean that there are six possible outcomes in which the event will not take place to every one where it will. In other words, the probability that the event will not happen is six times the probability that it will.

  If you would like to place some bets now, please see the list of casinos that also have Sportsbooks.

  Examples:

  The bookmakers offer 15:1 on this team winning the game.

  Can you explain betting odds to me, please?

• Odds Bets

  Craps

  After a point has been established, an amount can be wagered on the pass and don't pass bets. After a come or don't come bet is made, odds bets can be placed on them too.

• Odds Off

  Craps

  During a come-out roll, odds bets from the previous round neither win or lose when they are "off". Players can request that odds be "on"/"working" or "off"/"not working" at any time.

• Off-suit

  Poker

  Cards of different suits. In hold'em usually refers to a player's hole cards.