Casino Glossary

• On tilt

  Casino

  
  

  Tilt is a poker term for frustration. A player who loses control of their emotions (usually after losing badly), becomes aggressive towards the fellow players and bets wildly is said to be "on tilt".  

  Placing an opponent on tilt or dealing with being on tilt oneself is one of the crucial aspects of poker. Some players deliberately choose the tactics of placing the opponents on tilt by pretending to be drunk, annoying the players by making strange noises or stupid comments, blaming the players for bad hands, etc. In theory, this tactics is supposed to have monetary positive expectation as the players on tilt tend to play poorly. Poker experts recognize the situation when they are close to being on tilt and try to avoid it. For the new player, a skill to minimize being on tilt is one of the most important improvements that can be made in play.

  Examples:

  After losing the third hand in a raw, John went on tilt and got his whole bankroll taken.

  When I feel close to being on tilt, I quit the game and go home.

   

• One Roll Bets

  Craps

  A bet that wins or loses on the next roll.

• One-Armed Bandit

  Slots

  An older term for a slot machine.

• Onesies

  Slots

  A term for a slot player who bets the minimum on each spin, foregoing the chance to win the biggest jackpots.

• Orphans

  Roulette

  Eight numbers on the two sections of the wheel (17, 34, 6, and 1, 20, 14, 31, 9) between the Voisins du zero and tiers du cylindre sections. Also a five-chip bet on those numbers: straight up on the 1, and split bets on 6 and 9, 14 and 17, 17 and 20, and 31 and 34.

• Outside Bets

  Roulette

  A bet on the outside part of the layout. The odds range from 1 to 1 to 3 to 1 as the player is betting on a lot of numbers, such as black, even or 1-18.

• Outside Numbers

  Craps

  An expression for 4, 5, 9 and 10, as opposed to the inside numbers (5, 6, 8 and 9).

• Outside Straight or Straight Flush

  PokerVideo Poker

  A straight draw that can be completed with cards of two ranks. E.g. either a 7 or a 2 will make 6543 a straight. An outside straight flush also requires that the card be of the same suit as the other four cards.

• Outstanding in your Field

  Craps

  A bet that the next roll will be a 12.

• Overcard

  Poker

  A card higher that the cards on the board.