Casino Glossary

• Stand or Stay

  Blackjack

  Take no more cards from the dealer.

• Wild Card

  Casino

  A special card that can be used to complete a hand. In pai gow poker, it is restricted to being an ace or completing a flush or straight.

• Wild Royal Flush

  PokerVideo Poker

  A royal flush made with one or more wild cards. This usually pays less than one without wild cards.

  See also: Wild Card

• Dice

  Craps

  Two identical cubes with dots on each of their six sides, ranging from 1 to 6. A die is one cube.

  Synonym: Bones

  See also: Die

• Positive Expectation Game

  Casino

  A game that favors the player in the long run.

  Antonym: Negative Expectation

• Big Eight

  Craps

  An even-money bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7. A sucker bet since a place bet on the 8 wins exactly the same way, but pays more.

• Broadway

  Poker

  AKQJ10, in most games the highest possible straight.

• Bust

  Blackjack

  Going over a total of 21 in blackjack, an automatic loss for the player.

  See also: Bust Card

• Hit and Run Winner Strategy

  Slots

  According to this strategy, a bettor should not keep playing a machine after a big win.

• Wild Symbol Slot

  Slots

  A slot machine with wild symbols that can substitute for winning symbols when on a payline. In some machines, they also multiply the payout.