Casino Glossary

• D'Alembert System

  Casino

  A betting system in which a bet is increased by one unit after a loss and decreased by a unit after a win. Similar to the Martingale System.

• DD

  CasinoPoker

  Acronym for double deck or double down.

• Deal

  Casino

  To distribute cards in a game.

• Dealer

  Casino

  
  

  A casino employee who operates table games, usually distributing the cards, or places bets and pays out winnings at a craps table. A croupier. Many online casinos offer live dealer games to their customers. The dealers are broadcast online in the real time dealing cards or spinning roulette.

  Examples: 

  A poker dealer distributes cards to players and manages the action at a poker table.

  Many online casinos have live dealer games.

  Blackjack is a comparing card game between a player and dealer. The players compete against the dealer but not against any other players.

  The dealer has Blackjack. 

  Never ask a dealer for advice.

  I feel bad for dealers sometimes, when they have to watch people's tantrums. People throw cards at dealers, and dealers have to take it, they cannot fight back.

  I always tip the dealer, even if I lose.

  Synonym: Banker, Croupier

• Deck

  Casino

  The standard 52 cards. While, most card games are played with one deck, blackjack can use up to eight decks. Pai gow poker uses a joker as a 53rd card.

• Deposit

  Casino

  A transfer of money to a player's online account in order to gamble at an online casino.

  Antonym: Withdrawal

• Discards

  CasinoVideo Poker

  

  Cards that have been used and are no longer in play. In video and draw poker, cards that have been replaced in the hope of improving a hand. 

  Examples:

  Is there a program that tracks Caribbean Stud Poker discards?

  You need to put the discards on a tray before you get any replacements.

  In brick-and-mortar casinos, the discard tray often has a red glass filter that allows dealers and the casino security staff to spot the marked cards.

  I always keep an eye on the pile of discards, just in case.

  It is impossible to count cards when the dealer puts discards back into the shuffle.

  The outcome of the game is based on the player decision to keep or discard cards.

• Double Bet

  Casino

  A bet that is twice as large as a player's usual amount.

• Double Deck

  Casino

  The use of two decks in a card game. In blackjack, more decks increases the casino's advantage.

• Double Or Nothing

  Casino

  A wager that either wins the amount of a bet or loses it.