Casino Glossary

• Bonus Deuces 9/4 VP

  Video Poker

  A video poker game that offers a 2000 payout for four deuces with an ace kicker, as well as higher payouts for five 3's, 4's or 5's.

• Settlement

  BlackjackCasino

  When a dealer pays a winning bet, takes away losing ones or does nothing with ties.

• Scatter Pays

  Slots

  A type of slot machine where a winning combination of symbols doesn't have to be on a single payline.

• Cashcheck

  Casino

  On some online casinos, a feature to review one's financial transaction history.

• 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.

• Stud Poker

  Poker

  One of the main types of poker. The most popular forms are seven-card and five-card stud. Players are dealt some cards face up and others face down.

• 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?

• Inside Numbers Bet

  Craps

  Making place bets on the 5, 6, 8 and 9.

• Stack

  Roulette

  In roulette, 20 chips piled one on top of the other in a column.

• Sharker, Sharper, or Cardsharp

  Casino

  A person who cheats when gambling.

  See also: Camouflage