Casino Glossary

• Back-to-back

  Poker

  Two cards of the same rank or suit dealt one after the other.

• Buy the 4 and 10

  Craps

  Placing a buy bet on the 4 and 10. In exchange for a 5% commission, the payout is 2 to 1, rather than 9 to 5.

• Bet Spread

  Casino

  The ratio of maximum and minimum bet amounts.

  See also: Bet Max

• Bonus Feature

  Slots

  Simply a slot machine that offers one or more bonuses, such as free spins, multipliers, special symbols, etc.

• Basic Slots

  Slots

  A slot machine with a single payline and a fixed (not progressive) top jackpot.

• Bottom Pair

  Poker

  Making only a pair using the lowest community card. Generally a losing hand.

• Betting Wrong

  Craps

  Placing don't pass line and/or don't come bets; sometimes resented by pass line bettors. Also called playing the "dark side".

• Black

  Casino

  The standard color of $100 casino chips.

  See also: Red, Green

• Bonus 4-of-a-kind

  Video Poker

  A bonus for certain four-of-a-kinds, sometimes with a specific fifth card as well.

• Bump

  Poker

  Another word for a raise.