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.

• DAS

  Blackjack

  Acronym for double after splits in blackjack. This is an advantage for the player.

• DD

  CasinoPoker

  Acronym for double deck or double down.

• Deadwood

  Blackjack

  Cards already used in previous hands.

• Deal

  Casino

  To distribute cards in a game.

• Deal/Draw Button

  Video Poker

  A button to get new cards for discarded ones or to start a new hand.

• 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.

• Denomination

  SlotsVideo Poker

  The value of a credit. Most machines offer a choice of denomination.

• Deposit

  Casino

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

  Antonym: Withdrawal