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  • Dirty Royal

    Video Poker

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

  • Double Or Nothing

    Casino

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

  • Dominate

    Poker

    A hand that has a much better initial chance of winning than another. E.g. in hold'em, AK vs A9 or QQ vs 77.

  • Double Saw

    Craps

    A bet that the next roll will be a 12.

  • Dealer

    Casino


    Dealer, a casino employee who operates table games.

    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

  • 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.

  • Don't Pass Bet

    Craps

    A bet on the don't pass line.

  • Dept. of the Interior

    Craps

    A term for a player who places an inside bet, i.e. on the 5, 6, 8 or 9.

  • Derniere

    Roulette

    French for last. A bet on the last 12 numbers: 25-36.

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