Casino Glossary

• Lay Bet

  Craps

  A bet that a 7 will roll before the number a player lays.

• Late Surrender

  Blackjack

  A player option to give up half the original bet after the dealer checks for, but doesn't find a blackjack.

• Long Run

  Casino

  The point, after enough rounds of play, where the cumulative actual outcome approaches the theoretical mathematical expectation.

  Antonym: Short Run

• Line Bet

  CrapsRouletteSlots

  1) In slots, the amount bet on each active line;

  2) In roulette, a bet on six numbers in two adjacent rows, e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

• Linked Jackpot

  Slots

  A jackpot that is built up from the bets on multiple machines, and can be won by any player on those machines.

• Low Poker

  Poker

  A poker variant where the worst hand wins. E.g. when straights do not count, A2345 cannot be beaten.

• Ladies

  PokerVideo Poker

  Poker term for queens.

• Lobby

  Casino

  The screen of an online casino where the game selection and news and announcements are presented.

• La Partage

  Roulette

  If a 0 or 00 comes up, one of three things can happen to an even-money bet (e.g. black, even), from worst to best: a loss, la partage and en prison. In la partage, the player loses half their bet.

• Live Card

  Casino

  A card that has not been dealt yet.