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Rake: The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting. Rank: The worth of a set of cards. Red: The most common colour used for $5 chips. Red-black bet: In roulette, an outside wager on whether the next spin will be a red or a black number. This bet is played off at even money. Reel: A wheel inside a slot machine window on which the slot machine symbols are printed. The number of reels per slot machine may very but are usually three. RFB: High rollers are comped with free room, food, and beverage. River: In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold'em. In seven-card stud, staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river. Royal flush: In poker, an ace-high straight flush; the best possible hand. Session: A series of plays at any gambling game. Set: In pai gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each. Seventh street: In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called seventh street because players have seven cards. Shoe: A plastic or wooden box that holds multiple decks of cards for dealing more than two decks of cards. Showdown: In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner. Shuffle: Before each hand the dealer mixes up the order of the cards. Shutter: A window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number as it is called. Singleton: In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank. Sixth street: In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth street because players have six cards. Soft hand: In blackjack, any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven is called a soft hand. Spot: Any number from 1 to 80 that a player selects on a keno ticket. It also refers to the number of numbers that are marked on a ticket. Stand: In blackjack, to stand is to refrain from taking another card. Stiff: In blackjack, a hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit once. Stiffs include hard twelve through sixteen. Steal: In poker, to win the pot by bluffing. Straight: In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks. Straight flush: In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit. Straight keno: The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket. Surrender: In blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette, you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0. Third base: A plastic container in which you can transport and count large-denominational coins, slot machine tokens, and casino plastic chips. Third street: In poker, a player raises by matching the previous bet and then betting more, to increase the stake for remaining players. Three of a kind: The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting. Toke: The worth of a set of cards. Touch wand: The most common color used for $5 chips. Trey: In roulette, an outside wager on whether the next spin will be a red or a black number. This bet is played off at even money. Trips: A wheel inside a slot machine window on which the slot machine symbols are printed. The number of reels per slot machine may very but are usually three. Two pair: In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold'em. In seven-card stud, staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river. Underlay: In poker, an ace-high straight flush; the best possible hand. Upcard: A series of plays at any gambling game. Way ticket: A plastic or wooden box that holds multiple decks of cards for dealing more than two decks of cards. White: In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.
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