Gambling Terms and their meanings

GAMBLING TERMS

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as applied in dice, card and slot games for reference.
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Dealer	Person dealing the cards
Player	Person playing the game
Banker	Person who tracks all wagers, pays out winnings and collects players loses from them
Chips	Tokens. Each token is worth the amount purchased by the player divided by the number of tokens (usually 300 to a set)
Wager	Amount that the player bets
Stake	Amount that the player bets
Ante	Amount that the player bets

Let It Ride	To leave a placed bet as is (also the name of a game)
Raise	A bet amounting to double the players original wager
Cash Out	Take your winning's, pay your debts and leave

Single player	One player one dealer
Multi player	Several players (up to 8) and one or more dealers
Deck	One pack of 52 playing cards or 53 including the joker if playing Pai Gow
Hand	The number of cards per player on which play is based and the cards you have been dealt
Face Down	Card(s) placed face down on the table
Face Up	Card(s) placed face up on the table
Burn	To disregard the cards

Face Value	The value shown on cards being the same as the numbers on the cards. Picture cards are usually assigned a value of 10
Aces High	The ace card being assigned a value of 11
Aces Low	The ace card being assigned a value of 1
Blackjack	The ace and any card with a value of 10
Soft 17	The ace and any other card(s) valued to six points
Suite	Cards of the same type i.e. all spades, all clubs, all hearts, all diamonds
Pairs	Two - two cards with the same values (low numbers) Medium - two cards with the same values (medium numbers) High - two cards with the same values (high numbers)
Three of a Kind	Three cards with the same values
Four of a Kind	Four cards with the same values
Straights	Five cards in sequence, not the same suit
Full House	Three of a kind and a pair
Flushes	Flush :- Five cards not in sequence, all the same suit Straight Flush :- Five cards in sequence, all the same suit Royal Flush :- Five cards in sequence, all the same suit must include a High Ace

Stand	To not accept any further cards
Stay	To not accept any further cards
Stick	To not accept any further cards
Twist	To request further cards
Hit	To request further cards
Go Bust	To exceed the total card value required

Imprison	The holding of your bet until certain criteria are met for either it's release or loss
En Prison	The holding of your bet until certain criteria are met for either it's release or loss
Double	To accept one further card having first doubled your original wager
Split	To split the first two cards (of equal value) dealt to you in order to form the first two cards for two new hands
Resplit	To split the first two cards of the newly formed hands to create a further two new hands
Surrender	To surrender the cards dealt to you after receiving the first two cards
Late Surrender	To surrender the cards dealt to you after receiving the first two cards and after the dealer has checked for Blackjack
Forfeit	To surrender the cards dealt to you and loose your wager
Fold	To surrender the cards dealt to you after receiving all cards, your wager may be lost depending on the game
War	To challenge the casino
Push	To have your original wager carried forward to the next hand or game

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