Tell Play - Observing the dealer's body language and expressions to determine his hole card. In poker game 'tells' pertain to quirks or readable aspects of a players actions, verbal behavior, or body language that give away information about what cards they are holding.
Third Base - In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer’s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer’s hand is played.
Three-Card Monte - A three-card game similar to Bragg.
Three of a Kind - In poker, three cards of the same rank.
Ticket - A card.
Time Cut - Money charged each player on a time basis by the casino or by the poker room owner. Charge is usually on a 3 minute or an hourly basis.
Toke - Toke is short for 'token'. A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips. Unlike tokens, tokes are more specifically the tips that the game dealers receive from the players. A player who is known to toke the dealer heavily is sometimes referred to as a 'George' or a 'Real George'.
Token - The casino own coins used to play slot machines instead of real coins.
Tournament - Basically, a competition game between a group of players over a period of time. For example, in Poker tournaments a bunch of poker players sit down with the same number of chips, and eventually only one player has any chips left.
Trente et Quarante - Also called Rouge et Noir or Red and Black, is a game of French origin found in French and other European casinos played with cards and a special table. The game has many similarities to Baccarat.
Trips - Three cards of the same rank.
Tronc - A designated box for collecting the tips for the dealers given by players when they win.
True Odds - The real odds of something happening. Actual odds taking into account the casino edge. The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times that it will not. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.
Underlay - A bad or unfavorable bet. An event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening.
Unit - (Betting Units) Technical term used to express the smallest amount of money used in wagering without specifying the actual Dollar or other currency amount. The player's actual 'chip' bet may be $1, $5, $25, $100 or other value.
Up Card - (Upcard) The face up card of the dealer's initial hand in blackjack. Standard casino rules require the dealers to deal their own opening hands with one card face-up and one card face-down. The card that is dealt face-up is the dealers 'up card'. The card the is dealt face-down is said to be the dealers 'hole card'.
Third Base - In blackjack, the spot nearest the dealer’s right hand, which will be played last before the dealer’s hand is played.
Three-Card Monte - A three-card game similar to Bragg.
Three of a Kind - In poker, three cards of the same rank.
Ticket - A card.
Time Cut - Money charged each player on a time basis by the casino or by the poker room owner. Charge is usually on a 3 minute or an hourly basis.
Toke - Toke is short for 'token'. A tip given to the dealer in the form of money or chips. Unlike tokens, tokes are more specifically the tips that the game dealers receive from the players. A player who is known to toke the dealer heavily is sometimes referred to as a 'George' or a 'Real George'.
Token - The casino own coins used to play slot machines instead of real coins.
Tournament - Basically, a competition game between a group of players over a period of time. For example, in Poker tournaments a bunch of poker players sit down with the same number of chips, and eventually only one player has any chips left.
Trente et Quarante - Also called Rouge et Noir or Red and Black, is a game of French origin found in French and other European casinos played with cards and a special table. The game has many similarities to Baccarat.
Trips - Three cards of the same rank.
Tronc - A designated box for collecting the tips for the dealers given by players when they win.
True Odds - The real odds of something happening. Actual odds taking into account the casino edge. The ratio of the number of times one event will occur to the number of times that it will not. The odds posted in a casino are usually not the true odds.
Underlay - A bad or unfavorable bet. An event that has more money bet on its happening than can be justified by the probability of it happening.
Unit - (Betting Units) Technical term used to express the smallest amount of money used in wagering without specifying the actual Dollar or other currency amount. The player's actual 'chip' bet may be $1, $5, $25, $100 or other value.
Up Card - (Upcard) The face up card of the dealer's initial hand in blackjack. Standard casino rules require the dealers to deal their own opening hands with one card face-up and one card face-down. The card that is dealt face-up is the dealers 'up card'. The card the is dealt face-down is said to be the dealers 'hole card'.
Videomat Casino - Is a casino that offers automatic games only, that do not require a dealer or a croupier, such as slot machines and electronic touch-bet roulette. They are normally open 24 hours or from 10am daily, and there is usually an in-house bar or snack bar.
Vigorish - (Vig) The casino edge, fee or commission taken by the house.
Viking Poker - A poker name commonly used in some European casinos, is the equivalent of Caribbean Stud Poker.
VIP - A Very Important Person. Usually a big bettor or a high roller.
VLT - Video Lottery Terminal
Wager - Any Bet.
Washing - To show that they are not taking any chips with them, croupiers always rub their hands over, known as 'washing', before leaving the table.
Web Wallet - A secure and convenient software tool for managing your online transactions, such as depositing money with online casinos or making a withdrawal from your balance.
Whale - A player who makes extremely large wagers. Unlike high rollers who consistently wager $100 or more per round, whales are typically those who make wagers amounting to thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per round.
White Meat - Profit.
Wild Card - A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand in card games.
Wild Royal Flush - A Royal Flush that makes use of a wild card.
Wired Cards - (Also known as Back-to-Back) In poker, a pair, trips, or four of a kind dealt consecutively or back-to-back in a hand, usually in a stud hand starting with the first card.
Withdrawal - A request you make to receive money from your account.
Wong - (Also known as Wonging and Wonger) In Blackjack, to count the cards dealt at a particular table and to then join play only when the count indicates the game has swung to the player's advantage. The term has been expanded to include playing in favorable situations in a number of other games.
Vigorish - (Vig) The casino edge, fee or commission taken by the house.
Viking Poker - A poker name commonly used in some European casinos, is the equivalent of Caribbean Stud Poker.
VIP - A Very Important Person. Usually a big bettor or a high roller.
VLT - Video Lottery Terminal
Wager - Any Bet.
Washing - To show that they are not taking any chips with them, croupiers always rub their hands over, known as 'washing', before leaving the table.
Web Wallet - A secure and convenient software tool for managing your online transactions, such as depositing money with online casinos or making a withdrawal from your balance.
Whale - A player who makes extremely large wagers. Unlike high rollers who consistently wager $100 or more per round, whales are typically those who make wagers amounting to thousands if not tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars per round.
White Meat - Profit.
Wild Card - A joker or other card that can be used as any other card to complete your hand in card games.
Wild Royal Flush - A Royal Flush that makes use of a wild card.
Wired Cards - (Also known as Back-to-Back) In poker, a pair, trips, or four of a kind dealt consecutively or back-to-back in a hand, usually in a stud hand starting with the first card.
Withdrawal - A request you make to receive money from your account.
Wong - (Also known as Wonging and Wonger) In Blackjack, to count the cards dealt at a particular table and to then join play only when the count indicates the game has swung to the player's advantage. The term has been expanded to include playing in favorable situations in a number of other games.
