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| Bank Roll |
The amount of money a player is willing to risk in a
given period. The period can be a visit to a casino or a week in Vegas. |
Bet Max |
On a video poker (VP) machine, a selection that allows you to bet
five coins with one click. |
Bet One |
On a VP machine, a selection that allows you to bet one coin. Can
be clicked up to five times. |
| Bicycle |
A straight to the five - ace, two, three, four,
five. Also know as a Wheel. |
| Bullets |
A pair of Aces. Also called
as Pocket Rockets and American Airlines. |
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On a VP machine this selection will cash in your credit for cash (coins).
In online VP, this selection returns the money in the machine to your current
balance. |
| Catching Cards |
Receiving favorable cards. |
| Comps |
Complimentary items
provided by casinos for its customers (e.g. meals,
drinks, entertainment, rooms). |
| Cowboys |
Kings |
Deal |
On a video poker machine, the "Deal" selection deals new cards except for the cards you decided to hold. |
| Deuces Wild Video Poker |
A VP game in which deuces
are used as wild cards. |
| Flush |
A hand with 5
cards of the same suit. |
| Four (4)
of a Kind |
A hand with 4
cards of the same rank |
| Full House |
A hand consisting
of three cards of one rank together with two
cards of a different rank. |
| Full Pay |
The best payoff
schedule usually offered for a particular VP
game. See video poker payouts. |
Hold |
On a VP machine, click hold to selects the cards you want to keep.
You can often click on the card itself to hold it. |
| House Advantage |
The mathematical winning edge that a casino has. |
| House Edge |
The mathematical winning edge that a casino has. |
| Jacks Or Better |
A game that pays for a pair, but the pair
has to be at least Jacks. Aces, Kings, Queens or Jacks. |
| Joker Poker |
A VP game where the Joker is a wild card. |
| Kings or Better |
A game that pays for a pair if the pair
are Kings, or Aces. |
| Ladies |
Queens |
| NETeller |
NETeller is a money transfer service that is accepted
at almost all online casinos. |
| No deposit bonus |
A no-deposit bonus is free money (real money)
that some online casinos give you to allow you to try their games. The
casino usually has some requirements for you to play a bit before
you can withdraw the cash. |
| Odds |
The likelihood that an event will occur. |
| Payback |
The percentage of winnings a machine/game will payout
in relation to the amount bet. |
| PrePaidATM |
PrePaidATM is an ATM Card that is not tied to a bank
account. |
| Royal Flush |
A straight flush with Ace high. |
| Sticky Bonus |
The bonus amount can be used to wager
but that amount will be removed from your account at the time of the first
withdrawal. Also known as "non-cashable" and "for wagering
purposes only". |
| Straight |
Five cards
with consecutive ranks. |
| Straight Flush |
Five cards
with the same suit with consecutive ranks. |
| Wild Card |
Cards that can be used as any rank and suit that the
possessor wants. |
| VP |
A short form of video poker. |
