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Gambling Dictionary


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Blank

In poker a card that does nothing to improve your hand

Blind Bet

In the game of poker it is the bet stipulated in the rules a player must bet at beginning of a hand

Blow Back
When a player loses all of their profits
Bluff

In the game of poker when someone tries to win a game by pretending they have a better hand than they actually do

Bone

Another name for a casino chip

Book

1. Confirmation of a placed bet
2. All the odds of the participants in a particular event are collectively called a book. A bookmaker is said to "make a book"

Bookmaker

The person who specifies the odds

Bonusing

A way in which slot machines sometimes give players additional jackpots unrelated to the gameplay

Boxcars

In the game of craps a roll adding up to 12

Boxman

The person in the game of craps who sits at the centre of the table supervising the game

Break

In the game of blackjack when your cards add-up to more than 21

Break Down a Bet

The split the chips up in to smaller piles to make sure you are paying out the correct amount

Brushing

Switching cards in the middle of a game

Bug

Another name for a joker

Building a Pot

In poker when a player raises in order to increase the total amount in the pot

Bullet

In the game of poker an alternative name for the ace

Bump

In poker an alternative word for raise

Burn

When the dealer discards a card from a casino game involving cards s

Burnt Cards

In blackjack and poker those cards discarded from the deck that other players have not seen

Bust

1. Going over 21 in the game of blackjack
2. In poker a bad hand that has not improved as hoped

Bust a Player

In poker to eliminate a player from the game

Busted Flush

In the game of poker when a player has 4 of the 5 cards needed to make a flush

Busted Out

In poker to eliminate a player from the game

Bust Out Joint
A casino that is cheating the players out of money
Button

In the game of poker the small marker denoting which player must make the blind bet

Buy

In spread betting a bet that the result will be higher than the offer quoted

Buy In

Buying your casino chips before starting to bet

By Me

In a game of draw poker a verbal statement that a player is not exchanging any cards

 
 
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