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Rack

In a casino a device for holding 100 chips in

Rags

In poker another name for bad cards

Rail

1. The wall that surround a craps table that stop the dice falling off the table
2. The barrier on the inside of a racetrack

Rail Bird

Someone who watches casino games but does not play

Raise

In the game of poker to increase the bet above the previous one

Rake

In a game of poker the percentage of the pot that the casino takes from each game

Rap

In poker to knock the table to indicate a player is checking

Read

In poker to try and work out what cards your opponent has

Red Black Bet

In the game of roulette a bet on either red or black

Reds

Casino chips of $5 in value

Reels

The loops that spin around inside a slot machine

Reels Strips

The symbols printed around the reels

Represent

In the game of poker when a player bets in such a way as to indicate they have a stronger hand than they actually have

Re-raise

In poker when a player raises the pot after a raise has already taken place

Resplit

In blackjack when you have split a pair and you then receive another card of the same value which you split again

Rich Deck

In the game of blackjack when the cards that remaining in the deck of cards are favourable to the player

Riding the Pony

In the game of baccarat, betting with the trend

Riffle Shuffle

A method of shuffling cards where half the cards are held in each hand and they are dropped together from either side so the edges overlap each other so that they get well mixed up

Rock

In poker a player who folds all the time until they are a dealt a very good hand

River

In the game of Texas Holdem the final community card dealt

Roll the Bones

Alternative name for throwing the dice in craps

Round

One completed game of blackjack where all hands have been played and all payouts made

Royal Flush

The top hand in poker containing 10, Jack, Queen, King and Ace of the same suit

Run

1. Alternative name for a straight
2. When a player gets lots of goods cards in a row

Running Bad

A player on a losing streak

Running Good

A player on a winning streak

Run the Shoe

In the game of baccarat when the player keeps control of the shoe by winning banker bets until every card has been dealt

Ruin

Lose all your money in the casino

Runt

A hand lower than a single pair

Rush

A winning streak

 
 
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