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Small Blind

In the game of Texas hold’em the smaller of the compulsory bets players have to put into the pot at the start of a game

Snake Eyes

In the game of craps when a 1 and 1 are thrown together

Snapper

Another name for a natural in Blackjack

Soft Hand

In the game of blackjack when the ace card is counted as 1

Speed Rating

A rating given to horses based on their past performances

Split

1. In the game of blackjack when you split two cards of the same value into two separate hands
2. A tied game in poker

Split Bet

In the game of roulette a bet on two numbers at the same time

Spooking

When a player tries to find out what the dealers’ face down card is in the game of blackjack

Sportsbook

The facility in which bets on sporting events is accepted

Spread

1. The difference between a player’s minimum and maximum bets
2. In spread betting the difference between the buy and sell values which is the companies profit margin

Spread Limit Game

A variation of the game of poker where bets can only be placed between two set limits

Stack

When casino chips are stacked into a group of 20

Stacked Deck

A deck of cards that has been set up in a specific order, usually to cheat

Stake

The amount of money a player has bet

Stand

In the game of blackjack when a player refuses another card

Stand Off

1. In the game of craps where no decision results from the dice on specific bets
2. In the game of blackjack when there is a tie

Stand Pat

In the game of poker when a player refuses to draw cards

Stay

In poker when a player calls rather than raises

Steal

In the game of poker when a player bluffs at the end of a hand to try and win a pot that no one has bet on

Stealing the Blinds

In poker when a player starts with a large bet in order to force players to fold and lose their blind bets

Steaming

A player who is playing with very little care usually when he is losing

Stickman

The person at the craps table who announces the outcome of each roll and gives the dice to the shooter

Stiff

1. In the game of blackjack a hand totalling hard 12 to 16
2. A player who does not tip casino staff

Stop Loss

In spread betting a limit imposed on the amount a gambler can lose on a bet

Straddle

A method of betting where the previous bet is doubled each time for a set number of times

Straight

In the game of poker when you have five cards in a sequence

Straight Flush

A straight all of matching suit

Straight Slots

Slot machines with fixed payouts

Streak

When a player has a run of good or bad cards

Street

In poker one round of betting

String Bet

In poker when a player does not put all the necessary chips into the pot

Single-Deck Blackjack

Only using one deck when playing blackjack

Stuck

When you are losing money to the casino

Stud Poker

A variation of poker where certain cards are dealt face up and some face down

Suited

Cards of the same suit

Suited Connectors

In the game of poker two cards or the same suit that have one difference in number i.e. 2 of hearts and 3 of hearts

Surrender

In the game of blackjack the option to half your bet before taking any cards

Sweeten the pot

To raise the pot or to place the ante bet

System

A particular method devised to try and win when gambling

 
 
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