Gambling Terms


Entries A - Ax

A (blackjack)

A Ballerina Special (craps)

A Cheval (roulette)

A Duck and a Flea (bingo) - 23

A Flea in Heaven (bingo) - 37

A Hobos Delight on a Cold and Rainy Night (craps) - Boxcars: 12

A Spin (roulette)

A Square Pair (craps) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 8 (4&4)

Aaa (general terms) - Amateur Athletics Association.

Aaaa (general terms) - Asian Amateur Athletics Association.

Aakf (general terms) - Asian Amateur Kabaddi Foundation.

Aasf (general terms) - Asian Ameteur Swimming Federation.

Aba (general terms) - Asian Boxing Association.

Able (poker)

Ac (blackjack)

Acb (general terms) - Australian Cricket Board.

Acc (general terms) - Asian Cricket Council.

According to Hoyle (poker)

Account Card (keno)

Accumulator (general terms)

Ace (poker)

Ace Caught a Deuce (craps) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 3 (2&1).

Ace in the Hole (poker)

Ace Out (poker)

Ace to Five (poker)

Ace Up the Sleeve (poker)

Ace-Deuce (craps) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 3 (2&1)

Ace-High (poker) - A five-card hand containing an ace but no pair; beats a king-high, but loses to any pair or above.

Ace-High Straight Flush (poker) - A royal flush.

Acepots (poker)

Aces (craps) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 2 (1&1)

Aces and Spaces (poker) - A five-card hand consisting of two aces and three other worthless cards.

Aces Full (poker) - A full house with aces over any pair.

Aces Over (poker) - 1) Pairs, one of which is aces. 2) A full house with aces over any pair.

Aces Up (poker) - Pairs, one of which is aces.

Ace-to-Five Draw (poker)

Ace-to-Five Lowball (poker)

Acey-Deucey (poker)

Acey-Uppy (poker) - Pairs, one of which is aces.

Across the Board (general terms) - A method of wagering on a horse to win, place and show.

Across the Card (general terms) - Meaning to bet in doubles etc. on simultaneous races.

Act (poker) - To do something when it's your turn, one of: check, call, fold, open bet, and raise.

Act (blackjack)

Action (poker)

Action (blackjack)

Action (general terms)

Action (roulette) - The amount of money wagered over a given period of time. Used as a basis for judging comps.

Action (videopoker)

Action Button (poker)

Action Only (poker)

Action Player (roulette)

Active (poker)

Active Hand (poker) - A hand still in contention for a pot.

Active Player (poker) - A player who is still in the pot.

Added Game (general terms)

Add-on (poker)

Admission (bingo)

Adrenotrend System (roulette)

Advantage (craps)

Advantage (poker) - Same as edge (An advantage over an opponent, either specific or subjective).

Advantage Player (poker) - A thief or cheater, that is, someone who wins by taking an advantage.

Advantage Tool (poker)

Advertise (poker)

Advertisement (poker) - The act of advertising.

Afc (general terms) - Asian Football Confederation.

After Five, the Field's Alive (craps) - Betting that the next roll will be the number of 5 (3&2)

After Game(s) (bingo) - The game(s) played after the end of a regular "session" of play.

After-Hours Game (poker)

A-Game (poker)

Age (poker)

Agent (blackjack)

Agent (keno) - A Keno Gaming outlet, eg: Clubs, Hotels, TAB.

Agent (lotto) - A retail outlet for lottery tickets.

Agent (poker) - The partner of a thief in a cheating scheme.

Agf (general terms) - Asian Games Federation.

Aggregate Limit (keno) - Total payout liability of a casino during any one game.

Aggressive (poker)

Ahead (poker)

Ahf (general terms) - Asian Hockey Federation.

Ainsworth (poker) - In hold'em, 6-2 as one's first two cards.

Air (poker)

Ajax (poker) - In hold'em, A-J as one's first two cards. Also called foamy cleanser.

Alabama Night Riders (poker) - Three kings.

Alcohol. (poker) - I'll call.

Alenbert System (roulette)

Alexander (poker) - The king of clubs. Probably comes from Alexander the Great.

All (Blue, Green, Purple, Etc.) (poker) - Colorful terms to describe a flush.

All Black (poker) - Having a spade or club flush. Also, all blue, all purple.

All Blue (poker) - Having a spade or club flush. Also, all black.

All Green (poker)

All in (general terms)

All or Nothing (keno) - A keno ticket that only pays if all picked numbers are drawn, or no picked numbers are drawn.

All Pink (poker) - Having a heart or diamond flush. Also, all red.

All Purple (poker) - Having a spade or club flush. Also, all black, all blue.

All Red (poker) - Having a heart or diamond flush. Also, all pink.

All the Spots we Got (craps) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 12 (6&6)

All the Way (poker) - Betting all one's chips, usually preceded by go. "If I make this hand, I'm going all the way."

All the Way in One Play. (poker) - I'm betting all my chips.

All Up (general terms)

All Up to Win (general terms)

All Weather Racing (general terms) - Flat racing which takes place on an artificial surface

All-in (poker)

All-in Bet (poker) - A bet made by a player in which he puts all his chips in the pot because he is all in.

Allowance (general terms) - Is the weight concession the horse is given to compensate for its rider's inexperience

Alone Player (poker) - A card thief working with no confederates.

Amateur (Rider) (general terms)

Amc. (poker)

American Airlines (poker)

American Wheel (roulette)

Ammo (poker) - Chips. "Houseman, I need more ammo" is a request for more chips.

Ammunition (poker) - Chips. "Houseman, I need more ammunition" is a request for more chips.

An Ace Caught a Loose Duce (craps) - Three.

An Ace Working (poker) - An ace in hand.

Anaconda (poker)

Anchor Man (general terms)

Angle (poker) - Any technically legal but ethically dubious way to increase your expectation at a game; a trick.

Angle Shooter (poker)

Announce (poker)

Announced Bet (poker)

Annuity (lotto)

Anoca (general terms) - Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa.

Ante (poker)

Ante (general terms) - Usually in poker, a term used for the first money wagered on a hand.

Ante and Straddle (poker)

Ante Bean (poker) - An ante, or a chip used to ante.

Ante Post (general terms)

Ante Up (poker) - Put one's ante in the pot. A request, usually by the dealer, to one or more players to ante up.

Any 7 (craps)

Any Craps (craps)

Any Craps (general terms) - A one-roll dice bet covering the 2, 3, or 12.

Any Seven (general terms) - A one-roll dice bet covering any 7.

Any to Come or Atc (general terms)

Any Way Up (bingo) - 69

Aol (blackjack) - An abbreviation for AmericaOnLine, the company.

Apc (blackjack) - The acronym for Advanced Point Count, a counting system associated with Ken Uston.

Apga (general terms) - Asia Professional Golfers' Association.

Aplta (general terms) - All-Pakistan Lawn Tennis Association.

Apologizer (poker) - Same as apology card.

Apology Card (poker)

Apple (poker) - Big game, often the biggest game in a particular club. "I lost $1000 in the apple today." Also, big apple.

Apprentice (general terms)

Approximates (general terms)

Apron (blackjack)

Arae (general terms) - Ameteur Rowing Association of the East.

Arc (general terms) - Asian Racing Conference.

Arf (general terms) - Asian Rowing Federation.

Argine (poker) - The queen of clubs. May be an anagram of Regina (queen in Latin), or a corruption of Argea.

Arkansas Flush (poker) - Four-card flush.

Around-the-Corner Straight (poker)

Artist (poker) - A cheat who manipulates the deck.

As (blackjack) - The acronym for Arnold Snyder, author and publisher.

As Nas (poker) - An ancient Persian game that some say is an ancestor of poker.

Asa (general terms) - Asian Swimming Association.

Asf (general terms) - Asian Squash Federation.

Asian Five-Card Stud (poker) - A California game, a form of five-card stud played with a stripped deck.

Asian Games (poker) - The former name for California games. The term is still sometimes used in casinos and card-rooms.

Asian Handicap (general terms)

Asian Stud (poker) - A California game, a form of five-card stud played with a stripped deck.

Ask For More (bingo) - 34

Assault Rifle (poker) - In Omaha, hole cards that are A-K-4-7 of any suit(s)

Assigned Bettor (poker) - The player who is first to bet in a particular round.

At the Beginning (bingo) - 1

Atomic Craps (craps) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 12 (6&6)

Atp (general terms) - Association of Tennis Professionals.

Ats (general terms) - Against the spread," taking points rather than betting with the spread and laying points.

Attu (general terms) - Asian Table Tennis Union.

Auction (baccarat)

Audition (blackjack)

Audition (general terms) - A casino test to determine if a dealer will be hired. Can be conducted on a live game.

Austrac (keno)

Auto Ante (poker)

Automatic (poker) - Being in a must-bet situation.

Automatic Bet (poker)

Automatic Bluff (poker)

Avc (general terms) - Asian Volleyball Confederation.

Average Payback (videopoker)

Ax (poker) - The percentage of a pot kept by the management to pay expenses; usually called drop.