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Dictionary of Gambling Terms

table games | machine games

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green

The most common color used for $25 chips.

hand

Refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck.

hard hand

In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.

high poker

Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball.In high poker, high hands win.

high roller

A big bettor.

hit

In blackjack, to take another card.The card received is also called a hit.

hod 'em

A class of poker games

holding your own

Breaking even

hole card

In blackjack, the facedown card that the dealer gets.In stud and hold em poker, the facedown cards dealt to each

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