ONLINE CASINO LISTS
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| Hit | In blackjack, to take another card from the dealer. |
| Hole card | In blackjack, the dealer's face down card. In poker, the cards dealt face down to a player |
| Hold'Em | A poker game in which players are dealt only two, face down, cards. A flop of five communal cards is dealt, giving the player a choice of five from seven to make the best possible hand. Hold'Em is short for Texas Hold'Em |
| House Advantage | The mathematical winning edge that a casino has. |
| House Edge | The mathematical winning edge that a casino has. |
| Insurance | In blackjack, insurance is a side bet, which is available when the dealer's first card showing is an ace. The player can bet up to one half of his original bet and receive payment of 2 to 1 if the dealer has a blackjack. |
| Jacks Or Better | In Video Poker, a game that pays for a pair if the pair is a pair of Aces, Kings Queens or Jacks. |
| Joker Poker | A video poker game where the Joker is a wild card. |
| Kings or Better | In Video Poker, a game that pays for a pair if the pair are Kings, or Aces. |
| Ladies | Queens |
| Loose | Slot machines are loose when they are paying back a high a high percentage of the money bet. A small house edge. |
| Natural | Blackjack : A two-card total of 21 (Ace and a 10-value
card). Baccarat : A two-card total of 8 or 9. Craps: Player rolls a 7 or 11. |
| Markers | Credit extended to players wagering in large amounts. Markers are players IOU slips. Checks that can written at the tables by players that have established credit at the casino. |
| NETeller | NETeller is a money transfer service that is accepted at almost all casinos. |
| No deposit bonus | A no-deposit bonus is free money (real money) that some online casinos give you to try their games. The casino usually has some requirements for you to play a certain amount before you can withdraw the bonus. |
| No Hole Card | A blackjack game where the dealer doesn't check for blackjack before players play their hands. With this rule, players lose double the wager amount in the case of a split or double down with a dealer blackjack. |
| Non-cashable bonus | An online casino bonus in which the bonus amount can be used to bet but the bonus will be removed from your account when you make your first withdrawal. Also known as "for wagering purposes only" and "sticky" bonus |
| Odds | The likelihood that an event will occur. |
| Omaha | A poker game where players are dealt 4 cards face down. The players must use two of the four cards and two from community cards. |
| Omaha Hi-Lo | A variation of Omaha where there is a winner for the best high hand and one for the best low hand. |
| Opener | The player who made the first voluntary bet. |
| Openers | In poker, a hand with which the betting can be started . Openers applies to games that require a mini um card rank to start the betting. |
| Outside Straight | In poker and video poker a hand that has four cards to a straight, where the one card you need to complete the straight is at the beginning or the end of the run. |
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