Gambling

Gambling

The activity or practice of betting or playing a game of chance for money or other stakes. Gambling activities include horse racing, slot machines, boxing, playing-card and dice games, cockfighting, recreational billiards and darts, bingo, lottery, and many others.

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flea

Gambling; Casinos

An annoying person who wants something for nothing. One who expects to be comped for a small wager.

fill

Gambling; Casinos

In poker, to draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).

eye in the sky

Gambling; Casinos

Slang for video surveillance cameras used by casinos, usually placed on the ceiling above the gaming area.

ficheur

Gambling; Casinos

In the American Roulette each player gets chips with different colours so that they do not mix. The croupiers have at their disposal a sophisticated mechanism, also known as ...

even money bet

Gambling; Casinos

A bet with odds of 1:1. A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager.

expected win rate

Gambling; Casinos

In slot machines, the percentage on the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win back over time.

draw

Gambling; Casinos

Relates to the poker games. Basically it means to draw a card (e.g. if you need a card to make a straight, you are on a 'straight draw' or are 'drawing to a straight'. In 'draw ...