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Terms R - S
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Rack
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A plastic container in which you can transport and count large-denominational coins,
slot machine tokens, and casino plastic chips.
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Raise
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In poker, a player raises by matching the previous bet and then betting more, to increase
the stake for remaining players.
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Rake
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The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that
is taken from the pot after each round of betting.
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Rank
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The worth of a set of cards.
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Red
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The most common color used for $5 chips.
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Red-Black Bet
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In roulette, an outside wager on whether the next spin will be a red or a black number.
This bet is payed off at even money.
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Reel
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A wheel inside a slot machine window on which the slot machine symbols are printed.
The number of reels per slot machine may very but are usually three.
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RFB
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High rollers are comped with free room, food, and beverage.
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River
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In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold 'em. In seven-card stud,
staying in until the fifth and final round of betting is called going to the river.
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Royal Flush
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In poker, an ace-high straight flush; the best possible hand.
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Session
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A series of plays at any gambling game.
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Set
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In pai gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each.
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Seventh Street
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In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called seventh street because players have seven cards.
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Shoe
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A plastic or wooden box that holds multiple decks of cards for dealing more than two decks of cards.
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Showdown
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In poker, after the last betting round, the players who
remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.
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Shuffle
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Before each hand the dealer mixes up the order of the cards.
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Shutter
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A window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be
pulled down to mark each number as it is called.
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Singleton
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In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank.
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Sixth Street
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In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth street because players have six cards.
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Soft Hand
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In blackjack, any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven is called a soft hand.
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Spot
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Any number from 1 to 80 that a player selects on a keno ticket.
It also refers to the number of numbers that are marked on a ticket.
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Stand
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In blackjack, to stand is to refrain from taking another card.
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Stiff
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In blackjack, a hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit once. Stiffs include hard twelve through sixteen.
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Steal
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In poker, to win the pot by bluffing.
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Straight
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In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks.
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Straight Flush
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In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit.
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Straight Keno
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The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket.
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Surrender
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In blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette,
you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0.
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