The complete online gaming dictionary

Phrase or word	Context	Meaning
1337	Games	Leet, from Elite, used to describe the written language of gamers
A crutch and a duck	Bingo	Bingo call for number 72.
A flea in heaven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 37.
ABT	Backgammon	Stands for American Backgammon Tour, major annual competition
Accept a double	Backgammon	Agreeing to continue a game at twice the original stakes.
Ace	Backgammon	Number one on a dice
Ace-point	Backgammon	One point on the board.
Acey-deucey	Backgammon	Variant of Backgammon introduced by the Navy where rolls of 1 and 2 give extra turns.
Action	Backgammon	Refers to money games.
Action Card	Poker	a card that, on reveal, causes significant betting action, usually helping two or more players.
Active builder	Backgammon	A chequer in position to help make another point in subsequent rolls.
Add-on	Poker	the purchase of more chips before you have busted in a live game.
Advertising	Poker	showing your hand or making an obvious play to falsify an impression of your style to your opponents.
AFK	Games	Away From Keyboard
Aggro	Games	State of a monster coming from the word aggressive or the amount of aggression a player has attracted from a monster
AI	Games	Artificial Intellegence, the program controlling all non human avatars
Air	Poker	having nothing in your hand or getting nothing i.e. catching air on the river
All but one	Bingo	Bingo call for number 89.
All or nothing	Keno	A Keno term used to describe a ticket which only gets paid if all picked numbers come up or none of the numbers do.
All the eights	Bingo	Bingo call for number 88.
All the feathers	Bingo	Bingo call for number 33.
All the fives	Bingo	Bingo call for number 55.
All the fours	Bingo	Bingo call for number 44.
All the sevens	Bingo	Bingo call for number 77.
All the sixes	Bingo	Bingo call for number 66.
All the threes	Bingo	Bingo call for number 33.
All the twos	Bingo	Bingo call for number 22.
All-In	Poker	putting all your remaining chips into your bet.
Anchor	Backgammon	Two or more chequers on a point in your opponents home board (points 1-6).
Angle/Angle Shooter	Poker	a style of play/player who miscalls their hand or is erratic with betting to confuse opponents as to their next action.
Ante	Poker	Where no blind is used, the Ante is how money gets put into the pot at the start of the hand. It is a very low percentage of each players initial bet.
Anti-alias	Games	The smoothing effect on graphics used to eliminate the pixelated, stepped look of in-game objects.
Anti-Joker	Backgammon	Extremely poor roll. The opposite of a joker.
AoC	Games	Age of Conan, online game based on the stories of Conan
Argumentative number	Bingo	Bingo call for number 67.
Arm	Casino	A Craps player who is so skilled at dice throwing that they defy the conventional odds of the game.
Army	Backgammon	All your chequers in play which are blocking and attacking then return home safely.
Around the corner	Backgammon	A move from your outer board (points 7-12) to your opponents outer board.
Ask for more	Bingo	Bingo call for number 34.
At the beginning	Bingo	Bingo call for number 1.
Attack Zone	Backgammon	Points 1-11 on your side of the board.
Automatic doubles	Backgammon	Optional rule stating that if both players roll th esame number on the first roll of the game, the stakes are doubled.
Avatar	Games	The 3D Image that represents a player (or mobile)
Baccarat	Casino	A popular table game involving 6 or 8 decks of cards and little skill to succeed.
Back game	Backgammon	A lagging player that has two or more anchors in the opponent's home board
Back Man	Backgammon	A player's rear-most chequer - usually in the opponents home board or on the bar.
Backdoor	Poker	A hand that emerged that was different to the players intended hand i.e. going for a flush but trips come up
Backgammon	Backgammon	Game with 24 points (triangles) on a board, 12 each side for 2 players. Aim is to roll the dice to move chequers home and off the board while preventing your opponent doing the same thing.
Backgammon board	Backgammon	Made up of 24 thin triangles (points) alternating in colour. Players have 12 points each and the board is split into 4 quadrants consisting of each players inner board (points 1-6 on your side) and outer board (points 7-12 on your side). The inner and outer board are divided by the 'bar', the wooden ridge on which chequers are placed if they've been hit.
Backraise	Poker	A re-raise from a player who already called in the same betting round
Backtrack	Roulette	Stationary outer rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun.
bad beat	Poker	A losing hand that was favourite to win to another hand that had very small odds to win
Baffle box	Backgammon	Used to roll the dice properly.
Bakelite	Backgammon	The original plastic material used in the 1920's to make backgammon pieces. Still preferred today.
Baker's dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 13.
Bakers run	Bingo	Bingo call for number 61.
Ball gate	Bingo	The releasing flap in the ball dispensing machine.
Ball runway	Bingo	Channel the ball is launched up by the ball shooter to enter the main playfield area.
Banana split	Backgammon	A risky move of leaving a chequer unguarded in order to make a hit on your opponent.
Bang on the drum	Bingo	Bingo call for number 71.
Bank	Poker	Also called the house, the person responsible for distributing chips, buy-ins, and paying the winners.
Bankroll	Poker	The amount of money that a player has to wager for the duration of his or her career.
Bar	Backgammon	The wooden ridge in the centre of the board dividing inner and outer boards. Chequers are put on the bar once hit.
Barabino	Backgammon	Named after Rick Barabino, a backgammon expert. A roll of 5-4 from the bar used to make an anchor (two or more chequers on a point) on the opponents 5-point i.e. In their home board.
Bar-point	Backgammon	A players 7-point on the board as it is right next to the bar.
Basic strategy	Casino	The set of plays required for an advantage.
Basket bingo	Bingo	Where 'basket' prizes are awarded.
Battle of primes	Backgammon	Where both players have chequers stuck behind 6 amade points in a row (i.e. Anchors or blocks)
Bear in	Backgammon	To move a chequer into your home board before rolling it off the board.
Bear off	Backgammon	The last stage of the game where chequers have made it home so are removed from the board according to the roll of the dice.
Beaver	Backgammon	An inmmediate re-double of the stakes by a player who just accepted a double.
Bed and breakfast	Bingo	Bingo call for number 26 - traditionally B&B was two shillings and sixpence i.e. 2 and 6.
Behind in court	Backgammon	The losing player who has more 'pips' or moves left that are necessary to get all chequers in their home board.
Berry Patch	Poker	A game where there are a lot of unskilled players
Bertha	Backgammon	A bad play where you roll 6-5 from the opponents 1-point to your mid point without realising your opponent is blocking your way by making their bar-point (7-point)
Beta	Games	A test stage before the game is officially released, for testing (beta-testing)
Between the sticks	Bingo	Bingo call for number 86.
BFG	Games	Big Fucking Gun
Biased wheel	Roulette	An imperfection in a roulette wheel that makes certain numbers come up more often that probability allows for.
BIBA	Backgammon	British Isles Backgammon Association
Big bet game	Poker	A game played with a no limit betting structure.
Big blind	Poker	Blinds are forced bets to keep money in the pot in poker. The big blind is the larger of two blinds.
Big play	Backgammon	Aggressive play employed when more conservative play is available.
Big Slick	Poker	A colloquial term for Ace/King hand (suited or not).
Bind	Games	To tag an item or spell to a certain character. Or to defina a macro or function for a specific key on the keyboard
Bingo board	Bingo	Electronic display board showing numbers drawn.
Bingo card	Bingo	Card with 24 numbered spaces plus 1 free (up to number 75) space set in columns for marking off as numbers are called.
Bingo marker	Bingo	The dauber used to mark off your numbers.
Black action	Roulette	A bet made with a black $100 chip.
Blackout	Bingo	Where the whole bingo card must be covered to win.
Blacks	Roulette	Chips of $100
Blaze	Poker	A non-standard hand of five face cards that outranks a flush.
Bleed	Poker	Constantly losing chips through bad play
Blind 50	Bingo	Bingo call for number 50.
Blind 60	Bingo	Bingo call for number 60.
Blind 70	Bingo	Bingo call for number 70.
Blind 80	Bingo	Bingo call for number 80.
Blind 90	Bingo	Bingo call for number 90.
Blind stud	Poker	A different version of the stud poker game in which all cards are dealt face down.
Blind thirty	Bingo	Bingo call for number 30.
Blind twenty	Bingo	Bingo call for number 20.
Blistering	Poker	A cheat’s strategy of marking cards with their fingernail.
Blitz	Backgammon	All-out attack on your opponent, wiping out any lone chequers thay have in your home board.
Block	Backgammon	A point with two or more chequers deliberately used to block your opponents play.
Blockade	Backgammon	A row of blocks which trap your opponents runners (chequers still in your home board).
Blocking Backgammon	Backgammon	Variation of Backgammon where one chequer controls a point instead of two.
Blocking bet	Poker	An oddly small bet made by a player out of position intended to block a larger bet by an opponent.
Blocking game	Backgammon	Strategy of building blockades as opposed to attacking.
Blot	Backgammon	A single chequer which is sitting alone on a point and vulnerable to being hit.
Blot-hitting contest	Backgammon	Hitting each others blots while leaving your own vunerable in order to gain a key point i.e. creating a prime (blockade of 6 in a row)
Boat	Poker	Also known as a full house
Bold play	Backgammon	Leaving lone chequers (blots) open for attack from your opponent.
Boomstick	Games	A gun.
Borked	Games	Not functioning properly
Boss	Games	An enemy in the end of the game or at the end of a stage in the game, often used to describe lesser quality games
Bot	Games	Robot, used for cheating in online games
Both ways	Poker	Both halves of a split pot
Bottle	Betting	Tic tac term for 2/1.
Bottom Pair	Poker	Pair made when the lowest card comes through on the flop i.e. you have King/Four and Four comes up.
Bottom track	Roulette	Stationary slanted inner area of the wheel where the ball slides before landing on the numbers.
Bounty	Poker	An additional cash reward, separate from the tournament pay out, given for each player you eliminate in the game.
Boxcars	Backgammon	Double 6 on the dice roll, also known as 'The Boys'.
Break	Backgammon	Used to describe breaking a prime (blockade of 6 in a row), break a point etc
Break a point	Backgammon	Removing a chequer from a point to leave a lone chequer and open point for your opponent.
Break a prime	Backgammon	Opening a point/s in your blockade of 6 points.
Break contact	Backgammon	Moving past the oppponent's last chequer so no more hitting or blocking is possible - simply a race home.
Brick	Poker	Otherwise known as a blank; a card that doesn’t help another players hand or complete their draws.
Brick & Mortar	Casino	A "real" casino building with tables, dealers, etc, not an online room.
Bricked	Games	A device that no longer works - 'It's bricked!'.
Bridge order	Poker	Bridge suit rank rules: Spades beat hearts beat diamonds beat clubs.
Brighton line	Bingo	Bingo call for number 59 (London to Brighton bus service was the number 59).
Broadway	Poker	A 10 through ace straight.
Brush	Poker	Casino employee who manages the poker room i.e. player list, brushing the table, announcing open seats etc.
Bubble	Poker	Any situation close to the payout positions in a tournament i.e. if you go out on the bubble you finished in the last position before entering the payout structure.
Buckle my shoe	Bingo	Bingo call for number 32.
Buff	Games	A positive spell
Buffed	Games	Someone affected by all available (or several) positive spells
Bug	Poker	A form of wild card – usually the jokers added to the deck to represent pre-agreed cards.
Builder	Backgammon	Moving a chequer into your outer board that gives you the opportunity to make a prime (blockade) across the next 6 points.
Bulls eye	Bingo	Bingo call for number 50.
Bully	Poker	A player who consistently raises to force out more timid players
Bump	Backgammon	Hit/remove a chequer.
Bump and run	Backgammon	Hit a chequer and move passed it.
Burlington Bertie	Bingo	Bingo call for number 30.
Burn	Poker	To discard the top card from the deck, face down before each dealt hand to prevent cheating.
Bust	Casino	Going over 21 in a game of Black Jack.
Button	Poker	Generally indicated dealer position at the table. Also referred to as ‘buck’ or ‘hat’.
Button mashing	Games	Randomly hitting buttons on the controller without knowing what you're doing.
Button up	Backgammon	To secure a blot (lone chequer) by teaming it with another chequer.
Buy short	Poker	Buying into a game for less than the normal buy-in price. Only allowed if other players accept or you lost a full buy-in previously.
Buy the pot	Poker	Betting when no-one else is betting to force them out of the game so you win the value of the blinds.
Buy-in	Poker	The minimum amount of chips you have to buy to take part in a game.
BYOB	Backgammon	Bring your own board.
Cage	Roulette	Room where casino cashier sits.
Call	Poker	Matching a bet, calling a stake laid by another player.
Call the clock	Poker	Time period by which a player has to act. If someone is taking a long time, opponents or the dealer can call the clock to speed up play.
Calling Station	Poker	A player who calls often, but doesn't raise or fold much. Generally a weak-passive player.
Camper	Games	Someone staying in one position that gives an advantage
Cancellation Betting System	Roulette	Betting system that cancels numbers after a win and adds number after a loss.
Candlesticks	Backgammon	Where a player's chequers are stacked on a single point i.e. 5/6 chequers all on the same point.
Candy store	Bingo	Bingo call for number 74.
Cap	Poker	The limit on the number of raises allowed in one round of betting – generally the maximum is four.
Capping a bet	Roulette	Illegally adding more chips to a bet that has just won.
Card counting	Casino	Someone who is able to keep track of all cards played since the shuffle for strategic advantage in play.
Card sharp	Casino	Person who is expert at card play.
Cards speak	Poker	The player’s verbal declaration of what’s in their hand may not match the actual hand. The card’s speak for themselves in this instance.
Carpet	Betting	Tic tac term for 3/1.
Case card	Poker	The only remaining rank card in the deck i.e. the last Ace in the pack.
Cash plays	Poker	Player betting currency at the table in lieu of more chips
Casino advantage	Casino	Refers to the edge the house has over the players of a game.
Catch	Keno	When your number is drawn.
Catch perfect	Poker	Catching the only two cards that can complete a hand and win the pot, generally ones that lead to a straight flush.
Catchers	Backgammon	Deliberately spread out chequers designed to hit your opponent's chequer should they try to escape.
Center pot	Poker	The main pot in a table stakes game where one or more players are all in.
CH	Bingo	Stands for Chat Hosts in online bingo
Chamelon strategy	Roulette	Following players on winning streaks and copying their betting actions.
Chase	Poker	To carry on playing a poor hand because you’ve put money in the pot.
Chasing losses	Roulette	Betting big to recoup losses already made.
Check	Poker	To pass on betting. Also another word for a poker chip.
Check-raise	Poker	Strategic play where a player checks early to incite play from an opponent, then raises in the same round.
Chip dumping	Poker	Collusion where early all-in actions are made by two or more players in a tournament. The winning player will split the winnings between all colluders.
Chip leader	Poker	The player with the most amount of chips in the tournament at any said point.
Choo choo Thomas	Bingo	Bingo call for number 58.
Chop	Poker	To split a pot because of a tie, split-pot game, or player agreement.
Choppy game	Roulette	Where player nor casino win very often.
Chouette	Backgammon	A variation of backgammon that includes three or more players; one player (the box) plays against a team led by a captain.
Christmas cake	Bingo	Bingo call for number 38.
Cinque-Point	Backgammon	The 5-point.
Claim a game	Backgammon	Offering a double stake which you believe will be refused so you can collect the value of the cube (pot).
Clan	Games	Group of players connected by the games interface
Clean the floor	Bingo	Bingo call for number 54.
Clickety click	Bingo	Bingo call for number 66.
Closed board	Backgammon	When all 6 points in a player's home board are blocked.
Coat-tail	Casino	Bet the same numbers as someone who is winning.
Coffee housing	Poker	Verbally misleading an opponent about the strength of a hand i.e. a player might feign uncertainty when they have two aces.
Cold	Casino	Slot machine that isn't paying out or player on a losing streak.
Cold call	Poker	To call an amount that represents a sum of bets or raises by more than one player.
Cold deck	Poker	A new deck switched into the game that has been stacked to favour a cheating player.
Collusion	Poker	Cheating by more than one player working together to affect the outcome of the game.
Color change, color up	Poker	Exchanging small-denomination chips for larger ones.
Column bet	Roulette	Betting on one of the columns of 12 numbers on the table layout.
Combo game	Poker	A casino table at which multiple forms of poker are played in rotation.
Comfort station	Backgammon	Mid-point where you have 5 chequers on your opponent's 12 point.
Coming of age	Bingo	Bingo call for number 18.
Committed position	Backgammon	Where there is only one game play that can win.
Communicate	Backgammon	To keep chequers 6 moves (pips) from each other for support.
Community Card Poker	Poker	Poker games that use ‘window’ or ‘shared’ cards that are dealt face up and used communally by all players in conjunction with their private hands.
Comp	Roulette	Free stuff given to people betting large amounts.
Compact position	Backgammon	Where you have several made points in close succession with few gaps.
Complete Hand	Poker	A hand defined by all five cards -- a straight, flush, full house, four of a kind, or straight flush.
Connectors	Poker	Two or more cards of consecutive rank.
Continuation bet	Poker	A bet made after the flop by the player who took the lead in betting before
Co-Op	Games	Cooperative game where benefits come from cooperation between players
Copper	Bingo	Bingo call for number 49.
Corner bet	Roulette	A bet that 4 numbers in a segment of the table layout will win.
Counterfeit	Poker	A card that makes your hand worse e.g you could have made a pair of 8s on the flop but a pair of Queens come up which your opponents now have too, reducing the odds of winning.
Cow	Poker	If two players are sharing a buy-in, each player will be known as a cow. ‘Going cow’ is making this arrangement.
Crack	Poker	To beat a big hand.
Crapping out	Casino	Rolling a 2,3 or 12 on the first roll.
Craps	Casino	Dice table game.
Crawford Game	Backgammon	First game in a match after either player gets within one point of winning.
Credit line	Casino	Amount of credit a player is allowed by that casino.
Creep	Games	Warcraft term meaning monsters.
Cripple	Poker	Generally ending play by having an unbeatable hand that forces all other players to fold.
Crossover	Backgammon	When a chequer crosses to the adjacent quadrant.
Crossover count	Backgammon	Number of chequers that need to crossover to get home and off the board.
Crossroader	Casino	A casino cheat.
Croupier	Roulette	Wheel operator.
Crutch and a flea	Bingo	Bingo call for number 73.
Crying call	Poker	Calling even though you think you will lose
CS	Games	Counterstrike, a first person shooter
Cube play	Backgammon	Offering, accepting and refusing doubles (on the doubling cube in the centre of the board).
Cup of tea	Bingo	Bingo call for number 3.
Current stake	Backgammon	The initial stake multiplied by the value shown on the doubling cube.
Cut card	Poker	A coloured plastic card used to cut the deck and remain under the bottom card so players cannot see what it is.
d'Alembert betting system	Casino	Where you bet is increased by one unit after a loss and decreased by a unit after a win.
Dance	Backgammon	Throwing numbers which fail to enter a chequer from the bar (you must throw the number required to reach an open point).
Dancing queen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 17.
Danny La Rue	Bingo	Bingo call for number 52.
Dark	Poker	An action taken before the player has the information they would normally have to take an action.
DD	Games	Damage Dealer, character that has specialized in dealing damage in combat
Dead blind	Poker	A player posting a dead blind cannot raise if all other players call.
Dead hand	Poker	An illegal hand that cannot be played i.e. it contains too many cards, or the player fouled in some way.
Dead man	Backgammon	Chequer that is deep in the player's home board where it serves no purpose.
Dead man's hand	Poker	Aces and eights in a two-pair hand.
Dead money	Poker	Cash in the pot that is not equivalent to the bets and calls by active players in the pot. The term has morphed to be used to describe the stakes of weak players who are unlikely to win their money back.
Dead table	Casino	Table ready for action but with no players.
Deadwood	Poker	All the discarded/previously dealt cards in a deck. Also known as the muck.
Deal me in	Poker	Player request to the dealer to be included in the next hand.
Deal me out	Poker	Player term for notifying the dealer they will be absent from the game
Dealer's choice	Poker	The dealer can dictate which poker game will be played at each hand.
Decloak	Poker	Like check-raising, this is another term for raising after a period of slowplay.
Deep	Backgammon	Low numbered point.
Deep anchor	Backgammon	Anchor/point made on the opponent's 1/2-point
Derniere	Roulette	Last group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet
Deuce	Poker	a 2-spot card or any reference to the number two in poker i.e. $2 stake
Devil's number	Bingo	Bingo call for number 13.
Dice mechanic	Backgammon	A player who is skillful enough to control the dice on the roll i.e. Cheating craftily
Dilly builder	Backgammon	A chequer which only bears on points deep in the player's home board.
Dime bet	Casino	A big $1000 wager.
Ding	Games	The (imaginary) sound made when reaching the next level.
Direct hit	Backgammon	Hitting a chequer by using the number on only one of the dice.
Dirty Gertie	Bingo	Bingo call for number 30.
Dirty knees	Bingo	Bingo call for number 33.
Dirty stack	Poker	Where a stack of chips contains some rogue chips of different denominations either for cheating or through carelessness of the dealer.
DMP	Backgammon	Double Match Point: where both players only need one point to win.
Doctor's orders	Bingo	Bingo call for number 9 - originating from WW II where the pill Number 9 was a laxative.
Dog	Poker	The underdog
Dolly Parton	Poker	A straight 5 through 9, as in ‘working nine to five...’
Donation	Poker	A deliberate call made by a bored or frivolous player who expects to lose.
Door card	Poker	The first visible card on the flop in a game of Hold’em
DOT	Games	Damage Over Time
Double carpet	Betting	33/1 odds.
Double Down	Casino	Blackjack player's chance to double their bet by receiving only one more card.
Double ducks	Backgammon	Rolling 2-2 on the dice.
Double gutter/double belly buster	Poker	Games of 6 cards or more where a draw to the straight can be made by two ranks where it is not open-ended eg. K-J-10-9-7 which could become a straight with a Q or 8.
Double raise	Poker	The minimum raise in a no-limit or pot-limit game, raising only by the amount of the current bet.
Double up, double through	Poker	To double your stack by going all-in and winning against an opponent with the same or more chips than you.
Double-ace flush	Poker	a flush where wild cards play as aces, even if an ace is already present. Not used in standard poker rules.
Doubling Cube	Backgammon	Cube controlling the stakes of the game. Like a dice but with numbers 2,4,8,16,32,64. Cube starts in the middle on 64 which has a value of 1. You offer a double and turn it to 2. If the person accepts they become the owner of the cube and are the only ones that can offer the next double where the cube would be turned to 4 and so on.
Down and Dirty	Poker	The final hole card dealt in a game of 7 Card Stud
Down on your knees	Bingo	Bingo call for number 43.
Down to the felt/green	Poker	Going all-in or losing your entire stack i.e. there are no chips between you and the green felt of the table.
Downcard	Poker	A card that is dealt facedown – also known as a hole card.
Doyle Brunson	Poker	Going all-in or losing your entire stack i.e. there are no chips between you and the green felt of the table.
Dozen bet	Roulette	A bet on any one of the 12-sequence numbers on the layout.
DPS	Games	Damage Per Second
Drag light	Poker	The act of pulling chips away from the pot to cover a bet you don’t have the money to otherwise place. If you win, the debt is ignored. If you lose you must cover the amount in cash. No casinos play this home-game rule.
Draw	Poker	A type of poker game.
Drawing dead	Poker	Drawing to a hand that will lose even if you hit your draw e.g. if you have a flush draw but your opponent already has a full house, you are drawing dead.
Drawing live	Poker	Drawing to a hand that will win if successful.
Drawing thin	Poker	Chasing a draw even if your odds are poor.
Drift	Betting	When the price of a selection gets bigger.
Droopy drawers	Bingo	Bingo call for number 44.
Drop	Casino	Total amount wagered at the tables.
Drop	Games	See Loot
Dropper	Backgammon	Player on Backgammon server (online) who drops a game if they think they will lose so that their rating is not affected.
Dry ace	Poker	An ace unaccompanied by a suited card, that has no real winning potential but offers opportunity for bluffing.
Dry pot	Poker	A side pot with no money created when a player goes all in and is called by more than one opponent, but not raised.
Duck and dive	Bingo	Bingo call for number 25.
Ducks	Poker	Another name for a pair of twos.
Dumping	Casino	A casino which is losing money to the players.
Duplicate Backgammon	Backgammon	Tournament where all players use the same dice rolls and compare the game outcomes.
Dutch Backgammon	Backgammon	Variation of Backgammon where players start with all chequers off the board.
Dutch Straight	Poker	Also known as a skip straight. A Draw Poker hand of 5 cards in order with a rank skipped between them i.e. 2-4-6-8-T
Eagles	Poker	The cards in the fifth suit of a 62 card deck
Early Bet	Poker	A minimal bet made after the first card in Stud/first two cards in Draw.
Early position	Poker	Players in a larger betting round whose turn it was to bet first.
Ear'ole	Betting	6/4 odds.
Easter Egg	Games	Hidden feature in the game
Edge	Poker	The player to the dealer’s left.
Edge Odds	Poker	The competitive status of a player in relation to the others in the game.
Edge of prime	Backgammon	An open point directly before a blockade (prime).
Edge Shot	Poker	a bet made from a position of advantage.
Efficient double	Backgammon	Doubling the stake at its maximum point of effectiveness.
Eight and blank	Bingo	Bingo call for number 80.
Eight or better	Poker	In a High-low Split game, eight is the High-Low divider. Eight and below hands can win the bottom portion of the pot.
Either way up	Bingo	Bingo call for number 69.
EMG Equity	Backgammon	Equivalent-to-money-game equity.
En Plein	Casino	Straight-up bet.
End Bet:	Poker	The last bet before an interval.
End of the line	Bingo	Bingo call for number 90.
End Stippers	Poker	Cards with tapered sides, used for cheating.
EPC	Backgammon	Effective Pip Count: Average number of rolls required to bear off (remove) all your chequers multiplied by the average pip value of a roll.
EQ	Games	Equipment
EQ	Games	Everquest and Everquest 2, MMORPG
Equity	Poker	A players expected value (EV). Multiplies the pot by your probability to win to give you estimated equity in the pot.
Error rate	Backgammon	The measure of equity lost per move by poor play i.e. Lost winning chances etc.
Ethel's ear	Bingo	Bingo call for number 83.
Eureka	Backgammon	Simplified version of Backgammon.
Even bet	Roulette	Bet that an even number will win on the next spin.
Even money	Roulette	A bet paying off at 1-1 i.e. A bet on odds/evens
Exp	Games	Experience points
Extra Blind	Poker	A blind put in by a player entering or returning to the game, or changing position at the table.
Face	Bingo	The bingo card.
Face Card	Poker	A picture card i.e. K,Q,J
Face palm	Games	Slapping your forehead with your palm when you mess up.
False Cut	Poker	Deceptively cutting the pack so the top section is not moved to allow cheating.
Family pot	Poker	A hand in which the opening bet was called by every player at the table.
Famous street in Manhatten	Bingo	Bingo call for number 42.
Fan	Backgammon	To fail to re-enter from the bar following a hit, also known as flunking.
Fast	Poker	Playing aggressively.
Fat lady with a crutch	Bingo	Bingo call for number 87.
Fat lady with a duck	Bingo	Bingo call for number 82.
Feeder	Poker	A 2nd or 3rd table where the same game as the main table is being played. Players are fed from the subsidiary tables into the main game.
Fibonacci system	Roulette	Betting system where each bet is a combination of the previous two numbers.
Field goal	Backgammon	Chance to hit two chequers two spaces apart but you land in the middle of them.
Fifth street	Poker	The final card dealt after the flop and turn, also known as the river.
Fill, fill up	Poker	To successfully draw to a hand that needs one card to complete it, by getting the last card of a straight, flush, or full house.
Final table	Poker	The last table in a multi-table poker tournament.
Fire	Poker	To make the opening bet of the round.
Fish	Poker	inexperienced or unskilled player.
Fishhooks	Poker	Slang term for Jacks
Five Card Draw	Poker	A poker game where 5 cards are dealt face down. The player has one chance to exchange them and then the highest hand wins.
Five Card Stud	Poker	A poker game where one card is dealt face down and 4 face up – betting takes place after card 2,3,4 and 5.
Five dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 60.
Five of a kind	Poker	In a game where wild cards are used, this is an unbeatable hand of 5 cards of the same rank.
Fixed limit, flat limit	Poker	Where the betting amount is fixed. The player simply decides whether to bet or not.
Flash	Poker	Showing your hand after a win or showing the bottom card of the deck while shuffling.
Flat bettor	Casino	Player who never raises the bet amount, betting the same stake each time.
Flat call	Poker	Calling when you would be expected to raise.
Flea	Casino	Annoying person, and often small bettor, who wants something for nothing from the casino.
Flirty thirty	Bingo	Bingo call for number 30.
Float	Poker	Advanced bluffing play. The strategy of calling a bet with a view to bluffing a win later.
Flop	Poker	The first three cards in games like Omaha and Texas Hold ‘em to be dealt before the next round of bets.
Flop game	Poker	Any community card game
Flush	Poker	A hand with 5 cards all in suit
Flush Draw	Poker	The player has 4 suited cards and hopes to draw a fifth to make the flush
Fly shot	Backgammon	A long indirect shot using both dice but not many rolls/combinations.
Fold	Backgammon	Refuse a double.
Fold	Poker	Forfeit that hand and give up on the pot
Fold Equity	Poker	The value gained when forcing opponents to fold before the showdown
Forced Bet	Poker	All monies the player is required to put into the pot as part of the game rules i.e. Blinds/antes etc.
Forced play	Backgammon	Rolling the dice where the outcome has only one legal play.
Forced-move	Poker	A move made as a progression from a feeder table to the main table in a casino
Forward game	Backgammon	Where the strategy is to turn the game into a pure race as quickly as possible i.e. Pass all your opponents chequers.
Forward motion	Poker	House rule in some casinos dictating that any movement into the table with chips in hand signifies a raise or bet and must be played as such.
Fouled Hand	Poker	A hand that has become illegal for reasons such as wrong number of cards etc
Four and seven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 47.
Four corners	Bingo	Where the corner numbers of the card need to be covered to win.
Four dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 48.
Four flush	Poker	In some games four suited cards are a winning hand but mostly seen as an incomplete drawing hand in standard poker games.
Fourth Street	Poker	The fourth card dealt in community games, often referred to as the 'turn'
FPS	Games	First Person Shooter
FPS	Games	Frames Per Second
FPS	Games	First person shooter: game shows the game world from the perspective of the player.
Frag	Games	To frag someone in a shooting game is to kill them.
Free card	Poker	A bonus card dealt after a betting round in which no player opened. This card will either go to a player's hand or to the board.
Free space	Bingo	Acts as a wild card and adds to your pattern.
Freeroll	Poker	Most commonly used to describe tournaments with no entry fee.
Freeze a builder	Backgammon	Bringing a chequer to bear on a point held by two opposing chequers so restricting the use of those chequers as builders.
Freezeout	Poker	Tournament where there is only one winner remaining with all the chips.
Front a prime	Backgammon	Making a point directly in front of your opponent's prime (blockade).
FTL	Games	For the lose. An expression of apathy.
FTW	Games	For the win. Expression of enthusiasm.
Full bet rule	Poker	A house rule in some casinos stipulating the player must raise the full amount of the initial stake to constitute a raise.
Full house, Full boat, Full hand	Poker	Hand with three cards of the same rank and two of a second rank
Full prime	Backgammon	Blockade across 6 consecutive points on the board.
Gaffed wheel	Roulette	A roulette wheel that has been rigged for cheating.
Gain a tempo	Backgammon	Hit your opponent so depriving them of half a roll (one of the numbers on the dice).
Gammon	Backgammon	Completed game of Backgammon where the loser did not bear off any chequers.
Gammon count	Backgammon	Number of moves needed for a player to get all chequers home and bear off the first chequer thereby avoiding losing a gammon.
Gammon-go	Backgammon	Where losing a gammon has no cost but winning is particularly valuable.
Gammon-save	Backgammon	Where winning a gammon has no value but losing is very costly.
Gank	Games	Gang Kill, to attack and kille someone while totally outnumbering him.
Gap hand	Poker	A Texas Hold'em term for a starting hand where a gap of at least one rank separates the two cards.
Garbage	Poker	The muck or a worthless hand.
Garden gate	Bingo	Bingo call for number 8.
Gateway to heaven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 27.
Gaymer	Games	Describes a homosexual gamer.
George	Casino	A generous tipper.
Get up and run	Bingo	Bingo call for number 31.
GG	Games	Good Game
Ghandi's breakfast	Bingo	Bingo call for number 80. (Looking down on top of Ghandi sitting cross legged in front of a large empty plate).
Gib (1)	Games	Kill
Gib (2)	Games	The entrails left behind in a violent kill in a combat game.
Gimp	Games	A player or equipment that is not good enough. Can be used as Gimped for something that has gotten a decreased value
Gin position	Backgammon	The winning position
Girls	Backgammon	Double 5s on a dice roll; The Girls
Go out	Backgammon	Achieving the points needed to win a match.
God game	Games	Strategic game viewed from an above angle.
God's in heaven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 7.
Going South	Poker	Refers to sneaking some of your chips off the table during play. Against the rules generally.
Golden gate	Bingo	Bingo call for number 8.
Golden point	Backgammon	Your opponent's 5-point - the best place to build an anchor.
Goodbye teens	Bingo	Bingo call for number 19.
Gordon's den	Bingo	Bingo call for number 10 - originating from number 10 Downing St. The call changes with the name of the Prime Minister in power.
Grease	Casino	A bribe.
Greedy bearoff	Backgammon	On online games where the computer automatically bears off all possible chequers.
Greens	Casino	Chips valued at $25.
Grief	Games	Infraction for firing a gun at a player on the same team
Griefers	Games	People intentionally causing problems in an online multiplayer game. People who exploit weaknesses in games for comedic or malicious effect.
Grifter	Casino	Scam artist.
Grind	Casino	Small money player.
Grind	Games	Repetitive game, for example harvesting money
Grind down	Casino	Where the casino gradually takes all your money through its house advantage.
Grind joint	Casino	Casino catering for small stake bettors.
Grinder	Poker	A conservative player who makes enough small profit to make a living over a sustained period of time.
Guff/guffy	Backgammon	A player's 1-point.
Guild	Games	A group of players or a set of players with certain professions
Guts/Guts to open	Poker	Describes a game with no opening requirement other than the guts to place your bet.
Gut-shot	Poker	An inside straight draw - where the missing card would be in the middle of the straight.
GWC	Backgammon	Game winning chances.
Gypsy	Poker	Entering the pot cheaply by only calling the blind and not raising.
H.O.R.S.E	Poker	Abbreviation for a combination game featuring Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hold'em,Razz, 7-Card Stud and eight or better 7-Card Stud High-Low.
Half a century	Bingo	Bingo call for number 50.
Half a crown	Bingo	Bingo call for number 26.
Half a roll	Backgammon	Where only one of the two number of a roll of two dice can be used.
Half bet rule	Poker	In Casinos where a full bet is required, a player raising only half the initial stake will be required to increase the amount to make up the full bet.
Half-pot limit	Poker	Similar to pot limit in structure but allows maximum raises to be only half the total pot rather than the full amount.
Halfway house	Bingo	Bingo call for number 45.
Halfway there	Bingo	Bingo call for number 45.
Hammer	Poker	To bet and raise aggressively.
Handful	Betting	Odds of 5/1.
Handicap	Backgammon	Help for a weaker player to make a game more equal. Includes, free rolls, re-rolls etc
Hanger	Poker	A sign that the dealer is dealing from the bottom of the deck when the bottom card hangs out beyond the rest of the pack.
Hard	Poker	Style of play - aggressive and unforgiving. Also refers to the chips as opposed to paper money.
Hardway bingo	Bingo	Bingo in a straight line with no free space.
Hari-kiri (hari-kari) play	Backgammon	Suicide play where you deliberately expose your chequers in order to recirculate them.
Haxxor	Games	Hacker, someone with big skills in a game
Heads up	Poker	Two players competing directly against each other
Heat	Casino	Where the casino begins to carefully watch a player who is winning too much.
Heaven's gate	Bingo	Bingo call for number 78.
Heavy point	Backgammon	A point with three or more chequers on it.
Hedge	Backgammon	Side-bet, often as insurance for a losing player.
Heinz varieties	Bingo	Bingo call for number 57.
High bet	Roulette	Bet that a high number from 19-36 will come in.
High Card	Poker	Where no pairs are made, the highest card wins
High Hand	Poker	Traditionally the best type of hand in poker
High Society	Poker	Large denomination chips
High-low Split	Poker	Games in which the pot is divided between the players with the highest hand and the best lowball hand.
Hijack seat	Poker	The seat second right of the dealer
Hit	Backgammon	Moving to a point containing an opponent's lone chequer (blot) and taking it, removing it to the bar.
Hit and run	Poker	Also referred to as chopping a game. Playing aggressively to make a lot of money in a short space of time and then leaving.
Hit loose	Backgammon	Hitting a blot while leaving your own blot exposed.
Hoca	Roulette	Early roulette game.
Hog	Poker	Someone who wins all of the pot in a split game by having the best lowball hand and highest hand at the same time.
Hole Cam	Poker	TV Camera displaying a players hole cards.
Hole Card	Poker	Cards that are face down. Can also be referred to as pocket cards.
Hollywood	Poker	Overacting to confuse and deceive your opponents.
Hop the fence	Poker	Entering the pot with a cold call (the sum of all bets placed on that round of betting).
Horizon	Backgammon	Number of turns (plies) agreed upon in a roll-out.
Horse	Poker	A player who is backed financially by another player or person.
Hot table	Roulette	Table where many players have been winning.
House edge	Casino	The mathmatical edge the casino has over the player.
HPB	Games	High ping bastard - person with internet connection which gives a disadvantage
HUD	Games	Head-up display: shows charater information i.e. Lives, health etc
Hustler	Casino	A cheat.
Hyper Backgammon	Backgammon	Variation of the game where opponents only have three chequers each.
Ice	Poker	A cold deck (stacked deck being switched into play)
Idiot end	Poker	Bottom end
Immortal	Poker	Used to describe an unbeatable hand.
Impair	Roulette	Betting on odds.
Implied Odds	Poker	Like pot odds but assumes future bets that you can realistically expect to win
In a state	Bingo	Bingo call for number 28.
In the air	Backgammon	On the bar.
In the bushes	Poker	Refers to a sandbagging or slowplaying player who is watching play unfold from the sidelines before making his/her hand known.
In the middle	Poker	A player joining the table with multiple blinds can sometimes post a blind in the middle rather than have to wait for them to pass.
Inactive builder	Backgammon	A chequer currently part of a block or prime that could be used later to make a point.
Indirect hit	Backgammon	A hit that uses numbers from both dice together to reach it.
Inner table	Backgammon	Home board.
Inside bet	Roulette	Bet made on the numbers in the centre of the layout.
Inside Straight	Poker	A potential straight where the draw needs to yield a card that will fill a rank in the interior e.g. 8-9-J-Q
Instagib	Games	Killing with one shot
Instance	Games	An area in a MMORPG where several players or groups of players can play at the same time without actually meeting
Insurance	Poker	Business deal where players negotiate a splitting of the pot or reduction of the pot rather than playing out the cards. Also refers to side-bets made with players against ones own self to insure against a large loss.
Irish	Backgammon	The game thought to be Backgammon's direct ancestor.
IRL	Games	In Real Life
Irregular declaration	Poker	Actions by a player that suggest a declaration of intended play i.e. Knocking the table to signify checking to other players but not actually doing so.
Isolation	Poker	Aggressive play employed to drive out all players except one opponent you deem to be weak.
Jack it up	Poker	Raise the stakes
Jackpot	Poker	Typically a large sum of money collected by the house and awarded for rare occurences i.e. Bad beat jackpots
Jam	Poker	To open or raise the maximum permitted amount.
Janky	Games	Not quite right.
Jeopardy	Backgammon	The potential for awkward/bad rolls on a future turn.
Joker	Backgammon	A very good roll that has a direct impact on the outcome of the game.
Jolly	Betting	The favourite.
Juice	Poker	Also referred to as the rake and meaning all money collected by the house.
Jump and jive	Bingo	Bingo call for number 35.
Junior	Backgammon	Refers to the chequer that is right at the back.
Kamikaze play	Backgammon	Breaking points in your home board with the intention of getting hit to recirculate your chequers.
Kansas City Low	Poker	Deuce-to-seven lowball.
Keep Honest	Poker	Calling a final bet despite being unlikely to win in order to discourage future bluffs
Keith count	Backgammon	Formula devised by Tom Keith for making cube decisions in pure race to the finish games.
Kelly's Eye	Bingo	Bingo call for number 1.
Key of the door	Bingo	Bingo call for number 21.
Key point	Backgammon	A point required to complete a blockade or prime in front of your opponent's runners.
Kibitz	Backgammon	To heckle players from the side-lines.
Kibitzer	Backgammon	Spectator of a Backgammon game.
Kicker	Poker	A secondary card not used to evaluate the hand unless required for a tie-breaker.
Kill a number	Backgammon	Create a position which makes a particular number on the dice unplayable for the following roll.
Kill pot	Poker	Occasional hand played at double stakes
Kilter	Poker	Describes various non-standard poker hands.
Kiting (1)	Games	Running off, maybe to return just a bit later
Kiting (2)	Games	Running around enemies killing them one by one.
Kitty	Poker	Home game equivalent of the rake. Also known as beer money.
Knock at the door	Bingo	Bingo call for number 4.
KTHNXBYE	Games	Abbreviation of 'OK, thanks, goodbye' used to get rid of someone disrespectfully.
Ladder	Backgammon	Ongoing tournament in which players are ranked by ability. Challenges can be made within a few rungs of your own rank and beating a higher player improves your own rank.
Lag	Games	Network, server or client disturbance that makes the game stutter
Lag	Poker	A style of play which is termed as 'loose-aggressive' where a player makes a lot of starting plays with small raises with a view to out-playing the other players.
Last call for breakfast	Backgammon	Player's final opportunity to throw a winning number for the game or to avoid a gammon.
Laydown	Poker	Regrettably folding a good hand in the belief there is a better hand on the table.
Layout	Roulette	The betting table markings - numbers layout for placing bets.
Leak	Poker	A weakness in a player's game that causes them to win less money than they could
Leet	Games	See 1337
Leg up button	Poker	The button used to show who last won the hand in a kill game.
Leg's eleven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 11.
Light	Poker	A hand which is unlikely to be a winning hand and requires light betting/bluffing
Limp in	Poker	Entering a pot by calling and not raising.
Limp-re-raise	Poker	Raising in the same round as previously limped in, revealing a stronger hand.
Line bet	Roulette	Bet that one of six numbers will come in.
Little duck with a crutch	Bingo	Bingo call for number 27.
Live game	Poker	Game with a lot of action. Often refers to a game where there are a lot of unskilled players.
Live poker	Poker	Actually played at a table not online or video poker
Lock up	Poker	Placing a chip, card or other placeholder on a seat that is occupied by a player but that player is currently absent
LongGammon	Backgammon	Variation game where each player starts with 15 chequers on the opponents 1-point.
Loose	Poker	Describing a style of play, this is a player who calls alot throughout the game
Loose chequer	Backgammon	A blot/vulnerable chequer that could be hit.
Loose play	Backgammon	Play leaving your own chequers at risk.
Loot	Games	The valuables dropped by a mob or player when killed
Loot Ninja	Games	A player who collects loot which he/she is not entitled to.
Lore	Games	Refers to the extensive back story developed for a game world.
Lose one's market	Backgammon	Fall from a position where your double gets accepted to where it's rejected.
LOTRO	Games	Lord Of The Rings Online, a game based on Tolkiens trilogy
Lover's leap	Backgammon	An opening roll of 6-5 played from your 1-point to the mid-point.
Low bet	Roulette	Bet that a number between 1-18 will come in.
Low roller	Roulette	Small money bettor.
LPB	Games	Low ping bastard - person with internet connection which gives an advantage.
Lucky jar	Bingo	A jar full of cash that you win if you have the lucky number that is called out.
Lucky seven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 7.
Made in heaven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 67.
Main pot	Poker	Or centre pot. When a player goes all in, side pots will be created for additional bets outside of the main pot
Major split	Backgammon	Moving your two runners (chequers that began the game in the opponent's 1-point) from the other player's 1-point to their 4 or 5-point.
Make	Poker	Shuffling the deck.
Make a point	Backgammon	Place two chequers together on the same point so that your opponent cannot land on that point until you have moved one.
Make them wait	Bingo	Bingo call for number 58.
Make your board	Backgammon	Closing all points in your home board.
Man	Backgammon	Chequer.
Man alive	Bingo	Bingo call for number 5.
Maniac	Poker	A hyper-aggressive player who plays a lot of hands, bets, raises and bluffs constantly
Manque	Roulette	Low bet.
Mark	Casino	A person who gets swindled.
Marker	Casino	Form a player fills out to receive credit at the table.
Material	Backgammon	Builders - chequers that are poised to give you points.
Me and you	Bingo	Bingo call for number 2.
Meal for two	Bingo	Bingo call for number 69.
Meatshield	Games	Player who puts themselves in danger to help other players.
Meet	Poker	To call.
Micro-limit	Poker	Refers to stake levels in online poker rooms where the stakes are so small, real cardrooms would never profit
Middle pair	Poker	The status between early and late positions in a betting round.
Minimum buy-in	Poker	The least amount of money required to play a game.
Minor split	Backgammon	Moving one of your two runners (chequers that began the game in the opponent's 1-point) from the other player's 1-point to their 2 or 3-point.
Miscall	Poker	False verbal declaration of the ranking of your hand
Misdeal	Poker	Improper dealing of the cards requiring a redeal
Misere	Backgammon	Version of Backgammon where you have to be the last to bear off all your chequers.
Missed Blind	Poker	A bet missed, possibly due to a players absence from the table, that must be made up on return.
Mites and Lice	Poker	Two pair hand of 3s over 2s
Mixed roll	Backgammon	Two dice thrown to reveal different numbers.
MMOFPS	Games	Massive Multi Player Online First Person Shooter
MMORPG	Games	Massive Multi Player Online Role Playing Game
Mob	Games	Mobile, an automatic person or animal in a game
Mob	Games	Mobile object - often non-player characters you have to kill for points.
Money ball	Bingo	Number drawn before the game starts that doubles the winnings if you win with that number.
Money plays	Casino	Betting cash at the tables not chips.
Monkey	Betting	A £500 bet.
Monster	Poker	A seriously bad hand
Moonlight bingo	Bingo	Night bingo games from approx 10am.
More than eleven	Bingo	Bingo call for number 37.
Move down	Backgammon	Move from one player's outer board to the other.
Move in	Poker	Going all in.
M-ratio	Poker	A measure of the health of your chip stack which helps you plan your approach for remaining games taking blinds and antes into account
Muck	Poker	The pile of burnt cards from between deals or to fold a hand.
Mucker	Casino	Someone cheating by sleight of hand.
MUD	Games	Multi User Dungeon, early form of online roleplaying game, text based
Multi-way pot	Poker	Same as family pot, multiple players challenge for the pot.
Mutual holding game	Backgammon	Game where both players have advanced anchors set up to prevent the other bringing their chequers home.
Nackgammon	Backgammon	Variation of Backgammon where the chequers start in different positions across the inner and outer board.
Nailing	Poker	Marking cards with a fingernail for the purpose of cheating
Nap	Betting	The best bet of the day from a tipster.
Natural	Poker	A hand with no wild cards
Natural	Casino	In blackjack, a two card hand of 21 points.
Naughty forty	Bingo	Bingo call for number 40.
Nearly there	Bingo	Bingo call for number 89.
Negative progression	Casino	Any betting system where you increase your bets after losing.
Nerfed	Games	Something has gotten diminished
New York Stud	Poker	5 Card Sud where 4 flush beats a pair
Nick	Games	Nickname chosen by a player
Nick Nick	Bingo	Bingo call for number 49.
Nickel	Casino	$5 usually represented by a red casino check
Nickel-dime	Poker	A small-stake game
No action	Roulette	Dealer call to state a bet will not be met by the house or the spin did not count.
No dice	Backgammon	The call when the dice are cocked i.e land on an edge in between numbers.
No offers	Betting	When bookies are unable to offer a price on a horse.
No-brainer	Backgammon	A pure race game.
Noir	Roulette	Black bet.
No-limit	Poker	Betting structure where players can bet any amount of chips
Noob	Games	A beginner
Northern flight	Poker	7 Card Stud where all hearts are wild
NPC	Games	Non player character. The computer generated characters that you have no control over.
Nub	Games	Derives from Noob, Newbie. A beginner at the game
Nucleus players	Poker	Regular and dependable players
Nullo play	Backgammon	Play which will not be profitable for any sequence of future rolls.
Nursing	Poker	Conservative play due to a diminuished chip stack
Nut	Poker	The winnings required to survive as a professional player
Nuts	Poker	The best hand possible in the game, 'the nuts'.
Odd bet	Roulette	A bet on an odd number to come up.
Odds	Poker	The chances of making a hand against the chances of not making that hand
Odds against	Poker	Refers to the number of failures for each success.
Odds for	Poker	The number of attempts made for each success.
Off-suit	Poker	Cards which are unsuited.
Often been kissed	Bingo	Bingo call for number 17.
Old age pension	Bingo	Bingo call for number 65.
OMFG	Games	Oh My Fucking God
OMG	Games	Oh My God
On end	Poker	4 card straight with only one end that is open to make the hand.
On roll	Backgammon	The player who's turn it is at that point.
On the bar	Backgammon	Following a hit, your chequer will be moved to the bar (wooden ridge in the middle of the board). You cannot move any other chequers until you roll correctly to enter that chequer back onto the board.
On the button	Poker	The last player to bet in a round
On the square	Roulette	An honest game.
On tilt	Poker	Where players can bet any amount on any round in that game.
One dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 12.
One fat lady	Bingo	Bingo call for number 8.
One little duck	Bingo	Bingo call for number 2.
One more time	Bingo	Bingo call for number 79.
One score	Bingo	Bingo call for number 20.
One-chip rule	Poker	Call made with a higher chip value than necessary. This is considered a call unless verbally confirmed as a raise.
One-eyed royals	Poker	Jack of spades, jack of hearts and king of diamonds - picture cards where side profiles are depicted.
Open	Poker	To start the game with the first bet.
Open card	Poker	Face up card
Open limp	Poker	The first person in the pot pre-flop but without raising.
Open pair	Poker	A pair that has been dealt face-up
Open point	Backgammon	Position on the board not currently occupied by two or more of the opponent's chequers.
Open poker	Poker	Poker game structure where some of the cards have to be dealt face up
Open seat	Poker	Available seat at the table
Opener button	Poker	Button placed in front of the person who opened a pot in a draw game.
Otter	Backgammon	As per beaver- an immediate redouble following acceptance of a double.
Outdraw	Poker	Beating a player with a better hand
Outer board	Backgammon	Side of the board comprising points furthest away from the player 7-12-point
Outfield	Backgammon	Outer board, specifically 9, 10 & 11-point
Outfit	Games	Se Clan
Outs	Poker	Number of cards remaining in the deck that could improve a hand.
Outside bets	Roulette	2-1 bets on the outer edge of the table layout.
Overbet	Poker	Making a bet that is bigger than the value of the pot in a no-limit game.
Overcall	Poker	Calling a bet following calls from one or more players at the table.
Overcards	Poker	Cards that have a higher rank than the cards on the table.
Overpair	Poker	A pocket pair that outranks any of the cards on the table.
Overweight	Bingo	Bingo call for number 28.
Owner of the cube	Backgammon	The player who last accepted the double and who is the only one permitted to make the next double.
P.C	Bingo	Bingo call for number 49.
P.C	Casino	The house edge percentage abbreviated.
Paint cards	Poker	All face, or picture, cards.
Pair	Poker	Two cards of the same rank.
Pair	Roulette	Betting on even numbers to come up.
Par for the course	Bingo	Bingo call for number 72.
Parlay	Backgammon	Succession of events that could only unfold because of the previous event.
Parlay	Roulette	Doubling a bet following a win.
Partial prime	Backgammon	A prime of fewer than 6 consecutive points.
Pass	Backgammon	Refuse a double.
Pass	Poker	To fold.
Passe	Roulette	High bet.
Passive	Poker	A style of play describing a player who hardly ever raises.
Past posting	Roulette	To place a bet after the winning number has been declared. Highly illegal.
Pat	Poker	A made hand in a draw game; a pat hand.
Pattern	Bingo	The shape you need to cover on your card to get bingo for a particular game.
Pay station	Poker	No-limit betting rounds in a game.
Pegging	Poker	Marking cards to cheat i.e. Fingernail marks.
Penny ante	Poker	Game with very low stakes.
Perfecta	Backgammon	Best possible roll, also known as a joker.
Permadeath	Games	When a character dies in a game that does not have any form of resurrection
Pick and mix	Bingo	Bingo call for number 26.
Picked off	Poker	Gettiing called when you're bluffing.
Pigeon	Poker	A beginner or easy player
Pinching	Roulette	Illegally removing chips off your bet when the number doesn't come in.
Pineapple Hold'em	Poker	Variation of Hold'em with three pocket cards and one discardable card.
Pip	Backgammon	Distance between points on the board as well as spots on the die.
Pip count	Backgammon	Number of points a player must move to get home and bear off his/her chequers.
Pips	Poker	The spotted characters on the face of the card.
Pit	Casino	Area where there are a number of gaming tables together.
PK	Games	Player Killer or Player Killing, either a player attacking others or a type of game
Planetside	Games	A massive multiplayer first person shooter
Play back	Poker	Raising or re-raising previous bets from another player.
Play hand	Poker	A hand on which you bet aggressively.
Play over	Poker	Playing in a seat which has been temporarily vacated by another player.
Ply	Backgammon	One turn of a player.
Pocket cards	Poker	The unseen cards in your hand; also referred to as hole cards or down cards.
Pocket pair	Poker	When your hole cards make a pair
Pocket rockets	Poker	A pair of aces as hole cards.
Point	Backgammon	One of the 24 narrow triangles featured on the Backgammon board.
Point	Poker	The value of a card.
Point on blot	Backgammon	Hitting a chequer with two of your own chequers thus making a point as well as a hit.
Poker face	Poker	Maintaining your face so it is void of expression throughout the game, in order not to give any clues as to your hand.
Pony	Betting	Bookies slang for £25.
Position	Poker	Your position at the table in relation to the dealer.
Positive progression	Casino	Increasing bets following wins.
Post	Poker	Adding your chips to the pot as part of the forced bet; the small or big blind.
Post dead	Poker	Posting chip value equal to small and big blind together, perhaps as a result of a missed bet.
Post oak bluff	Poker	Betting a very small amount relative to the total pot value to create the impression you have a strong hand by appearing to lure players into betting. A double bluffing technique.
Pot	Poker	The chips/money/items placed in the middle of the table that all players are attempting to win.
Pot limit	Poker	Where the maximum bet can only equal the size of the pot.
Pot-committed	Poker	The point at which, generally in a no-limit game, you can't fold as the pot is so much larger than your stack.
PPG	Backgammon	Points per game - measure of ability of a player.
Pr0n	Games	Deliberate mispelling of the word 'porn'.
PRAT	Backgammon	Position, Race And Threats - principles of making cube decisions.
Preclear	Backgammon	Moving your chequer from a high point in your home board to a low point in anticipation of bearing off.
Pre-flop	Poker	The point before the cards are dealt to the board and bets are made based only on the hole cards.
Premiere	Roulette	First group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet.
Premium players	Casino	High rollers
Press	Casino	Increasing the amount bet following a win.
Prime	Backgammon	6 consecutive made points forming a blockade which is unpassable until it gets broken.
Prime fighter	Backgammon	Player accepting a double despite having one or more chequers trapped behind an opponents prime.
Primed	Backgammon	Trapped behind a prime.
Probe bet	Poker	Where a player who didn't take the lead in betting pre-flop, bets post flop.
Proposing bets	Poker	Side bets made between players that are not related to the current hand.
Puff	Backgammon	The German name for Backgammon.
Puppy feet/Pups	Poker	A flush of clubs or generally the club suit.
Push	Casino	A tie.
Put on	Poker	Putting someone' on a hand is deducing what they have based on their play.
PvE	Games	Player versus Enviroment, a type of game where players don't fight each other
PvP	Games	Player vs Player, either an actual fight or a type of game
Pwn	Games	Own, to beat someone
QP	Games	Quest Points, often the reward for finishing a quest
Quacks	Backgammon	Double ducks i.e. 2s
Quadrant	Backgammon	One quarter of the board which is split into 4 playing areas inc inner and outer board for each player an dis divided by the bar.
Quads	Backgammon	Rolling double 4s on the dice.
Quads	Poker	4 of a kind
Quake	Games	Early First Person Shooter
Qualifier	Poker	In high-low games, the low hand, for example, must meet a minimum hand value to enter the game.
Quart	Poker	4 card straight flush
Quarters	Casino	Usually green $25 chips.
Queen B	Bingo	Bingo call for number 73.
Quest	Games	A mission that players can get
Quiet play	Backgammon	Unthreatening play.
Quint	Poker	A straight flush (5 cards)
Quint major	Poker	Royal straight flush
Quitting time	Poker	A time agreed by all player by which to end the game.
Quiz factor	Backgammon	Related to moves that seem so obvious they may not be the correct play.
Quorum	Poker	Term to explain the minimum number of players required for a game.
Rabbit hunt	Poker	Looking through the pack after a hand is complete to see where your cards woudl have come up.
Raccoon	Backgammon	Immediate redouble by the player who just accepted a previous redouble (or beaver).
Rack	Poker	The tray used for storing chips or a collection of 100 chips of the same value in the tray.
Rag	Poker	A low ranked card deemed worthless.
Ragged	Poker	Can be used to describe a flop that was useless to most players.
Raid	Games	Large scale Quest
Rail	Backgammon	The bar in the middle of the board.
Rail	Poker	The rim around a poker tabe. If you 'go to the rail', you've lost all your money.
Railbird	Poker	A person who lingers next to poker tables waiting for a seat or just watching play.
Railroad tracks	Backgammon	Lots of chequers on the same point aka 'candlesticks'.
Rainbow	Poker	Often used to describe the flop, refers to cards of varying suits.
Raise	Poker	Increasing the previous bet amount.
Raise blind	Poker	Raising without having looked at your cards or paying the blind.
Rake	Poker	Like a kitty, this is the poker room's take for hosting the game.
Rakeback	Poker	A rebate by the poker room of a portion of the rake paid by a player.
Rank	Poker	The number on the card, the value.
Rap	Poker	An action signifying checking where a player knocks on the table.
Rated match	Backgammon	A match that directly relates and counts towards your rank.
Ratholing	Poker	Also known as 'going south', refers to sneaking chips off the table while play is underway.
Ratings pool	Backgammon	Players who participate in the ability rating system.
Razz	Poker	A game of 7 Card Stud in which the lowest 5 cards win.
Re-buy	Poker	Chips purchased after the initial buy-in.
Recirculate	Backgammon	Deliberately make your chequers vulnerable to hits in order to gain time to preserve other valuable points.
Recube	Backgammon	Redouble.
Red bet	Roulette	Betting that a red number will come in.
Red raw	Bingo	Bingo call for number 64.
Re-draw	Poker	Making a hand and then getting a better hand on a subsequent draw.
Reds	Casino	Casino chips worth $5.
Refuse a double	Backgammon	If a player offers a double and you refuse, you resign the game rather than play at twice the stakes.
Re-raise	Poker	Raising a previously raised bet.
Return shot	Backgammon	Hitting immediately after you have been hit yourself.
RFB	Casino	Room, Food and Beverages - often given as a freebie in a casino.
Ribbon clerk	Poker	A small-time player.
Ring game	Poker	A game which is not a tournament i.e. A sit n'go
Rise and shine	Bingo	Bingo call for number 29.
River	Poker	The last card dealt in poker games, also known as fifth street.
rng	Games	Luck, short for random number generator
Rock	Poker	A tight, passive player who plays few hands and always strong hands.
Rocketjump	Games	Launching a rocket downwards while jumping to get extra height
ROFL	Games	Rolling on the floor laughing
Rolled up	Poker	Getting 3 of a kind in the first 3 cards dealt in 7 Card stud
Roomies	Bingo	Active online bingo players who spend a lot of time in the chat rooms.
Root number	Backgammon	A roll on the dice that forces a position to collapse.
Rouge	Roulette	Red bet.
Round robin	Backgammon	Tournament where every competitor plays every other competitor in turn.
Rounder	Poker	An expert player who seeks out high-stakes games by moving around poker rooms.
RPG	Games	Role Playing Game
RTS	Games	Real Time Strategy, a kind of strategy game where the time keeps moving
Rugby team	Bingo	Bingo call for number 15.
Ruin	Casino	Losing your entire bankroll.
Run	Poker	A straight or several good hands in a row i.e. On a run.
Run a pot	Poker	A hand won by consistent bluffing throughout.
Runner	Backgammon	One of the two chequers that started on the opponent's 1-point, any chequer on the bar.
Runner-runner	Poker	Making a hand by getting two cards on the turn and river.
Running bad	Poker	A streak of bad luck - losing several times in a row.
Running pair	Poker	Where the last two cards dealt to the board are a pair.
Rush	Poker	A winning streak maintained over a period of time i.e. Last few tournaments/games/big pots
Safety a chequer	Backgammon	Move a chequer away from danger of being hit.
Sandbagging	Poker	Slowplay designed to reel players in before revealing a strong hand.
Sandbox	Games	A mode of the game where things can be tested without having any effects on the rest of the game
Satellites	Poker	Small tournaments where the prize is entry to a big tournament.
Save a number	Backgammon	Leaving a position that allows you to comfortable move without risking any positions on your next roll.
Save Backgammon	Backgammon	Get all of your chequers out of your opponent's home board before they bear off.
Saving grace	Bingo	Bingo call for number 68.
Sawdust joint	Casino	A down market casino.
Scare card	Poker	Face up card i.e. Dealt on the turn that could create a strong hand for your opponents.
Scared money	Casino	Money that a player cannot afford to lose.
Scoop	Poker	Winning the entire pot e.g. In a high-low game this would mean taking both pots.
Scramble	Poker	Mixing the cards when they are face down.
Second pair	Poker	Refers to community games where you pair the second highest ranking card on the board.
Section Shooter	Roulette	A dealer who tries to hit certain sections on the wheel from throw in and spin.
See	Poker	Call a bet.
Sell	Poker	Betting less despite having a strong hand in order to encourage more money into the pot by your opponents.
Semiactive builder	Backgammon	A chequer that may or may not be able to make a point depending on the next roll.
Semi-bluff	Poker	Bluffing with a weak hand on an early round in the hope it will improve on the draw.
Set	Poker	Three of a kind.
Settlement	Backgammon	Agreement between players to end the game early with payment made on fair assessment of points and value of the position.
Seven dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 84.
Shark	Poker	An experienced and highly skilled player who often plays deceptively to start with.
Sherwood forest	Bingo	Bingo call for number 33.
She's lovely	Bingo	Bingo call for number 16.
Shift gears	Backgammon	Change your game plan.
Shift points	Backgammon	Giving up one point in order to make a different point.
Shill	Casino	A casino employee who is paid to play games that are being underplayed.
Shmup	Games	Abbreviation of shoot 'em up.
Shoe	Poker	The container used to hold cards in a casino.
Shootout	Poker	Tournament rules where the winner of one table plays the winners of the other tables until an ultimate winner is established.
Short handed	Poker	A game with only a few players e.g. Six or less
Short stack	Poker	A small stack of chips in comparison to the stakes in play.
Showdown	Poker	When more than one player remains after a betting round, cards are exposed to assess the winner.
Signature	Roulette	Subconscious ability of dealer to place the ball close to the previous winning number.
Silver mining	Casino	Looking for coins left in slot machines.
Silver point	Backgammon	Refers to the opponent's 4-point, the second best place after the golden point to secure an anchor.
Sit n' go	Poker	Game played as soon as the table is filled.
Six dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 72.
Sixain	Roulette	Six-number or a line bet.
Skin	Games	The outward appearance of something.
Skin	Casino	A dollar.
Slot	Backgammon	Placing a single chequer on a point with the intention of supporting it on your next go.
Slow roll	Poker	Taking a long time to reveal your cards at the showdown to force other players to reveal first.
Slowplay	Poker	Playing with a strong hand but making it appear weak to lure more money into the pot.
Small blind	Poker	The forced bet with the lower value, as opposed to big blind.
Smooth call	Poker	Calling by raising your hand.
Snake eyes	Backgammon	Double 1s on the dice roll.
Snakes alive	Bingo	Bingo call for number 55.
Snapped off	Poker	Where a strong hand gets beaten.
Snow	Poker	A worthless hand
Snow job	Poker	To bluff and win with a worthless hand.
Soft play	Poker	Going easy on an opponent.
Soft seat	Poker	Game/seat where there are a high number of unskilled players.
Solid	Poker	A tight, dependable player who is generally pretty good.
SP	Betting	Starting price
Spawn	Games	The characters rebirth or rebirth place
Speed limit	Bingo	Bingo call for number 30.
Speed limit	Poker	A pair of 5s
Splash the pot	Poker	Bad etiquette of throwing chips into the pot in an adhoc way.
Split	Poker	A tie between two or more players.
Split bet	Roulette	Bet that one of two numbers will come in.
Split pot	Poker	Sharing the pot across two or more winning hands.
Split two pair	Poker	When you have pocket pairs that make up two further pairs on the board.
Spoiler	Games	Info that gives away a vital plot or gameplay prematurely.
Spread	Poker	Range between minimum and maximum bets on the table.
Squared deck	Poker	A deck that is evenly stacked and ready to deal.
Squeeze	Poker	Spreading your cards out slowly to look at them.
Squeeze play	Poker	Bluffing a re-raise with weak cards after a raise was called by someone else in a bid to get them to fold.
Stack	Poker	Your pile of chips.
Stack	Roulette	Group od 20 roulette chips.
Stacked deck	Poker	A pre-ordered deck in favour of a certain player.
Stakes	Poker	Defines the buy-in and betting amounts of a game.
Stand off	Poker	Calling someone's raise.
Stand pat	Poker	Playing your originall hand with no draws in Draw Poker.
Standing hand	Casino	A hand of 17 or more in blackjack that is likely to bust if another card is called.
Staying alive	Bingo	Bingo call for number 85.
Steam	Backgammon	Play impatiently due to annoyance at bad luck.
Steam	Poker	Irrational, unpredictable play by an aggitated player.
Steam rolling	Poker	Re-raising so a player has to call both bets.
Steamer	Betting	A horse whose odds are continually shortened due to heavy support.
Steel wheel	Poker	5 high straight in the same suit.
Steps	Bingo	Bingo call for number 39.
Stone	Backgammon	Chequer
Stop and run	Bingo	Bingo call for number 81.
Strafe	Games	Moving sideways, sometimes used for moving left-right repetedly
Strafejump	Games	Moving sideways from left to right while jumping
Straggler	Backgammon	The last chequer heading for home.
Straight	Poker	5 consecutively ranked cards of any suit.
Straight flush	Poker	5 cards ranked consecutively in the same suit.
Straight on through	Bingo	Bingo call for number 82.
Straight-up bet	Roulette	A bet on one number on the inner table.
Street bet	Roulette	A bet that one of three numbers will come in.
String bet	Poker	Motioning two acts of play i.e. Call and later raise.
Strip a point	Backgammon	To remove all bar two chequers from a point.
Strive and strive	Bingo	Bingo call for number 75.
Stuck in the Tree	Bingo	Bingo call for number 53.
Stud	Poker	Type of poker game.
Sunset strip	Bingo	Bingo call for number 77.
Sweet sixteen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 16.
Swiss-cheese formation	Backgammon	Position with many gaps and not many adjacent made points.
Sydney	Backgammon	The roll of 1-6 to escape a prime (block) from the bar while also hitting a blot.
Table cards	Poker	Face up cards on the board for everyone's use, also known as community cards.
Tag	Poker	Tight-aggressive playing style notable by a player playing a small number of very strong starting hands and aggressive play when in the pot.
Tailgate	Backgammon	Starting to throw your dice before your opponent has finished his/her turn.
Take down	Roulette	Recalling a wager before a decision.
Tank	Games	Big bodied character that functions as the meat shield in combat
Tap	Poker	Wagering your whole stack in a single bet.
Tapped out	Poker	Out of money/chips.
Tapped out	Roulette	Broke.
Tell	Poker	A player's give-away or sign that suggests a particular hand or whether they are bluffing etc.
Tempo	Backgammon	Unit of time equal to half a roll in positional development.
Tempo move	Backgammon	A hit to forestall your opponent and losing them half a roll.
The Beatle's number	Bingo	Bingo call for number 64.
The lord is my shepherd	Bingo	Bingo call for number 23.
The same both ways	Bingo	Bingo call for number 69.
The T.P.	Backgammon	A player's 2-point
Thee and me	Bingo	Bingo call for number 23.
Third man walking	Poker	In a casino, in the case that two people are away from the table, the third player to leave will have a time limit put on his/her return or the seat will be forfeited.
Third street	Poker	Applies to 7 Card Stud and the first betting round on the initial three cards.
Those famous steps	Bingo	Bingo call for number 39.
Three bet	Poker	The third player to raise in a game.
Three dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 36.
Three flush	Poker	3 cards of the same suit.
Three of a kind	Poker	3 cards of equal rank. Also known as 'trips'.
Three score	Bingo	Bingo call for number 60.
Three score and ten	Bingo	Bingo call for number 70.
Thrity miles	Poker	Triple tens.
Tickety boo	Bingo	Bingo call for number 62.
Tickle me	Bingo	Bingo call for number 63.
Tied on	Poker	A hand that is good enough to play until the end.
Tight	Poker	A style of play when a player doesn't play many pots. A tight game is often boring.
Tilt	Poker	When a player gets emotional and irrational and often makes poor betting decisions.
Time for fun	Bingo	Bingo call for number 41.
Time for tea	Bingo	Bingo call for number 83.
TMP	Backgammon	Too many points. An inflexible position where you have many made points and not enough spare chequers for decent play.
Toke	Poker	The tip given to the dealer by the winner of the pot in a brick and mortar casino.
Toke Hustler	Casino	A dealer who tries to get players to tip.
Tom	Casino	A bad tipper.
Tom's tricks	Bingo	Bingo call for number 6.
Top kicker	Poker	Highest ranking card not on the board.
Top of the house	Bingo	Bingo call for number 90.
Top of the shop	Bingo	Bingo call for number 90.
Top pair	Poker	Highest made pair comprising a hole card and card on the board.
Torquay in Devon	Bingo	Bingo call for number 87.
Trailer	Backgammon	Person behind in the match.
Transposition	Backgammon	Reaching the same position in different ways.
Transversale	Roulette	3 number bet also known as trio bet or street bet.
Trapper	Poker	Underbetting a good hand to draw money into the pot.
Treys	Poker	Three pairs.
Trice triangle	Backgammon	Perfect position for bearing in - chequers on 6,5,4 points in triangular fashion.
Trips	Poker	Three of a kind.
Trombones	Bingo	Bingo call for number 76.
Turn	Poker	The fourth card dealt in community games.
Turn on the screw	Bingo	Bingo call for number 62.
Turn the crank	Backgammon	To offer a double.
Tweak of the thumb	Bingo	Bingo call for number 51.
Twink	Games	Player that has power way advanced for their level of play.
Two dozen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 24.
Two fat ladies	Bingo	Bingo call for number 88.
Two flush	Poker	Two suited cards
Two little crutches	Bingo	Bingo call for number 77.
Two little ducks	Bingo	Bingo call for number 22.
Two little fleas	Bingo	Bingo call for number 33.
Two pair	Poker	Two different pairs in the hand.
Two-way hand	Poker	A hand that could win high and low pots.
Uncle doc	Poker	5 Card Stud with one card table.
Under the gun	Backgammon	Blot in the home board which is in direct range of three or more builders and at risk of being pointed on i.e. 2 chequers taking the blot and making a point.
Under the gun	Poker	First player to act - usually the player to the left of the blinds.
Underdog	Poker	The player or hand that is least likely to win the pot.
Underpair	Poker	Pocket pair that has a lower value than the lowest card on the table.
Underplay	Poker	Betting small amounts to keep players in the pot.
Unlucky for some	Bingo	Bingo call for number 13.
Unstack	Backgammon	Remove chequers from a heavy point.
Up the creek	Poker	Game where split-whiskered kings define the wild cards.
Up to tricks	Bingo	Bingo call for number 46.
Uphill	Poker	Chasing a winning draw against a better hand.
Valentine's day	Bingo	Bingo call for number 14.
Valet	Poker	A jack.
Value	Poker	A bet for value is when you genuinely want your opponents to call i.e. You are not bluffing so they fold.
Variance	Poker	Peaks and troughs in your bankroll.
Vic	Casino	Person who will be swindled - a victim.
Victory roll	Poker	Victoriously displaying your cards in confidence, or knowledge, that you have won in a showdown.
Vigorish	Poker	The rake. Also known as the vig, the juice or the take.
Village people	Poker	4 Queens.
Visual wheel tracking	Roulette	The ability to judge where the ball will land by sight.
Volunteer a shot	Backgammon	Deliberately leave a blot in hitting range so it gets taken now rather than later when the danger may be greater.
Wake up	Poker	To suddenly realise you have a strong hand after a round of play.
Walk	Poker	Where all players fold to the big blind.
Walk a prime	Backgammon	Roll the correct number to make a prime.
Walking sticks	Poker	A pair of 7s.
Wangdoodles	Poker	Increased stakes played after a big hand is shown down.
Wankfest	Games	An uninteresting gameplay experience.
Was she worth it?	Bingo	Bingo call for number 76. The cost of a wedding license used to be 7 shillings and sixpence.
Wash	Poker	Spreading the deck face down on the table to mix before shuffling.
WBA	Backgammon	World Backgammon Association
WBF	Backgammon	World Backgammon Federation
Weak	Poker	A player who keeps folding hands.
Weak ace	Poker	An ace with a low kicker.
Weeks in the year	Bingo	Bingo call for number 52.
Welcher	Poker	A player who does not honour their bet.
Whale	Poker	Player who makes incredibly large bets.
Wheel	Poker	Best low hand possible - A-2-3-4-5
Wheel chips	Roulette	Chips used exclusively for roulette.
Wheel clocking	Roulette	Keeping track of results to determine patterns or estimate speed of the spin to predict landing position of ball.
Wheel head	Roulette	The part of the roulette wheel that has the numbered pockets in it.
Wheel strategies	Roulette	Strategies based around the imperfections of a wheel to give the player the edge.
Whipsaw	Poker	Aggressive play on both sides of a calling player.
White meat	Poker	Profit.
Widow	Poker	A card which is common to all hands.
Wild card	Poker	A card which can be played as any rank or suit.
Window card	Poker	Face up card, community card
Window dressing	Poker	Three of a kind.
Wing	Poker	Have a winning streak.
Winnie the pooh	Bingo	Bingo call for number 42.
Wired	Poker	A pair, trips or 4 of a kind dealt consecutively in a hand.
Wooden hand	Poker	A worthless hand
WOOT	Games	Slang word to display happiness.
WoW	Games	World of Warcraft, the biggest of MMORPG's, created by Blizzard
XP	Games	Experience points
Yard	Poker	Refers to a $100 note or the value of $100.
Yeast	Poker	To raise - 'give it a little yeast'.
YGHN	Poker	Online chat and abbreviation for You Go Home Now aimed at a player you have just beaten hard.
Yoleven	Casino	Number 11 in Craps. Called like this to distinguish from number 7 in a busy casino.
You and me	Bingo	Bingo call for number 3.
Young and keen	Bingo	Bingo call for number 15.
Your place or mine	Bingo	Bingo call for number 69.
You're doing fine	Bingo	Bingo call for number 29.
YOYO	Games	You're on your own.
YTMND	Games	You're the man now dog.
Zerg	Games	The big mass of people
Z-game	Poker	The smallest game in the casino, the A-game being the biggest.
Zip	Poker	Preceeded by the rank of the highest card in your hand, means 'nothing' i.e. 8-zip.
Zombie	Poker	A player with a brilliant poker face, showing no tells at all.
Zuke	Poker	A term used for the toke, or tip, amongst dealers.
Zweihander	Games	Weapon requireing two hands to weild it.

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