what probability theory predicts. A long run player is one who plays a lot!
Loose Machine: A slot machine or video-poker machine that is paying off more than other machines of its type. A machine that is winning for a player.
Low Hand: In video poker, any non-paying hand.
Low Pair: In video poker, any pair that doesn't win money on the payout schedule.
Making a point: Having your Pass Line number repeat before the appearance of a seven.
Mark: An individual who has been or is going to be cheated. A sucker.
Marker: The check a player fills out before receiving casino credit at a table. A promissory note or I.O.U.
Martingale system of wagering: Doubling one's bet after a loss in an attempt to make back all your losses and a small win.
Mechanical Machine: The oldest form of gaming device. Ran by gears, pulleys, an levers. The handle was the direct cause of all that happened inside the machine.
Megapoker: Giant inter-casino linked-progressive video-poker machines that pay out huge jackpots for specific hands.
Microprocessor Machines: The modern, computerized "smart" machines, where a microprocessor computer chip controls and simulates play action.
Money at Risk: Money that has been wagered and can be lost.
Money Management: The methods a player uses to conserve his bankroll from ruin.
Monster roll: A craps roll that is long and where many numbers and points are rolled. The dream of every craps player. The "Arm" from Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos is known as the Queen of the Monsters for the epic rolls she regularly produces.
Multiple-Coin Machine (Multipliers): Slot and video poker machines that require more than one coin for maximum payouts.
Multiple-Deck game: Blackjack played with more than one deck which gives the house more of an advantage over the player.
Multiple Hands: To play more than one hand at blackjack. Some video-blackjack machines allow this.
Multiple-Pay Machines: Machines that pay out on more than one line depending on how many coins you put in.
Nail: To catch someone cheating. "We nailed him."
Natural: A perfect hand. In blackjack, an ace and a 10 card. In craps, a seven or 11 on the come-out roll.
Negative Count: A count at blackjack that favors the casino.
Negative Progression: Any system of wagering where you increase bets after a loss.
Nickel: A five dollar chip or coin.
Non-Seven Mode: A roll in which a rhythmic roller is positioning and rolling the dice in such a way that the seven doesn't appear. Unfortunately, unless a machine is faulty, tis is not a considereation in video craps.
N.S.G.N.G.R: The Captain's tongue-in-cheek rule that you should never get upset ifyou can't guess correctly for example, at video keno. Stands for No Second Guess No Guess Rule.

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