Video Poker Machine Talk Part2
Backing the Bet: Placing the odds on the Pass Line and Come bets. One of the better bets in the casino but usually not found in video-poker versions of craps.
Bad Rack: Casinoese for a player who doesn't pay his gambling debts.
Bank: A row of slot or video-poker machines.The person who covers the bet in a game. In most casino gambling, the bank is the casino itself.
Bankroll: The total amount of money a gambler sets aside to gamble with.
Bar: The banning of an individual from playing in a casino— usually at blackjack. Used against cheats and expert players alike. Video-blackjack players don't have to worry about being barred for counting cards as would a table-game player.
Bar the 12 or 2: In craps, the wrong bettor is not allowed to win on these numbers. They are pushes.
Basic Strategy: In blackjack and video blackjack, the best possible play of any given hand based on the dealer's up card and the two cards you possess. In other games, the best play available.
Behind the line: Placing the odds behind your bets on the Pass Line and Come. This is one of the best wagers in the casino. Unfortunately, most versions of video craps do not allow this bet.
Best Buys: Created by the Captain. This radically reduces the house's otherwise stifling edge on these bets. Cannot be employed at video craps however.
Betting against the Dice: In craps, a wager where you are betting against the shooter and for the seven.
Betting with the Dice: At craps, a bet that the shooter will make his point. A bet against the seven showing.
Bias: The tendency of the game to favor either the dealer or the player for prolonged periods.
Big Bertha: Those giant slot machines placed at entrances and exits to lure the unwary gambler. In video poker Big Berthas are usually the Tens-Or-Better variety.
Big Player: At slots or video poker, a player who plays for a sufficient amount of time at a relatively high denomination of machine to receive RFB comps.
Big Six and Big Eight: One of the worst bets at video craps. A wager where you bet that the six or eight will appear before the seven. Pays off at even money. A Crazy Crap-per bet.
Blackjack: A natural. A 10-value card and an ace. Pays off at three to two. In video blackjack avoid the machine if blackjack pays even money or three for two.
Board: The tote board that shows the winning keno numbers.
Boxcars: In craps, the number 12.
Box Numbers: The numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9,10.
Break: To go over 21 in blackjack. Sometimes referred to as busting.
Break the Deck: To shuffle the cards before continuing play. Usually in video blackjack, the machine will shuffle before playing out all the cards.
Bug: Sometimes euphemistically called an "odds adjuster." A mechanical contrivance that can be placed on a mechanical slot machine to prevent a given symbol from appearing. The video version of this activity would be called "variable prgramming."
Bull: Another name for the ace in poker.
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