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Video Poker Machine Talk Part10
Nut: The total amount of money needed to run a casino or the total amount of money an individual needs to succeed at what he is doing.
Odds: The bet that pays off at true odds in craps. Not availble in video poker. Also, the likelihood of a given event happening.
Off: To remove a bet from play at craps for one or more rolls. Means no decision will affect that bet.
On: All your bets are working or at risk on the next roll.
One-Armed Bandits: The term given to slot machines at a time when they were sold and distributed by less-than-rep-utable individuals.
One Roll Bet: A bet that will be decided on the very next roll of the dice. All one roll bets are Crazy Crapper bets and should be avoided.
One Roll Hardway: The next roll will be a four, six, eight or 10 made with doubles. Usually not available at video craps.
On the Square: A game that is honest.
Outside numbers: The box numbers four, five, nine and 10 on the craps layout.
Paint: A picture card. When a player says, "Paint me," he wants a picture card.
Pair: In poker, two cards of the same denomination.
Parallel Dealing: In video poker, cards are dealt with their replacement cards already behind them. When you discard initial card, the replacement card is revealed.
Parlay: To double one's bet after a win.
Pass: A win by a shooter at craps, either on the come out roll or by making his point.
Pass Line: A wager with the shooter that he will make his point.
Pat Hand: Any hand in a card game that does not require getting additional cards.
Patience System: A grind method of playing whereby the player waits for a certain number of decisions before placing a bet. The Captain's methods of play all require a certain amount of patience.
Pay line: The line upon which a player is paid at slots. Generally corresponds to the number of coins played.
Payout Meter: A numerical counter with a visible display that keeps a running count of the coins played and paid out after each win.
Payout Percentage: The percentage of the money played that is returned to the player.
P.C.: The house edge expressed as a percentage.
Penetration: How deeply a dealer deals into a deck or a shoe at blackjack.
Penny Ante: A game played for small stakes.
Pilgrim's Progression: The Captain's method for getting more money on the table during a hot roll. To be used in the High Roller System. A limited version of this could be used in video craps. See my book, Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos: How to Play Craps and Win!
Place Bet: In craps, going directly up on a number. The house pays the bet at house odds and not true odds. Usually not available at video craps.
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Video Poker Machine Talk Part9
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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