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Video Poker Machine Talk Part7
Head to Head: To play against the dealer with no other player in the game. Sometimes referred to as face to face, or heads up. Many video blackjack games are "head-to-head" contests vs. the dealer-in-the-machine.
Heat: Surveillance by the casino of a suspected card counter. Or pressure put on a card counter to leave before being banned. Also, known as steam. Not a problem for video-blackjack players.
iiigh Card: A jack, queen, king or ace.
High-Low: Abet at craps that the next roll will be a two or a 12. Also, different spelling for the counting system Hi-Lo in blackjack.
High Roller: A player who plays for large stakes.
High Roller System: A method of betting for large stakes developed by the Captain that reduces the house edge and allows excellent comps without the normal risk. Would include the best buys. Cannot be done at video craps.
High Pair: A pair of jacks, queens, kings or aces.
Hit: To receive another card on your hand in blackjack.
Hold: The actual amount that the casinos take from their games. To save certain cards.
Hold Button: In video poker, the button that allows you to keep certain cards.
Hole Card: The second card dealt to the dealer in blackjack, that is face down. Any face down card.
Hop: A bet in craps that the next roll of the dice will be a certain combination. A Crazy Crapper bet. Usually not available at video craps.
Hopper: Electronically powered payout system that counts out the coins to be paid accurately and fast. Some people also use the term hopper to refer to the tray that catches the coins.
Horn Bet: A one roll bet in craps that combines the two, three 11 and 12.
Horn High: A horn bet at craps where one of the totals has one more unit riding on it than all the others.
Horrendous Rolls: Rolls where the shooter sevens out within a few rolls after establishing his point number.
Hot: A player who has been winning.
Hot and Cold System: A wager on the side that won previously. Another name for the streak method of betting.
Hot Dice: Dice that have been passing and making numbers.
Hot Machine: A machine where the players have been winning.
Hot Shooter: A shooter having a good roll at the craps table.
House Edge: The mathematical edge that the casino has on a given bet or machine.
House Odds: The payoff that reflects the casino's tax on your winning bet.
Hustler: A gambling cheat.
Inside Numbers: In craps, the numbers five, six, eight, nine.
Inside straight: A straight that can only be completed by one card on the inside. Example: 4-5- * -7-8.
Insurance: A side wager at blackjack for up to half the original wager that the dealer has a blackjack when he has an ace showing.
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