Hold ( blackjack)

The amount of money won by the casino, often expressed in terms of the percentage
of total wagers made in the casino. It can also be expressed as a monetary amount.



Hold ( keno )

Handle minus payoffs, or the gross receipts after paying out all winning tickets.

Hold (general terms )

The percentage the house wins.

Hold (slots)

By law there is a percentage that the house must payout in winnings.
The slot machine is programmed to hold a certain percentage of the money on deposit as house profit. The exact amount of the house profit held by the slot machine is decided by the casino.
See the article on Random Generated Numbers