Entries S - Sy

S & M ( poker )

S ( poker )

S / I Cards ( bingo )

S17 ( blackjack) - An abbreviation for the casino rule which requires the dealer to stand on all soft 17s.

Sabot ( baccarat ) - The French term for the shoe.

Saddle ( bingo )

Saddle ( poker ) -Bend cards in such a way that the deck will be cut one card above one of these cards.

Safe Jack ( blackjack)

Sail For ( poker ) -Lose. "How much did he sail for?"

Sailboats ( poker ) -Two or more 4s. (That's what they look like.)

Salmon ( poker ) -7 (the card, or the lowball hand).

Salt Away ( poker )

Saltiness ( poker ) -Poor luck; the condition of being salty.

Salty ( poker )

Same Bet Press Method ( craps )

Sample Void (Sv) ( lotto )

San Jose to Gilroy ( poker )

Sand ( poker )

Sandbag ( poker ) -Playing a strong hand as if it were only a fair one.

Sandbagger ( poker ) -One who sandbags, often a term of disapproval.

Sandpaper ( poker ) -Cards marked on their sides by sanding.

Sandwich ( poker ) -To raise before, and after, a caller who gets caught in the middle.

Santa Barbara ( poker )

Satellite ( poker ) -A small-stakes tournament whose winner obtains cheap entry into a bigger tournament.

Satellite Tournament ( poker )

Sauter La Coupe ( poker )

Savannah ( poker ) -7 (the card, or the lowball hand).

Save ( poker )

Save Bets ( poker )

Saving Grace ( bingo ) - 68

Sawbuck ( poker ) -$10 or a $10 bill.

Sawdust Joint ( poker )

Sawski ( poker ) -$10 or a $10 bill.

Sax ( poker ) -6 (the card, or the lowball hand).

Say ( poker ) -Announce in turn whether one is betting or passing.

Sb ( poker ) -Shorthand, particularly in e-mail and Internet postings, for small blind.

Sba ( blackjack) - The acronym for Statistical Blackjack Analyzer, blackjack software by Karel Janecek.

Sc ( lotto ) - An abbreviation used to describe a scratch card with the latex scratched off.

Scalper (general terms )

Scalping (general terms ) - Selling tickets to a contest at a price above their face value.

Scam ( poker )

Scam (roulette) -Any scheme to defraud a player or casino.

Scammer ( poker ) -One who scams.

Scare (videopoker)

Scare Card ( poker )

Scared Money ( craps ) - Insufficient cash to gamble with.

Scared Money ( poker )

Scared Money (roulette) -Money a player can't afford to lose.

Scarne Cut ( poker )

Schedule of Prizes ( keno ) - Advertised schedule of Winnings; Also Payscale.

Schmengie ( poker ) -Put a bad beat on someone.

School ( poker ) -The players in a regular game.

Schooled (general terms ) - Trained to jump

Scobe's Wager (roulette)

Scoop ( poker )

Scoop Hand ( poker )

Scoop the Kitty ( poker ) -Win all the money the players have put up during a poker session.

Scoop the Pool ( poker ) -Win all the money the players have put up during a poker session.

Scooper ( poker )

Scooping Hand ( poker )

Scoot ( poker )

Scoot Partner ( poker )

Scootermockins ( poker ) -Dollars.

Scooting ( poker ) -Passing chips to another player after winning a pot.

Score ( poker ) -1) The Win. "He made a good score." 2) To Win. "I scored last night." 3) Win big. 4) Win by cheating.

Score (general terms ) - To win a lot of money.

Score a Big Touch ( poker ) -Win big, usually dishonestly.

Score Disc ( bingo )

Scored Pair ( poker )

Scotch Straight ( poker )

Scourge of Scotland ( poker )

Scouts (general terms ) - Person(s) who study team plays and/or practice and report findings to handicappers.

Scramble ( poker )

Scratch (general terms ) - To call off a wager. Withdraw, cancel a bet.

Scratch Paper ( poker ) -Cards marked on their backs with sandpaper or a sharp instrument.

Scratch-Off Game ( lotto ) - A lottery ticket with a latex panel that has to be scratched off to reveal if it's a winner.

Screen Out ( poker )

Screen-Out ( poker )

Screwed Down ( poker ) -Playing very tight.

Screwy Louie ( poker )

Scsa (general terms ) - Supreme Council of Sports in Africa.

Sd ( blackjack) - 1. The acronym for Single Deck. 2. The acronym for Standard Deviation.

Seal Card ( bingo )

Search Disc ( bingo )

Search Index ( bingo )

Search Ratchet ( bingo )

Search Relays ( bingo )

Seat ( poker )

Seat Charge ( poker ) -In public card rooms, an hourly fee for playing poker.

Seat Position ( poker )

Seated ( poker )

Seating List ( poker )

Seat-Man ( poker ) -1) A professional dealer.

Second ( poker )

Second Best ( poker )

Second Button ( poker )

Second Dealer ( poker )

Second Dealing ( poker )

Second Half Wager (general terms )

Second Hand ( poker ) -The second player to act in any betting round.

Second Nuts ( poker )

Second Pair ( poker )

Second Position ( poker ) -1) The player two positions to the left of the dealer. 2) The seat position of that player.

Second Story ( poker )

Secondary Payoff (videopoker)

Seconds ( blackjack)

Seconds ( poker ) -The dealing of one or more cards from the next-to-the-top position of the deck.

Seconds Dealer ( poker )

Second-Story Man ( poker )

Section (Sector) Shooter (roulette) -A dealer who tries to hit certain numbers or sections on the wheel.

Section Shooting (roulette) -The act of placing the ball in a given section of the wheel.

Section Slicing (roulette)

See ( poker ) -To call, as in: "I'll see you" or "I'll see that bet".

See a Bet ( poker ) -To call, as in: "I'll see you" or "I'll see that bet".

Seed ( poker ) -1) An ace. Also called bullet (and several other names). 2) A $1 chip. Also called bone.

Selections (general terms )

Sell ( poker )

Sell a Hand ( poker )

Selling Price (general terms ) - The lower figure quoted by an Index bookmaker.

Semi-Bluff ( poker )

Senate Dealer ( poker ) -A professional dealer, in particular, one who does not participate in the game.

Send ( poker )

Send Around ( poker ) -Playing a strong hand as if it were only a fair one.

Send in ( poker ) -In a no-limit game, bet large, particularly when that involves all of one's chips.

Send it ( poker )

Send it Around ( poker ) -Playing a strong hand as if it were only a fair one.

Send it in ( poker ) -In a no-limit game, bet large, particularly when that involves all of one's chips.

Sequence ( poker ) -A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.

Sequence Flush ( poker ) -An obsolete term for Straight flush

Sequencing ( blackjack)

Sequential Royal Flush (videopoker)

Sergeant from K Company ( poker ) -A king (the card).

Sergeants from K Company ( poker ) -Two or more kings.

Serial Number ( bingo )

Series ( bingo )

Serious Poker ( poker )

Serve ( poker ) -Deal (cards), particularly when done as a living.

Session ( bingo )

Session ( blackjack)

Session ( poker )

Session (roulette)

Session (slots)

Session Stake (roulette) -The amount of money set aside for one session of play.

Set ( bingo ) - 9000 bingo faces numbered in sequence and all one color.

Set ( poker )

Set All in ( poker )

Set Bet (Keno) - Pre-specified Bet Details easily accessed by terminal or interactive gaming system player.

Set Betting (general terms ) - A wager that involves correctly predicting the final set score of a game.

Set of Fours ( poker ) -Four of a kind

Set Over Set ( poker )

Set Someone All in ( poker )

Set Someone in ( poker )

Set the Board (general terms )

Set Up ( poker )

Set you in ( poker ) -To bet as much as your opponent has left in front of him.

Settle Up ( poker ) -At the end of a poker session, pay one's losses.

Settlement ( blackjack)

Settlement ( poker )

Setup ( poker )

Seven / 8 ( poker ) -A poker game, seven-card stud high-low split, with an 8 qualifier for low.

Seven Card Stud ( poker )

Seven Deuces Wild ( poker )

Seven Dozen ( bingo ) - 84

Seven Out ( craps )

Seven Rule ( poker )

Seven Stud Hi Low ( poker )

Seven-Card Flip ( poker )

Seven's a Bruiser, the Front Line's a Loser ( craps )

Seven-Stud ( poker ) -Seven-card stud.

Seven-Stud / 8 ( poker ) -Seven-card stud.

Seventh Street ( poker ) -The final betting round on the last card in Seven-Card Stud.

Seven-Toed Pete ( poker ) -A name for seven-card stud, heard only in home games.

Seven-Twenty-Seven ( poker )

Shade ( poker )

Shade Work ( poker )

Shade Worker ( poker ) -A card thief who uses shade work.

Shading ( poker )

Shake-Shake ( poker ) -Another name for pai gow poker.

Shark ( poker ) -1) Expert player. 2) Thief. 3) Loan shark.

Sharker ( poker ) -1) Expert player.2) Thief.

Sharp ( poker ) -1) Expert player. 2) Thief. Often, cardsharp.

Sharp (general terms ) - A sophisticated or professional sports bettor

Sharp Top ( poker ) -A four or an ace. Some lexicographers use the term only for an ace

Sharpe Ratio ( blackjack)

Shave ( poker ) -Trim the sides of cards, to make them thinner so as to be easily detected by a thief. Also called trim.

Shaved ( poker )

Shaving Points (general terms )

Shears ( poker )

Shed ( poker ) -In draw poker, discard.

Shift Boss ( keno ) - The shift supervisor.

Shift Boss (roulette) -The individual in charge of the casino during a given work shift.

Shill ( blackjack)

Shill (general terms ) - A person employed by the casino as a game starter.

Shill (roulette) -An individual employed by the casino to play games that are being underplayed.

Shills ( baccarat )

Shimmy ( baccarat ) - The American slang expression for chemin de fer.

Shiner ( poker )

Shirley ( poker )

Shoe ( baccarat ) - Device, usually a wooden box, used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt.

Shoe ( blackjack)

Shoe (general terms )

Shoe Clerk ( poker )

Shoe Game ( blackjack) - A reference to blackjack games which use a shoe to hold the cards.

Shoot ( craps ) - A complete series of rolls until the shooter sevens out.

Shoot an Angle ( poker )

Shoot it Up ( poker ) -Raise.

Shoot the Moon ( poker )

Shoot the Pot ( poker ) -Raise.

Shoot the Pot Up ( poker ) -Raise.

Shooter ( craps ) - The player who is rolling the dice.

Shooter (general terms ) - The person rolling the dice.

Shooter on the Dark Side, Says he Won't ( craps ) - A don't pass bet by the shooter.

Shootout ( poker )

Shootout Tournament ( poker )

Shop ( poker ) -1) A card room. Also called joint or store. 2) Stop in at a card room just to check out the action.

Short ( poker )

Short Buy ( poker ) -A buy-in of less than the minimum required for the game.

Short Call ( poker ) -While going all in, calling less than the full bet (and thus generating a side pot).

Short Cards ( poker )

Short End (roulette) -The side of the bet that has to pay off less than it will win.

Short Flush ( poker ) -Four-card flush, so termed mainly in European countries.

Short Game ( poker )

Short Money ( poker )

Short Odds ( poker ) -The odds for an event that has a good chance of occurring.

Short Odds (roulette) -Less than the true odds payoff for a bet.

Short Pair ( poker )

Short Price (general terms ) - Low odds, meaning a punter will get little return for their initial outlay.

Short Run (roulette)

Short Run (videopoker) -A limited amount of time when probability theory will be marked by streaks or fluctuations.

Short Shoe ( blackjack)

Short Stack ( poker )

Short Stack (videopoker)

Short Straight ( poker ) -Four-card straight, so termed mainly in European countries

Short Studs ( poker ) -The British name for five-card stud and its variants.

Short the Pot ( poker ) -Any cheating move. "He has to get a little booze in him before he takes a shot."

Short Win (slots) -Large jackpot win after a small cash outlay - happens often.

Short-Cards ( poker ) -An obsolete name for poker.

Short-Chipped ( poker ) -Playing with only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.

Shorten (general terms )

Shorthanded ( poker )

Shorts ( poker ) -Short pair. Sometimes a pair of shorts.

Short-Stacked ( poker ) -Playing with only a small amount of money, thus limiting one's risk and reward.

Shot ( poker )

Shot Taker ( poker )

Shotgun ( poker )

Show ( poker ) -Show down.

Show (general terms ) - A horse racing bet in which you collect if the horse finishes first, second or third.

Show Cards ( poker )

Show Down ( poker ) -Participate in a showdown.

Show Five Cards ( poker )

Show One, Show All ( poker )

Show Openers ( poker )

Show Tickets ( poker )

Showdown ( poker )

Showing ( poker )

Shuck ( poker )

Shuffle ( blackjack) - To thoroughly mix the cards before dealing them to the players.

Shuffle ( poker )

Shuffle Card ( blackjack)

Shuffle in ( poker ) -Add one or more cards to the deck while shuffling.

Shuffle in a Brief ( poker ) -Shuffle in such a way as to produce a brief in the deck.

Shuffle Master ( blackjack)

Shuffle the Spots Off ( poker )

Shuffle Tracking ( blackjack)

Shuffle Up ( baccarat ) - Premature shuffling of playing cards by the dealer.

Shuffle Up ( blackjack)

Shuffler ( poker )

Shut Out ( poker ) -In a no-limit game, bet so much that another player cannot or will not call.

Shutter Board ( bingo )

Shutter Panel ( bingo )

Shy ( poker )

Shylock ( poker ) -1) Loan shark. Sometimes capitalized. 2) Lend money at usurious rates.

Sickening ( poker ) -6 (the card, or the lowball hand).

Sickle ( poker )

Side ( poker )

Side (general terms )

Side Action ( poker ) -The action in and the playing of side games.

Side Arms ( poker ) -In a two pair hand, the lower pair.

Side Bet ( blackjack)

Side Bet ( poker )

Side Bet (general terms )

Side Bet/Side Wager (general terms ) - A wager on a particular team, or side, to win a contest

Side Card ( poker )

Side Cards ( poker )

Side Count ( blackjack) - An additional count to track certain cards. Common side counts include an ace or five count.

Side Game ( poker )

Side Money ( poker ) -1) Side pot. 2) The money or chips in a side pot.

Side Partner ( poker ) -A thief's confederate.

Side Pot ( poker ) -A separate pot contested by other players when one player runs out of money.

Side Strippers ( poker )

Sides (general terms ) - The names of the two teams playing: the underdog and the favorite.

Siegfried and Roy ( poker ) -In hold 'em, two queens as one's first two cards.

Sight ( poker )

Sign ( poker )

Sign Off ( poker )

Sign Off a Hand ( poker )

Sign Up ( poker )

Sign Up For ( poker )

Signal ( poker )

Signature (roulette) -The unconscious ability of a dealer to place a ball within a given distance from the last hit.

Signature Slots (slots) -Casinos own brand of slots, generally looser creating the desired PR for the casino.

Sign-Up Board ( poker )

Sign-Up List ( poker ) -The list of names for a particular game; the board.

Silent Partner ( poker )

Silent Prop ( poker )

Simoleon ( poker ) -$1 or a $1 chip.

Simultaneous Declaration ( poker )

Single (general terms )

Single Action (general terms ) - An "if bet" that is processed only if the precedent bet wins.

Single Limit ( poker )

Single Number Bet (roulette)

Single Odds ( craps )

Single-Blind Game ( poker ) -A traveling blind game with one game; under-the-gun blind game.

Single-Handed Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Single-O ( poker ) -A thief or cheater who works alone.

Single-Table Satellite ( poker )

Single-Zero Wheel (roulette)

Sir ( poker )

Sire (general terms ) - Father of a horse

Sit ( poker ) -Join a game.

Sit in ( poker ) -1) Join a game. "May I sit in?" is a request from an onlooker to get into a game. 2) Play poker.

Site ( keno ) - A Club or Hotel where Gaming Machines are played. Also known as a Venue

Sitter ( poker ) -A conservative player, one who gives little action, that is, one who sits and waits for only the good hands

Six Ace ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the number of 7 (5&2).

Six Card Stud ( poker )

Six Dozen ( bingo ) - 72

Six Five, no Jive ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 11 (5&6).

Six Number Bet (roulette) -An inside combination bet at six numbers at the same time. Same as Line Bet.

Six One, You're All Done ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the number of 7 (5&2).

Six Tits ( poker ) -Three queens. This usage is considered vulgar.

Sixain(E) (roulette) -French term for a Six-Number or Line Bet.

Six-Card Option ( poker )

Six-Pack ( bingo ) - Six numbers in a block on one card.

Sixth ( poker )

Sixth Street ( poker ) -The sixth card dealt in 7-card stud.

Size ( poker )

Sizz ( poker ) -A rush (Several winning hands in a short period of time.); usually part of the phrase putting on a sizz.

Sizzling Slot (slots) -Slot's average payoff is high.

Skating ( poker ) -Bluffing. "I think you're skating, but I'm gonna let you slide."

Skeet ( poker )

Skeet Flush ( poker )

Skim (general terms ) - The cash siphoned off from an operation before it is reported.

Skin ( poker )

Skin Game ( poker ) -A game containing two or more thieves, or cheats playing partners.

Skin Out ( poker ) -Show down a hand by spreading it on the table.

Skin the Deck ( poker ) -Palm one or more cards, for later introduction into the game.

Skin the Hand ( poker )

Skinner ( poker ) -One who cheats by removing cards from the deck. Also known as holdout artist.

Skinning ( poker )

Skip Straight ( poker )

Skipper ( poker )

Sky's the Limit ( poker ) -A term, generally used only in home games, for a no-limit game.

Sleeper ( keno ) - A winning ticket that is not presented for payoff.

Sleeve ( poker )

Sleeve Holdout ( poker )

Sleeve Machine ( poker )

Slick ( poker )

Slick-Ace Deck ( poker )

Slide ( poker ) -Escape. "I'm gonna let you slide," that is, not call your obvious bluff.

Slip ( poker )

Slip a Hand ( poker )

Slip it ( poker )

Slip the Cards ( poker ) -Set a stacked packet on top of the deck after the deck has been cut.

Slip the Cut ( poker ) -Set a stacked packet on top of the deck after the deck has been cut.

Slip the Deck ( poker ) -Set a stacked packet on top of the deck after the deck has been cut.

Slippery Anne ( poker ) -The queen of spades.

Slippery Sandbag ( poker )

Slot Club Comps (slots) -Sign up for freebies and reap the benefits.

Slot Machine (slots)

Slot Placement (slots)

Slot Schedule (slots)

Slot Talk (slots)

Slot Testing (slots)

Slot Types (slots)

Slot Versions (slots)

Slot-Aholic Pain (slots) -Staying too long at one machine.

Slot-Mix (slots)

Slots Drop (slots) -Amount of money through the slot; Slots Drop and Slots Hold determine slot's payout %.

Slots Hold (slots) -Amount not paid out as wins; Slots Drop and Slots Hold determine slot's payout %.

Slots Mechanic (slots)

Slow ( poker ) -When you play passively, you are playing slow.

Slow Action ( poker ) -The state of a slow game.

Slow Game ( poker )

Slow Pace ( poker ) -Slow pace describes a game without much betting and raising.

Slow Play ( poker )

Slow Play (videopoker) -To play a strong hand weakly so more players will stay in the pot.

Slowball ( poker ) -Humorous name for a slow lowball game.

Slow-Down Bet ( poker )

Slowroll ( poker )

Slug ( blackjack)

Slug ( poker )

Slug the Deck ( poker )

Small Ace Deuce, Can't Produce ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the number of 3 (2&1).

Small Bet ( poker )

Small Blind ( poker )

Small Game ( poker ) -A poker table (in a card room) with small stakes.

Small Nickel ( poker ) -1) A $50 bill. 2) $50 in cash. 3) $50 in chips.

Small One ( poker )

Small Play ( poker ) -Playing for small stakes.

Small Table ( poker ) -A poker table (in a card room) with small stakes.

Smart Money (general terms ) - Sides that are bet on by the more knowledgeable handicappers.

Smear ( poker ) -Substance for marking the backs of cards.

Smoke on the Water." ( poker )

Smooth ( poker ) -The best possible low hand with a particular high card. 8432A is a smooth 8.

Smooth Call ( poker )

Snake ( poker ) -Bend one or more cards, for later identification by a thief.

Snake Eyes ( craps ) - 1. Two. 2. Betting on the number 2 (1&1).

Snakebit ( poker )

Snakes Alive ( bingo ) - 55

Snap Off ( poker )

Snapped Off ( poker ) -Caught bluffing.

Snapper ( blackjack) - A colloquial term for a natural or blackjack.

Snatch ( poker )

Snatch Game ( poker )

Sneak ( poker )

Snoozer ( poker )

Snow ( poker ) -To bluff.

Snow Hand ( poker )

Snow Job ( poker ) -1) A hand with which you snow (bluff). 2) A bluff.

Snow the Cards ( poker )

Snowball ( poker ) -A worthless hand.

Snowmen ( poker ) -Two or more 8s. (That's what they look like.)

Social Game ( poker ) -A friendly game.

Society ( poker )

Society Chips ( poker )

Sock it Up ( poker ) -Raise.

Sof ( blackjack) - An abbreviation for Slots A Fun, a casino.

Soft ( poker )

Soft / Soft Hand / Soft Total ( blackjack)

Soft Break ( poker ) -The changing of currency, usually for part cash and part chips.

Soft Double ( blackjack) - To double down on a hand with an ace as part of the original hand.

Soft Hand (general terms )

Soft Line (general terms )

Soft-Play ( poker )

Soft-Play Someone ( poker ) -Put no pressure on a person, as described under soft.

Sökö ( poker )

Solenoid ( bingo )

Solid ( poker ) -Conservative, not likely to get out of line; said of someone's play or a player.

Something ( poker ) -In a no-limit game, a (usually) substantial bet. "You passed? I'm going to bet something."

Sore Spot ( poker ) -4 (the card); imitates four spot.

Sorts ( poker )

Sound of Rain (slots) -Coins dropping into the holder after a payout.

Soup ( poker ) -To reveal one's hand in a showdown.

Soup a Hand ( poker ) -To reveal one's hand in a showdown.

South ( poker )

Southern Cross ( poker )

Souts (general terms ) - Person(s) who study team plays and/or practice and report findings to handicappers.

Sp (general terms ) - Starting Price

Spade ( poker ) -1) Any card in the spades suit. 2) Low spade or high spade. "You wanna spade for a drink?"

Spades ( poker )

Spadoodles ( poker )

Spanish 21 ( blackjack)

Speak ( poker ) -Bet. "Your turn to speak."

Special ( bingo )

Special Hand ( poker )

Special Rate ( keno )

Special Ticket ( keno ) - Keno tickets other than the standard ones, with different payoffs and prices. Also Specials.

Speed ( poker )

Speed Bingo ( bingo )

Speed Hold 'em ( poker )

Speed Table ( poker )

Speeder ( poker ) -One who speeds.

Speeding ( poker )

Speedup after Fold ( poker )

Speedy ( poker ) -Describing one who plays with a lot of speed.

Spider ( poker )

Spiel ( lotto )

Spike ( poker )

Spike Mike (general terms ) - An illegal electronic surveillance device.

Spill (videopoker)

Spin Cycle ( bingo )

Spit ( poker ) -1) Spit in the ocean (A form of widow poker). 2) Spit card (The card turned up in spit in the ocean).

Spit Card ( poker ) -The card turned up in spit in the ocean (A form of widow poker).

Spit in the Ocean ( poker )

Splash ( poker )

Splash Around ( poker ) -To play more loosely than you should.

Splash the Pot ( poker )

Split / Splitting Pairs ( blackjack)

Split Bet (roulette) -An inside combination bet of two numbers at the same time.

Split Openers ( poker )

Split Out ( poker )

Split Pair ( poker )

Split Pot ( bingo )

Split Pot ( poker )

Split Someone Out ( poker )

Split the Pot ( poker ) -A pot which is shared by two or more players because they have equivalent hands.

Split Ticket ( keno ) - Two or more groups of numbers played separately on the same ticket.

Split Two Pair ( poker )

Split Week ( poker ) -An inside straight.

Split-Pot Game ( poker )

Splitting Aces ( blackjack)

Spoke ( poker ) -In ace-to-five lowball, any ace, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Also called wheel card.

Sponsor ( poker )

Spooking ( blackjack)

Sport Book (general terms ) - A collection of all the bets taken on a fixed odds betting event.

Sport Player (general terms ) - A person who waits for what he thinks is an unusually strong wager.

Sports Book (general terms ) - A legal sports bookmaking business.

Sports Lottery ( lotto )

Spot ( keno )

Spot ( poker ) -A card; always preceded by its rank. For example, a 4-spot is a 4.

Spot Card ( poker ) -Any card 2 through 10.

Spots ( poker ) -Pips. The suit symbols on a non-court card, indicating its rank.

Spotted ( bingo )

Spotted Papers ( poker ) -Marked cards. Sometimes shortened to papers.

Spotter ( poker )

Spotting Index ( bingo )

Spotting Ratchet ( bingo )

Spotting Wipers ( bingo )

Spread ( poker )

Spread (general terms )

Spread (roulette) -The difference between the minimum and maximum bets a player makes.

Spread a Hand ( poker )

Spread Betting (general terms )

Spread Limit ( poker )

Spread Line (general terms ) - See PointSpread

Spread the Hand ( poker )

Spring ( poker ) -Suddenly make a large bet.

Spring Table ( poker )

Spur ( poker ) -Mark cards with one's fingernails, particularly sharp thumbnails, or some other sharp instrument.

Spurr ( poker ) -Mark cards with one's fingernails, particularly sharp thumbnails, or some other sharp instrument.

Sputtering Slot (slots) -Slot's average payoff is low.

Square ( poker )

Square (general terms ) - Unsophisticated gambler.

Square Bets (roulette)

Square Deal ( poker )

Square Deck ( poker )

Square Game ( poker )

Square Pair ( craps ) - Hard eight.

Square the Table ( poker )

Square Up the Table ( poker )

Squared Deck ( poker ) -A deck arranged in a neat pile, with no edges protruding, usually prior to cutting or dealing.

Squares (roulette) -A game or player that is on the level or honest.

Squeeze ( poker )

Squeeze Bet ( poker )

Squeeze in ( poker )

Squeeze Out ( poker )

Squeeze Play ( poker )

Squeezers ( poker )

Stack ( poker )

Stack (roulette) -A group of 20 roulette chips.

Stack Off ( poker ) -In no limit, bet all your chips; move all in.

Stack Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Stack the Deck ( poker )

Stacked Deal ( poker ) -A deal made with a stacked deck.

Stacked Deck ( poker ) -A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage.

Stack-Off ( poker ) -All of your chips. "Did he bet?" "Yep, that was a stack-off."

Stage Displays ( bingo )

Stake ( poker )

Stake (general terms )

Stake Player ( poker )

Stakes ( poker )

Stakes (general terms ) - The sums of money deposited or guaranteed by the parties to a bet.

Stakes Player ( poker ) -A player in a stakes play game.

Stamped Cards ( poker ) -Cards marked on their backs during printing and sold to thieves for cheating purposes.

Stand ( poker )

Stand / Stay ( blackjack)

Stand Off a Bet (general terms ) - To tie or push.

Stand Pat ( poker ) -To decline an opportunity to draw cards.

Stand Up ( poker )

Stand Up (slots) -Slot machines where you play standing up.

Standard Deck ( poker )

Standard Deviation ( blackjack)

Standoff ( baccarat ) - A tie.

Stand-Off ( blackjack) - Both player and dealer have the same hand total. Player keeps bet Also tie or push.

Stand-Off ( poker ) -1) A tie, in which the players divide the pot equally. 2) To call a raise. "Opener raises, I stand off"

Stanley Cup (general terms )

Star ( poker ) -The joker. Also, man with the star.

Star (general terms ) - Rating.

Start the Action ( poker ) -Open the betting; make the first bet in a particular hand.

Starter ( baccarat )

Starter ( poker )

Starting Hand ( poker ) -A player's first two cards in hold 'em or first three cards in seven-card stud.

Starting Price (general terms )

Starting Requirement ( poker )

Stash ( poker )

Static (slots)

Statistical Blackjack Analyzer ( blackjack)

Stay ( poker ) -To remain in a hand with a call rather than a raise.

Stay in ( poker ) -To remain in a hand with a call rather than a raise.

Stayer ( poker )

Staying Alive ( bingo ) - 85

Ste\Uck (general terms ) - Behind, losing, buried, down for the week.

Steal ( poker ) -A bluff in late position, attempting to steal the pot from a table of apparently weak hands.

Steal a Hand ( poker ) -Win (a pot) by bluffing.

Steal a Pot ( poker ) -Win (a pot) by bluffing.

Steal Position ( poker )

Steal the Antes ( poker )

Steal the Blinds ( poker )

Steam ( blackjack)

Steam ( poker )

Steam (general terms )

Steam Bet ( poker )

Steamer ( poker )

Steamer (general terms )

Steaming ( poker )

Steel Wheel ( poker )

Steer ( poker ) -Hustle someone into another game, often private.

Steer Game ( poker )

Steer Joint ( poker ) -Phrase) A crooked card room.

Steer Man ( poker ) -One who steers players ( Hustle someone into another game, often private.).

Steer Money ( poker )

Steerer ( poker ) -One who steers players (Hustle someone into another game, often private.).

Stenographer ( poker ) -Queen (the card).

Step ( poker )

Step Bet ( poker )

Step Out ( poker ) -Bet; often implying (in a no-limit game) bet large.

Step the Deck ( poker )

Steppin' Out ( poker ) -Betting.

Stew ( poker ) -Two cards, please. (Heard in a draw game at the time of the draw.) Also Stu.

Stewards (general terms ) - The panel of men and women - usually a total of four - who are responsible for ensuring adherence to the Rules of Racing

Stick ( poker ) -1) Stand or stand pat. (In a draw game, at the time for the draw (card replacement), draw no cards.) "How many cards do you want?" "I'll stick." This term is more common in home games; in card rooms, it is usually said only by inexperienced players. 2) Game starter (A card room employee who plays with House money, and does not share in any of his (her) winnings or losses. Shills are used to facilitate starting games, and keeping them going. ) -.

Stickman ( craps ) - The casino employee who calls out the dice rolls and returns the dice to the shooter. The stickman also is responsible for the placing and paying the proposition bets.

Stickman (general terms ) - The dice dealer who calls the numbers rolled and controls the stick.
Stiff ( poker ) -1) After winning a pot, give no tip (toke) to the dealer.

Stiff / Stiff Hand ( blackjack) - 1. Any hand that could bust if drawn to. For example a hard 12-16. The stiff hands are hard totals of 12 through 16. 2. A reference to any dealer up card of 2 through 6, since we always assume a 10-value card in the hole. "The dealer was showing a stiff."

Still Pack ( poker ) -The alternate deck, that is, the one not currently being dealt, in home games in which two decks are used. One deck is dealt while the other is being shuffled (by the shuffler) for the next deal.

Stock ( poker ) -1) Stub (The un-dealt portion of the cards, sometimes also called the deck, stock, or talon.). 2) Stack a deck, that is, prearrange the cards for cheating purposes.

Stone ( poker ) -Complete. "A stone beauty" means a good hand.

Stonewall ( poker ) -1) A tight player. 2) Stiff ( A player who makes a practice of not tipping the dealers.).

Stonewall Jackson -1) A tight player. 2) Stiff (A player who makes a practice of not tipping the dealers.).

Stoney ( poker ) -Name for a tight player.

Stop and Run ( bingo ) - 81

Stop Loss ( blackjack) - An pre-set limit to the amount of money a player is willing to lose in any given session.

Store ( poker ) -Joint (Card room; gambling establishment. Also called store or shop. Sometimes part of the phrase bust-out joint, carpet joint, juice joint, sawdust join).

Store, "the Store" (general terms ) - A Bookie.

Stormy Weather ( poker ) -A form of widow poker, played only in home games, in which each player is dealt four cards face down, and three cards are dealt face-up in the center. After a round of betting, each player can draw to his four-card hand. The dealer then turns up each of the widow cards one at a time, each followed by a round of betting. Each player may use (only) one of the cards as part of his hand. The game is sometimes played high-low split.

Straddle ( poker ) -1) Over blind (Put in a blind when one is already present. In a traveling blind game, this could mean someone putting in an optional blind in addition to the mandatory blinds. In a game without mandatory blinds, this would be blinding a pot (putting in a blind) after someone else has killed it. (To put in an over blind is sometimes called to kill.) Sometimes called go the overs.). 2) Over blind (The blind put in by the person who over blinds.). Someone might say, "John acts last; he has the straddle." 3) The second of two forced blinds, usually put in by the player two positions to the left of the dealer position. In former years, these two bets were called blind and straddle. Some say that definition 3 is the only proper use of the word straddle.

Straddle Game ( poker ) -1) A traveling blind game, usually with three blinds. 2) A blind and straddle game.

Straggler ( poker ) -A player who is able to come in light, that is, for a small call, such as in a pass-and-back-in game, when the pot has been opened in late position and not raised, so a player who passed earlier can now limp in (To enter the round by calling a bet rather than raising.); a player coming in in this situation is called a straggler.

Straight ( lotto ) - A way of betting a three or four digit number. In this bet the numbers must be drawn in the exact order that you bet them. So, for example, if you play the number 374 straight, the number drawn that night must be 3-7-4 for the bet to win. The normal three-digit payoff for such a bet is around $500 for a $1 bet; statistically, each three-digit number should be drawn once every 2.7 years. A $1 bet in the four-digit game is usually worth around $5,000; statistically, each four-digit number should be drawn once every 27.4 years.

Straight ( poker ) -A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.

Straight (videopoker) -Five cards not in the same suit in an unbroken sequence like 10h-Js-Qs-Kh-Ah.

Straight Bet (general terms ) - A single wager on a selected side or over/under.

Straight Bet (roulette) -A single wager on a single number. You place your bet squarely inside a number on the green. Make certain no chip crosses any of the lines. Pays 35-1.

Straight Draw ( poker ) -1) "Normal" five-card-draw high poker, bet-or-fold before the draw, open on anything, that is, no opening requirements, as opposed to, for example, jacks or better. Also called guts-to-open, pass-out. 2) A hand that contains four cards to a straight.

Straight Flush ( poker ) -A hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit. A straight flush is the strongest possible hand. Of two straight flushes, the one with the highest high card is better. An ace high straight flush is often called a royal flush or a royal straight flush, or just a royal.

Straight Flush (videopoker) -Five cards in the same suit in an unbroken sequence like 4h-5h-6h-7h-8h.

Straight Keno ( keno ) - The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket

Straight Limit ( poker ) -A form of limit poker (generally referring to draw poker, in particular limit draw or lowball as played in Northern California), in which all bets, before and after the draw, are in multiples of the same increment, as opposed to double limit, in which the limit doubles after the draw. For example, in the $20-limit game, all bets before and after the draw are $20, and multiples of $20 when players raise. Also called single limit.

Straight on Through ( bingo ) - 82

Straight Out (general terms ) - Betting on a competitor to win an event. Also win only, or money line betting.

Straight Poker Dictionary ( poker ) -1) An early form of poker, in which players received five cards, and bet on their original cards, in much the same as draw poker, but there was no draw. 2) Five card draw poker, high, with no wild cards.

Straight Slots (slots) -Machines that pay out in fixed amounts according to the payoffs shown on the front of the machine.

Straight Ticket ( keno ) - The standard or basic ticket sold by a casino.

Straight Up ( poker ) -Pertaining to honest play; on the square. A former thief may tell a friend, "I don't need any edge [dishonest advantage]; I can beat this game straight up." The manager of a card room may say to a player whom the former knows to be capable (that is, has the ability to cheat), "You can play in here only if you play straight up."

Straight Up Bet (roulette) -A single wager on a single number. You place your bet squarely inside a number on the green. Make certain no chip crosses any of the lines. Pays 35-1.

Straightening ( poker ) -In high draw, drawing to a straight.

Straighting ( poker ) -In high draw, drawing to a straight.

Strange ( poker ) -Money other than one player's bet. That is, if a player puts $6 into a pot and the pot has $20 altogether, the pot holds $14 strange or $14 strange money.

Strange Money ( poker ) -Money other than one player's bet. That is, if a player puts $6 into a pot and the pot has $20 altogether, the pot holds $14 strange or $14 strange money.

Stranger ( poker ) -1) In draw poker, a card one hasn't seen in one's hand after the draw, while shuffling through the entire hand. When a player is squeezing his hand, and finds one of the cards he drew, he may say, "There's a stranger." This quotation sometimes implies a card that improves the hand. 2) A player unknown to the regulars in a game.

Strategic Bluff ( poker ) -A planned bluff, as opposed to one made on the spur of the moment.

Strategy (videopoker) -A pattern or method for playing the hands.

Strategy Card (videopoker) -A Strategy Card is a Strategy Table printed on a card. It's a good idea to have a strategy card with you while playing. You can buy strategy cards for most any available video poker game on the Internet.

Strategy Number ( blackjack) - The count number used to determine the point at which a variation from basic strategy may be made in the game of blackjack.

Strategy Table (videopoker) -A Strategy Table is a list of the hands you might be dealt in decreasing order of Average Payback. If you can play a hand in two or more different ways, then you pick the highest in the strategy table - the one with the highest Average Payback.

Straw-Man (general terms ) - A front man.

Streak ( blackjack) - A series of wins or losses. A whole sector of blackjack-theory is devoted to the quest of identifying streaks before they occur, in violation of all natural & scientific laws.

Streak ( poker ) -A run of good or bad cards.

Street ( poker ) -The cards that come out one at a time in a card game are sometimes referred to as different numbered streets. The door card in seven card stud is third street, and subsequent cards are numbered consecutively. In hold'em and other flop games, players sometimes refer to the turn and river as fourth and fifth street.

Street Bet (roulette) -A bet that one of three particular numbers will hit on the next spin. You place your bets on the outside line of the green, indicating that you are betting the three numbers opposite the chips going across the layout.

Strike Rate (general terms ) - The ratio between winners and loses

String ( poker ) -Holdout machine (A mechanical device enabling thieves to surreptitiously hold out. Holdout machines used to be more popular many years ago, but are not often seen now, probably because thieves are becoming more sophisticated, and also because being caught with one is dangerous. Also called a string.).

String Bet ( poker ) -An unethical and often illegal means of raising whereby a player puts a call-size stack of chips into the pot and, after observing the reactions of the players, then goes back to his stack and puts out more, thus raising.

Strip ( blackjack) - See Las Vegas Strip.

Strip ( poker ) -Trim the sides or edges of cards, to make them identifiable by feel to a thief. This produces strippers.

Strip Poker Dictionary ( poker ) -A form of poker, generally played in mixed company, in which players use articles of clothing to purchase chips. As players need more chips, they must remove clothing; sometimes (rarely) the winners put those articles on. In some versions of the game, in each hand, all but the winner of the pot must remove one article of clothing; the drawback to this is the lack of an ante, unless players ante with clothing, in which case a disproportionate value is placed on any one article of clothing. This form of poker is not really related to the true nature of poker, whose goal is, for each player, to win money; the underlying nature of strip poker is to get almost everyone naked.

Strip Rules ( blackjack) - A set of rules, once prevalent in Las Vegas Strip casinos, where a Dealer stands on soft 17 (S17), Player is allowed to DOA ( double on anything), Player is not allowed to DAS ( no double down after split), Pair splitting is allowed up to 4 hands, No RSA ( no re-splitting of aces) allowed. It is of course assumed that the other common rules also apply: Insurance offered, Dealer collects only original bets, Split aces receive only 1 card, Ace-Ten after splitting aces counts as simple 21. "Strip rules" can be used for brevity when describing a casino's distinct rules, as in "Casino X has Strip rules with DAS".

Stripped Deck ( poker ) -A deck with certain cards removed for special games, such as for Asian stud, a form of five-card stud played with a 32-card stripped deck, from which all cards 2 through 6 have been removed. In some European countries, and Australia, poker is sometimes played with a stripped deck from which the deuces and treys have been removed.

Stripped Pack ( poker ) -A deck with certain cards removed for special games, such as for Asian stud, a form of five-card stud played with a 32-card stripped deck, from which all cards 2 through 6 have been removed. In some European countries, and Australia, poker is sometimes played with a stripped deck from which the deuces and treys have been removed.

Stripper Deck ( poker ) -A deck marked by shaving the edges of some cards such that a thief can tell by feel the values of certain cards. Examples are belly strippers, end strippers, high belly strippers, humps, low belly strippers, side strippers.

Strippers ( poker ) -(Always used in the plural) A deck marked by shaving the edges of some cards such that a thief can tell by feel the values of certain cards. Examples are belly strippers, end strippers, high belly strippers, humps, low belly strippers, side strippers.

Stripping ( blackjack) - The dealer's shuffling action whereby he holds a pack of cards in one hand and with the other he picks up ("strips") a small number of cards from the top and places them on the table, successively, one on top of the other until a new pack is formed but with the order of cards grossly reversed. The smaller the number of cards he picks ("strips") from the original pack, the stronger the reversal. Of course, the perfect reversal would be achieved by picking up ("stripping") the cards one by one, but that is not desirable by the casino since it eliminates the action's randomness.

Stripping ( poker ) -Shuffling by rapidly pulling small packets from the top to the bottom of the deck.

Strive and Strive ( bingo ) - 75

Strong ( poker ) -1) Quite dishonest. "I just looked in at the lowball game. Jim's going really strong." This means that Jim is using some very dishonest cheating methods. 2) When pertaining to the rate at which chips are raked from a game heavily. "What? You take $2 out of every pot, even if no one plays? That's pretty strong."

Strong Hand ( poker ) -A hand that has a great likelihood of winning a pot; the nuts.

Strong Work ( poker ) -Marked cards whose markings are obvious and easily seen even by the untrained eye.

Stronger Than Nuts ( poker ) -Describing a game so very crooked that the live ones would find it harder to beat than the shell game. The nuts here refer to those used in the shell game (which, like the three-card monte found on the street, is known as the game the suckers never win at), not the unbeatable poker hand.

Stronger Than the Nuts ( poker ) -Describing a game so very crooked that the live ones would find it harder to beat than the shell game. The nuts here refer to those used in the shell game (which, like the three-card monte found on the street, is known as the game the suckers never win at), not the unbeatable poker hand.

Structure ( poker ) -1) The makeup of a game, with respect to the size of antes, the betting limits, opening requirements, blinds, forced bets, and so on. 2) With respect to a tournament, the amount of money in tournament chips players start with, the rules for re-buys and add-ons, and the manner in which the blinds increase.

Structured ( poker ) -Used to apply to a certain betting structure in "flop" games such as hold'em. The typical definition of a structured game is a fixed amount for bets and raises before the flop and on the flop, and then twice that amount on the turn and river. Example: a $2-$4 structured hold'em game - bets and raises of $2 before the flop and on the flop; $4 bets and raises on the turn and river.

Structured Limit ( poker ) -Describing the betting structure of a limit game (as opposed to no limit), as, for example, a structured limit hold 'em game, in which bets are at one level before and on the flop, and twice that level on the turn and river, such as $15-$30 hold 'em. The term structured limit is usually used for stud and hold 'em games, while double limit is used for draw games.

Struggle ( poker ) -Stand pat. In a draw game, "I'll struggle," said at the time for the draw, means "I'll take no cards."

Strychnine ( poker ) -In lowball, a straight 9.

Stu ( poker ) -Two cards, please. (Heard in a draw game at the time of the draw.) Also, "Stew."

Stub ( poker ) -The un-dealt portion of the cards, sometimes also called the deck, stock, or talon.

Stuck ( poker ) -Slang for losing, often a substantial amount of money. Down a nontrivial amount of money, as in "he's stuck $800".

Stuck (general terms ) - Behind, losing, buried, down for the week.

Stuck in the Tree ( bingo ) - 53

Stud ( poker ) -1) Any of several poker games in which some of each players' cards are exposed. 2) Usually short for seven card stud.

Stud Player ( poker ) -1) Someone who plays stud poker (usually exclusively, or in preference to other forms of poker). 2) In lowball, someone who regularly turns part of his hand face up (generally to coax another player into or out of a pot.

Stud Poker (general terms ) - Poker game with no draw.

Stud Poker Dictionary ( poker ) -A form of poker in which one or more cards are dealt to each player face down, followed by one up card, with a betting round, more up cards, with a betting round after each, and then, in seven-card stud, a final down card, and a final betting round. The forms are five-card stud and seven-card stud, and sometimes six-card stud. In home games, you can find other variants.

Stud-Horse Poker Dictionary ( poker ) -Supposedly an early form of stud poker, but, in fact, a game that no one really knows how to play. A portion of the California Constitution (Section 330) legislates against certain games of chance by name, including roulette, blackjack, something called lansquenet, and, notably, stud-horse poker. Even though attorneys-general of the state had no idea what the game was, they used that apparent ban for a long time to prevent the playing of any form of poker that was not draw. Some historians think stud-horse poker was a variant of three-card monte, that is, a sucker game in which the sucker had no chance. Eventually the government quit prosecuting clubs in which hold 'em was played, because judges ruled it was not stud. Once the "door was opened," other games were permitted, including stud, and even games like super pan 9, California aces, and 21st Century Blackjack that clearly bear little resemblance to poker. And nobody knows yet what stud-horse poker is.

Studio 54 ( craps ) - Nine.

Study ( poker ) -1) Regard your cards intently while trying to make up your mind what to do next. 2) Regard an opponent intently in an attempt to divine what cards the opponent has.

Substitute ( poker ) -Replace a card in stud, that is, receive a twist.

Substitution ( poker ) -In stud, played in a home game, an extra card that a player can "buy" after all the cards that constitute a hand have been dealt. This card is generally a replacement for one of the player's existing cards, usually with an up card being replaced by an up card, and a down card being replaced by a down card, and often with the player having to pay for the card, that is, put extra chips in the pot, such chips not constituting a bet, because that "bet" does not have to be matched by other players. "We're playing five-card stud, high-low, with a twist." Also called discard, optional card, pitch, replacement, twist.

Substitution Poker Dictionary ( poker ) -Stud poker played with a twist (an extra card that a player can "buy" after all the cards that constitute a hand have been dealt.).

Subway Dealer ( poker ) -Bottom dealer (A cheat who deals cards from the bottom of the deck. Also sometimes called b-dealer, or cellar dealer.).

Suck ( poker ) -Draw cards. "How many cards do you want?" "I'll suck two."

Suck Out ( poker ) -To win a hand by virtue of hitting a very weak draw, often with poor pot odds.

Sucker ( poker ) -Live one; a rich loser; any loser or poor player.

Sucker Bet (general terms ) - Parlays, teasers or exotics (anything bookmakers use to entice squares to bet more)

Sucker Bet (roulette) -Can only be made on the American Wheel and is a single wager that 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3 will hit next. The single worst bet in roulette, and is thus synonymous with Sucker Bet because it gives the casino a 7.89% edge over the player. Same as Five-Number Bet.

Suction ( poker ) -In a big bet game, a small bet on a good hand to entice players to make an easy call, or better, to raise (so the suction bettor can re-raise).

Suction Bet ( poker ) -In a big bet game, a small bet on a good hand to entice players to make an easy call, or better, to raise (so the suction bettor can re-raise).

Sudden Death ( poker ) -Five-card stud played for low. So called because catching a pair usually kills a player's hand.

Sudden Death (general terms ) - An overtime period in which the first contestant to score is declared the winner of the contest.

Suicide King ( poker ) -King of Hearts. So named because in the drawing the king appears to be stabbing himself in the head.

Suit ( poker ) -Clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades.

Suit (videopoker) -In a poker deck, each card that is not a wild card is in one of the four suits: Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts or Spades.

Suit Mark ( poker ) -The single spade, heart, club, or diamond beneath the index. (Some say that the suit mark is part of the index)
Suit System ( poker ) -A method of marking the backs of cards by indicating their suits.

Suited ( poker ) -Two or more cards all the same suit.

Suited Connectors ( poker ) -In hold 'em, two cards in sequence and in the same suit, usually with reference to hole cards.

Summertime Hand ( poker ) -A better-than-average hand, one likely to win the pot, but one that is not quite a strong hand.

Sunning a Deck ( poker ) -A form of cheating, a method of marking certain cards by leaving them in the sun for a period of time, which causes their backs either to lighten or darken

Sunset Strip ( bingo ) - 77

Super Heinz (general terms ) - 7 selections, 120 bets - 21 doubles, 35 trebles, 35 four-timers, 21 five-timers, 7 six-timers, 1 accumulator.

Super Satellite ( poker ) -A special tournament whose prize is usually a buy-in for a larger tournament. One-table satellites usually have just one winner; sometimes second place is awarded a free entry to another tournament. In larger satellite tournaments, the winner may get entry to the larger tournament, round-trip airfare plus accommodations (if the satellite takes place in a city other than that of the larger tournament), plus some percentage of the excess cash accumulated in buy-ins and re-buys. Second, third, and sometimes other places also can win a percentage of this cash. A satellite tournament with a large number of entrants, awarding entry or entries to major tournaments, is called a super satellite.

Super-Bluff ( poker ) -A successful bluff against the holder of a strong hand. For example, I have a pat 7-4 in no-limit lowball. You and I both have a lot of chips. Someone opens for $4, I raise $40, and you come in cold behind me. The first player does not call. After the draw, I bet $80. With only a momentary hesitation, you raise $200. I think you must have been slow-playing a monster, and fold for the raise. You chuckle, and show a flash of paint in your hand as you muck it. You have just run a super-bluff.

Superbowl (general terms ) - Winners of the AFC and NFC meet to determine the NFL Champion.
Super-Full ( poker ) -Four of a kind (obsolete).

Supremacy (general terms ) - Spreads based upon the margin of victory between teams of individuals.

Sure Thing (general terms ) - A horse which an investor (punter) or tipster believes is unbeatable in a race.

Surrender ( blackjack) - Surrender is the only option of not playing a hand after receiving your first two cards. When you exercise the option of surrender, the dealer will pick up your cards, and you will lose one half of your bet. This is done before the dealer plays out his hand. Shooting Star Casino is the only casino in Minnesota to offer surrender. The surrender option offered at Shooting Star Casino is called "late surrender", which means you may surrender only after the dealer has checked for Blackjack. Also Late Surrender and Early Surrender.

Surrender (general terms ) - To give up half the wager before the hand is complete.

Surrender (roulette) -The option whereby a casino only takes half a player's losing wager on the even-money bets when the 0 or 00 hits. Few US casinos offer this. It is called the En Prison Rule.

Survival Mode ( poker ) -In a tournament, just trying to hang on till the limits go up, or avoid being busted before someone else, for the sake of making it to the final table or be among those who receive a payout. This is a no aggressive strategy some use to try to be among the winners of a tournament

Svengali Deck ( poker ) -A machine-made deck that contains marked cards, shaved cards, cards made up of pieces of other cards for certain effects, etc. Such decks are sold at magic supply outlets, supposedly for entertainment, and are indeed used by magicians to perform tricks, but they are also used by thieves to introduce into card games. Svengali was a character in George Du Maurier's 1894 novel Trilby, an evil hypnotist who enslaved the title character, a young woman.

Sw ( blackjack) - 1. The acronym for Steve Wynn, casino owner. 2. The acronym for Stanford Wong, author. 3. Software, in a computer context.

Sweat ( poker ) -1) Take a long time to look at your cards, often by squeezing; often followed by a or the hand or cards. "Will you hurry up? We're paying time!" "Hold on, this is an important pot; I gotta sweat these cards." 2) Kibitz (Watch someone play, or stand and watch a game, often from the rail.). "Aren't ya ready to leave yet?" "Hold on, I wanna sweat this game a few more minutes." 3) Win by careful play, avoiding taking risks.
Sweat (roulette) -[1] Casinos who are upset by players winning or having skill are said to "sweat" out their games. [2] A player who is losing and is worried.

Sweat Out ( poker ) -Sweat (Take a long time to look at your cards, often by squeezing; often followed by a or the hand or cards. "Will you hurry up? We're paying time!" "Hold on, this is an important pot; I gotta sweat these cards."). "Will you hurry up? We're paying time!" "Hold on, this is an important pot; I gotta sweat out this hand."

Sweater ( poker ) -Kibitzer; sometimes in particular someone who, in a tournament, stands on the rail and closely follows the play of one particular player, perhaps because of having a financial interest in, or being married to, the significant other of, or a friend of, that player

Sweep ( poker ) -Scoop (Win all of the pot in a high-low poker game that does not have a declare by having both the highest and the lowest hand.)

Sweeper ( poker ) -1) A hand that wins both ways in any high-low pot. 2) The player holding the hand that wins both ways in any high-low pot. 3) The player who declares both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare. Also called scooper.
Sweeping Hand ( poker ) -A hand that wins both ways in any high-low pot.

Sweepstakes (general terms ) - Type of betting whereby each horse in a race is drawn out of a hat by a particular person (who pays a set amount of money for the privilege of buying a horse). The people which chose the winner and placegetters will receive a percentage of the total money pool.

Sweet Sixteen ( bingo ) - 16

Sweeten ( poker ) -Add money (sometimes just in the form of antes) to a pot.

Sweeten the Pot ( poker ) -1) Raise. "Let's sweeten the pot a little" means "I'm going to raise," and, in a no-limit game, generally portends a large raise.2) Ante again after an unopened deal in any game with opening requirements, as jacks or better. This phrase is more commonly heard in home games than in card rooms.

Swing ( poker ) -1) Declare both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare. 2) Win both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare. (Just because you declare both ways does not necessarily mean you'll win both ways.) 3) Win all of the pot in a high-low poker game that does not have a declare, by having the best hand for one way and no one has qualifiers for the other way. For example, in high-low seven-stud, 8 for low, if you have a full house, and no one has an 8-low or better, you swung the pot. This usage is not common. For meanings 1, 2, and 3, more commonly called scoop. 4) Steal, or go south. "He was swinging with house chips, so they quit staking him." 5) Swing shift. "When do you work?" "I'm on swing."

Swing Hand ( poker ) -A hand that wins both ways in any high-low pot.

Swing Shift ( blackjack) - This is the busiest shift in casinos. Swing-shift workers generally come to work at 6 PM, but may start a couple of hours earlier or later than 6.

Swing Shift ( poker ) -One of the three shifts in a 24-hour card room or casino, the shift between day and graveyard. Swing shift usually starts anywhere between 6 pm and 8 p.m. and ends eight hours later.

Swinger ( poker ) -1) A hand that wins both ways in any high-low pot. 2) The player holding the hand that wins both ways in any high-low pot. 3) The player who declares both ways in a high-low poker game that has a declare.

Switch ( poker ) -Substitute dishonest cards for honest ones, as, for example, bring in a marked or stacked deck. Also, bring in a deck.

Switch Man ( poker ) -A person who introduces a dishonest deck into a game, surreptitiously replacing an honest deck.

Symbols (slots) -Although lemons, cherries, and 7s are familiar symbols that can be found on slot machines, the symbols set on the reels can be whatever the casino or the manufacturer chose. There is no absolute industry standard.

System (general terms ) - A wager or series of wagers usually based on statistics or mathematical probability and which determine the selections.