Entries W - Ww

W / L ( blackjack) - An abbreviation for win / loss.

Wager ( keno ) - The amount of money at risk on a keno ticket.

Wager ( poker ) -1) Any bet. 2) To Make a bet.

Wager (general terms ) - Is a transaction on any event where an amount of money is staked.

Wager (roulette) -Another term for bet.

Wagering Stamp (general terms ) - A federal occupational tax for gamblers.

Wages ( poker )

Wait ( poker )

Wait For the Blind ( poker )

Waiter ( poker )

Waiting in the Weeds ( poker )

Waiting in the Woods ( poker )

Wake Up with a Hand ( poker ) -To be dealt a hand with winning potential.

Walk ( poker )

Walk Over ( poker ) -Cheat, particularly at cards or dice.

Walker ( poker )

Walkers ( poker )

Walking Chips ( poker )

Wangdoodle ( poker )

Wangdoodles ( poker )

Warm Up ( bingo )

Warp ( blackjack)

Was she Worth it ( bingo ) - 56

Wash ( blackjack)

Wash ( poker )

Wash Cards ( poker )

Watchmacallits ( poker ) -The nuts (Best possible hand); usually preceded by the

Waterfall (general terms )

Wave ( poker )

Waved Cards ( poker )

Waving ( poker )

Way ( keno ) - Combination of Groups, bet upon by a Player

Way Bet ( keno ) - Combination of Groups, bet upon by a Player.

Way Ticket ( keno ) - A ticket that groups different numbers to create more than one way to win.

Wba (general terms ) - World Boxing Association.

Wbc (general terms ) - World Boxing Council.

Wcuc (general terms ) - World Cricket Umpiring Conference.

Wcw (general terms ) - World Championship Wrestling.

Weak ( poker )

Weak Hand ( poker ) -A hand with low probability of winning a given pot.

Weak Player ( poker ) -One who plays timidly or no aggressively, and probably loses for that reason.

Weaki Weaki ( craps ) - Hawaiian" for when the roll doesn't hit the backboard. Dealers advised the shooter to "throw the dice like your ex was standing at the far end of the table".

Weak-Passive ( poker )

Weed ( poker ) -Reclaim money from a shill who is winning.

Weeds ( poker )

Weinberg ( poker ) -In hold 'em, T-3 as one's first two cards.

Welch (general terms ) - To refuse to pay off a bet already made and lost.

Well (slots) -The area at the bottom of the machine where coins that have been paid out fall to.

Wgbjb ( blackjack) - An abbreviation for Humble and Cooper's book titled The World's Greatest BlackJack Book

Whack the Pack ( poker )

Whale ( blackjack) - This is casino-speak for a high-roller of the biggest sort.

Whale (general terms ) - A high roller; big spender.

Whangdoodle ( poker )

Whangdoodles ( poker )

What Shot Jesse James? a Forty-Five ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 9 (5&4).

Wheel ( lotto )

Wheel ( poker )

Wheel (roulette) -Short for Roulette Wheel.

Wheel Card ( poker ) -In ace-to-five lowball, any ace, 2, 3, 4, or 5. Also called spoke.

Wheel Chips (roulette) -Special chips used only for roulette.

Wheel Head (roulette) -The portion of the roulette wheel that contains the numbered pockets.

Wheel Roller (roulette) -A roulette dealer or croupier.

Wheel Strategies (roulette) -Strategies that try to exploit imperfections in the wheel in order for the player to get the edge.

Wheel-Clocking (roulette)

Wheeling System ( lotto )

Whinney the Poo ( bingo ) - 42

Whipsaw ( poker )

Whirl Bet ( craps )

Whiskey Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Whisky Poker Dictionary ( poker ) -Whiskey poker.

White ( poker ) -White is the most common color for $1 chips.

White Blackbird ( poker )

White Chip ( poker )

White Meat ( poker ) -Profit. "Yeah, I've got $1000 here, but only $100 is white meat."

White Meat (general terms ) - Profit.

White on White ( poker ) -A form of daub, or cosmetics, that uses white paint, and can be seen only at a certain angle.

Whiteskin ( poker ) -A 10 or less, that is, any card not a face card.

Whore ( poker ) -Queen (the card). This usage is considered vulgar.

Whorehouse Cut ( poker )

Wicbc (general terms ) - West Indies Cricket of Control.

Wide Open ( poker ) -On tilt (Playing aggressively). "He just had a pat 7 beat and now he's wide open."

Widow ( poker )

Widow Cards ( poker )

Widow Game ( poker )

Widow Poker Dictionary ( poker )

Wild Annie ( poker )

Wild Card ( poker )

Wild Number ( bingo )

Wild or Wild Card (videopoker) -A card that may be used to substitute for any other card in the deck.

Wild Symbol (slots)

Wild Widow ( poker )

Wildcard Games ( poker )

Win ( keno ) - Catching enough numbers to collect more than the amount wagered.

Win and Place (general terms )

Win Bet (general terms ) - In this bet, the punter bets that his or her selection will come in first place.

Win Only (general terms ) - Betting on a competitor to win an event. Also straight out, or money line betting.

Win Rate ( blackjack)

Window ( poker )

Window (slots)

Window Card ( poker )

Window Dressing ( poker )

Wing ( poker ) -Have a winning streak.

Winner ( poker )

Winner Blind ( poker )

Winner Kill ( poker )

Winner Leave it ( poker )

Winner on the Dark Side ( craps ) - Betting that the next roll will be the number of 3.

Winning Hand ( poker ) -The best hand at the showdown; the hand that takes the pot.

Winning Hand (videopoker)

Winning Margin (general terms ) - A wager that involves predicting the winning margin of one team over another.

Winning Numbers ( keno ) - The 20 numbers drawn in the keno game.

Winning Streak ( poker )

Winning Tickets ( poker ) -Cards that win a pot.

Winnings ( keno )

Wire Cage ( keno ) - A cage used to mix keno balls. Older type game.

Wire Joint ( poker ) -A crooked card-room or gambling establishment. Also called juice joint.

Wired ( poker )

Wired Pair ( poker ) -1) A pair in the hole. 2) In 5-card stud, a door card that pairs the hole card.

Wise Guy (general terms ) - A well-informed or knowledgeable handicapper or bettor.

Withholding ( lotto )

Wnba (general terms ) - Women's National Basketball Association.

Wong / Wonging ( blackjack)

Wood ( poker ) -A non-playing spectator; a railbird.

Wood (general terms ) - Laying points.

Wooden Bottoms ( poker ) -Cards dealt from the bottom of the deck in amateurish, easy-to-detect fashion.

Wooden Hand ( poker )

Woods ( poker )

Woolly Bear ( poker ) -The nuts (Best possible hand); usually preceded by a.

Woolworth ( poker )

Woppitzer ( poker )

Work ( poker ) -Cards altered for cheating purposes; marked cards.

Work the Broads ( poker ) -Cheat at cards, particularly three-card monte.

Working ( craps ) - A casino term meaning that the bets are at risk on the next roll of the dice.

Working (general terms ) - A dice term meaning that the bets are in play.

Working Bets ( craps )

Working the Telegraph ( poker )

World Bet ( craps )

World Bet (general terms ) - A one-roll dice bet on the horn including the seven.

World Series (general terms )

World Series of Poker Dictionary ( poker )

World's Fair ( poker ) -A big hand.

Worst Likely Hand ( poker ) -The worst holding you might put another player on.

Worst of it ( poker )

Wrap Up ( bingo ) - Name of the last game of a "session."

Wraparound ( poker )

Wring in ( poker )

Writer ( keno )

Wrong Bettor ( craps ) - A player who bets that the dice will not pass.

Wrong Bettor (general terms ) - A dice player who bets on the Don’t Pass Line.

Wsc (general terms ) - World Series Cricket.

Wsf (general terms ) - World Squash Federation.

Wsop ( poker ) -World Series of Poker.

Wsp ( poker ) -World Series of Poker.

Wurlitzer ( poker )

Wwf (general terms ) - World Wrestling Federation.

Www ( blackjack) - The acronym for Bally's Wild Wild West casino in Atlantic City, NJ.