Online Gambling Glossary
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Sevening out
Throwing a seven before the box number at a game of Craps.
Shooter
The player who's holding the dices at a game of Craps.
Showdown
The moment at which the players have to show their cards at the end of a round during a game of poker.
Sic Bo
Dice pair
Sixth street
This is the 7th card in a game of 7-card stud poker.
Small blind
Forced bet by the first player on the left side of the dealer during a poker game. The small blind most often is half the minimum bet.
Snake eyes
Throwing 2 aces (Craps)
Soft hand
When playing Blackjack and an ace values 11 we call it 'soft' because it also can be a 1.
Split
When you, during a blackjack game, receive two cards which happen to be the same (2 aces for example) you can both play them as a separate hand.
Spots
Predicting which numbers will be drawn by the Keno machine by selecting them on the Keno board.
Spread
The number of cards between two drawn cards. For instance, the spread between a King and a Jack is one.
Stand
A player’s decision not to receive any more cards during a card game.
Standoff
Push.
Stick
Hold
Straight
When playing roulette in an online casino, playing straight means betting on one single number. For example: if you choose to put € 25 on thirteen black you play € 25 straight on thirteen black and you will only win when this number turns up. With poker a straight contains out of 5 cards of sequential rank, in more than 1 suit
Suit
The type of card
Sevening out
Throwing a seven before the box number at a game of Craps.
Shooter
The player who's holding the dices at a game of Craps.
Showdown
The moment at which the players have to show their cards at the end of a round during a game of poker.
Sic Bo
Dice pair
Sixth street
This is the 7th card in a game of 7-card stud poker.
Small blind
Forced bet by the first player on the left side of the dealer during a poker game. The small blind most often is half the minimum bet.
Snake eyes
Throwing 2 aces (Craps)
Soft hand
When playing Blackjack and an ace values 11 we call it 'soft' because it also can be a 1.
Split
When you, during a blackjack game, receive two cards which happen to be the same (2 aces for example) you can both play them as a separate hand.
Spots
Predicting which numbers will be drawn by the Keno machine by selecting them on the Keno board.
Spread
The number of cards between two drawn cards. For instance, the spread between a King and a Jack is one.
Stand
A player’s decision not to receive any more cards during a card game.
Standoff
Push.
Stick
Hold
Straight
When playing roulette in an online casino, playing straight means betting on one single number. For example: if you choose to put € 25 on thirteen black you play € 25 straight on thirteen black and you will only win when this number turns up. With poker a straight contains out of 5 cards of sequential rank, in more than 1 suit
Suit
The type of card