rack

The rack is a container, usually made of plastic, that you can use to hold and transport casino chips, tokens or coins.

raise

A raise in the game of poker, is by going above the previous wager (increasing the stakes).

rake

The is the amount, normally a percentage, that the casino takes from the pot after every round of bets.

rank

The value of a particular card or hand.

red

This is the usual color of $5.00 chips.

red-black bet

In the game of roulette, the numbers are divided into red and black colors. One of the outside bets is for red or black which pays 1:1.

reel

One of the wheels in a slot machine has show the different printed symbols. Most slot machines have three or more reels.

RFB

One of the comps (complimentaries) offered to VIPs at casinos. This is free food, beverage and room.

river

In hold'em or stud poker, this is the final card for the hand; or it can mean being in on the final round of bets in seven-card stud.

royal flush

Within the game of poker, a royal flush is Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace all the same suit.

session

A number of subsequent plays in a gambling game.

set

In the version of poker known as Pai Gow, players divide their cards into 2 different hands, one of five cards and the other two cards.

seventh street

In the game of 7-card stud, the final round of wagers has the name seventh street due to the 7 cards each player has.

shoe

This is the container holding multiple decks of cards from which the dealer draws cards.

showdown

After the final round of bets in poker, the players left must now display their card hands to see who has won.

shuffle

The croupier will mix the cards before dealing to the players. This mixing is the shuffle.

shutter

This is a small aperture over a number on bingo cards that are reusable. This can be used to mark the number as the window is pulled down.

singleton

Within poker, this is the name for a card that has no others of its value in the hand.

sixth street

In the game of 7-card stud, this is the 4 th betting round where the players have 6 cards each.

soft hand

When you are playing blackjack and have an Ace, it can count for 1 or 11 points. This is a soft hand because it is not fixed (hard).

spot

Within keno, all numbers from one to eighty that a player can choose is called a spot; it can also being the total of numbers selected on the ticket.

stand

When you stand in blackjack, it means you have finished your hand and do not require another card.

stiff

Within blackjack, this is a hand between 12-16 that could potentially bust when taking another card.

steal

If you bluff in poker to take the pot, it is a steal.

straight

Within the game of poker, it is a hand with five cards of successive values, but not necessary the same suit.

straight flush

Within the game of poker, it is a hand with five cards of successive values, all of the identical suit.

straight keno

The basic keno ticket with individual numbers but no combinations.

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