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Gambling Dictionary
Skin Game
- In poker, a game having two or more cheaters.
Skinning The Hand - A cheater's way of getting rid of excess cards in
Poker.
Skinny -
A bet on any Seven.
Skipped - A person who left
town owing money leaving no forwarding address.
Skoon - A dollar.
Slot Schedule - The details
usually at the top of a slot machine detailing the type of machine,
denomination, and payout details.
Smart Money - When a
professional gambler places a bet.
Snake Eyes - In craps, when a
player rolls a two.
Snapper - In Blackjack, it
refers to an Ace and 10 count card.
Soft Count - The counting the
takings inside a gambling machine.
Soft Count Room - The room
where the soft count takes places.
Soft Hand - A hand in blackjack
that contains an ace counted as eleven.
Soft Player - A player who bets
less following a win and doubles up following a loss.
Spinner - Winning streak.
Spit - A very small amount of
money.
Split Bet - A combination bet
across two numbers on the inside of the roulette table.
Spooking - Standing behind the
dealer in a Blackjack game in order to relay the dealer's card values
to a player.
Spot - Any number from 1 to 80
that a player selects on a keno ticket. It also refers to the number of
numbers that are marked on a ticket.
Square Pair - A hard 8, meaning
two 4s.
Squares - Perfect dice to
within a tolerance of 1/5,000 of an inch.
Stack - The amount of money
(stack of chips) a player has on the table.
Stake - The amount of money a
player is willing to play with in a given session.
Stand - In Blackjack, to stand
is to refrain from taking another card.
Standing Hand - A Blackjack
hand with 17 or more.
Steal - In poker, to win the
pot by bluffing.
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