Gambling terms will not only help novice players know what terms to use when playing their desired casino games online, but will also get them clued up on what the game is about. In this page, we have a look at some of the most used terms in Australian online gambling.
Online Casino Gambling Terms
A – B
Action: General gambling activities or total bets on a single or several hands All-in: When playing poker, a player may wager their bankroll on a single bet Advantage: Potential edge the gambler has over the online casino or the other way around. Ante: The amount required from each gambler before cards are dealt. This ensures that there is money in the pot so there can be action from other gamblers in the game, to keep the game moving. Autoplay: A player can choose for the casino online Australia to play an appointed number of spins on their behalf
Bankroll: The amount of cash a gambler prepares to use on placing their bet(s). Betting Limit: Betting limits are the minimum and maximum amounts which can be placed on a single bet. Beef: When there is a dispute over an outcome of a bet between the gambler and the casino or dealer or any questionable situation over a bet Biased Wheels: When a roulette wheel gives some numbers a chance of hitting more than other numbers Black Action: Betting with $100 chips Bonus: Probably the best term to see and use. This is the amount of money that can be offered to gamblers by the online casino; there may be a requirement that needs fulfilling before using the bonus like signing up to the online casino
C – F
Call: Matching a current bet Catch: When a number that is marked on the gambler’s card is drawn in keno Comp: When an online casino has promotional items on offer Croupier: A roulette dealer
Deal: handing out playing cards during a game Doubling: Effective when the gambler holds an advantage, this when a gambler increases their wager by a factor of two in blackjack Doubling down: Also used in blackjack, when a gambler doubles an original bet, an additional card is then dealt out Doubling up: Doubling a previously lost wager in hopes to win it back Double or nothing: A bet that pays the exact amount wagered, also known as an even bet Down card: A card that is facing down
Expected win rate: In pokies, the percentage of the total wagers that can be expected to be won over time
Face card: Queen, King, and Jack cards of any suit Fish: Newbies to the gambling scene Flat top: A pokies machine which has a fixed jackpot as opposed to a progressive jackpot Fruit machines: British slang for pokies
G – Q
George: A gambler who tips the croupiers often and generously Gross Winnings: Full payout
Hand: A set of cards held by the player during a game Hole Card: A card that is dealt facedown
Insurance: A bet offered by the dealer to the player in Blackjack when an ace is face-up, the player can choose to take the insurance or not
Jackpot: A cash prize that is accumulated until it is won Juice: Commission earned by the casino, usually on losing bets
Kicker: A high-rank card that doesn’t support Flush or Straight
Loader: A careless dealer who shows the hole card while dealing Load-Up: Maximum wager
Martingale: When the wager is doubled after a loss to balance the loss of previous hands Moving the Line: To set the line in such a way that the action is spread on either side of a bet
Natural: Used in Baccarat and Blackjack, 8 or 8 in Baccarat and 21 in Blackjack Odds: Chances of winning One-Armed Bandits: Pokies
Pass/Don’t Pass: After a line has been established by the come-out roll
Paint: Face cards Press a Bet: Taking the winnings from a previous bet and placing them to the current bet
Session: Time spent placing a bet Soft Hand: A hand with an ace, can be scored as 11 or 1 in twenty-one
Washing the Cards: Mixing cards from more than one deck before shuffling Whale: High-Roller Player
Wild Symbol: A symbol used in place of any other symbol in pokies
Gambling Terms – Conclusion
There are always new gambling terms coming up, we are certain that these will get you up to speed in the online gambling world. Have fun and remember to gamble responsibly. Check out our Gambling Laws page to help you stay on the legal side of things.
