(Newswire.net — September 22, 2016) — If you hang out in poker rooms, either online or in the real world there is a unique slang language that you will need to know. Some terms are more important than others. You should be aware of expressions such as ROI which is commonly used in poker and means “return on investment”. If you play tournaments, this term will become highly relevant since it will be your way of keeping track of the results.
Casino Parlance
When you are in a casino online you need to understand many different words that describe the games as well as the offers. Here are some of the most important ones to keep in mind:
Free spins – These are free rounds on slots that you can get as a bonus from the casino, not to be confused with the free spins that can be won with scatter symbols in the actual games.
Cash Back – This is a type of bonus that gives you money back on your losses during a specific time period. For example, it can be 10% back on losses during your first week in the casino.
Top Cash – This kind of bonus gives you money on top of your winnings. It could be 10% extra on all your winnings during the first week on the site.
Free Falls – In newer slots the symbols fall down over the screen instead of spinning on the reels. In these games the term free falls is used for free spins.
Live casino games – In live games you will see a real dealer or croupier on your screen. The person guiding the game is filmed in a casino studio and aired to you giving a true to life gaming experience.
There are more terms to learn and recognize in the online casino, and you might also find it interesting to learn more about the origins of words like roulette and baccarat that are such staple games in American casinos but come with a foreign ring to their names.
In the Poker Room
In the poker room we find a lot of interesting slang used to describe cards, hands and bets. To list them all would be impossible in this type of article, and you should make sure to have access to a good poker dictionary as you get going with this game online, but here are some interesting terms to pay attention to:
Ladies – This does not refer to women seated around the table but rather to the queens in the card deck.
Full Boat – This is used for pairs and triples in one hand. This hand is also called Full House and the idea is that you get a hand full of very useful cards. The boat part is pure slang.
Man with the Axe – This is the king of diamonds. The name Man with the Axe comes from older card decks where this card used to have the king holding an axe.
Kitty – This is another name for the pot.
Fish – If you are a poor poker player you are called a fish. This is good for new players to know!
Shark – Seasoned poker players are referred to as sharks who come to gobble up the fish.
Interesting Gambling Expressions
Have you ever heard of Snake Eyes? This term is used in dice games like Craps for ones and the idea is that the two dots look like two eyes. Since two is not usually a good number in these games, an animal perceived as less pleasant by many was chosen to describe the hand. It is just one example of interesting gaming terms used in casinos. The individual language can vary between varying English speaking countries.
In the UK, Ajax is a common expression used for betting tax. Should you come across a British casino you don’t want to confuse the term with cleaning detergent or a Dutch soccer team! In America, you should know that a Carpet Joint is slang for a luxury casino and not for a rolled up piece of carpet.
Last but not least, we have the gaming term bingo, which is used across the board whenever you get it right. You can call bingo in the bingo room as well as when someone you know answer a question correctly, since bingo means a completed bingo pattern on the bingo board as well as being right about something.