Online Casino and Gambling Dictionary F-L

Our casino and gambling dictionary explains gambling terms in an easy-to-understand language. If you're not sure what casino and gambling words and terms mean whilst you're gambling online, check out our dictionary for clarifications.

Here you'll find terms, gambling jargon and expressions listed from F-L.

Face Cards - the King, Queen or Jack of each suite.
First Base - the first seat nearest the shoe in blackjack. This position is dealt with first.
Five Number Bet - a bet only possible on the double zero roulette games which includes 00,0,1,2,3 and has the highest house edge of 7.89%.
Flash - Online interactive technology that allows you to play at an online casino directly, without downloading software or installing from CD.
Flat Top - a slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive jackpot.
Float - the table bank.
Flush In poker - a hand consisting of five cards of one suit.
Fold - in Poker, when a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand.
Four Of A Kind - four cards of the same rank. Also known as quads.
Free money - Real casino money credited to your account by the casino for a new registration or on a promotional basis.
Full House - in poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair.
Full Pay - in video poker it's usually the best payoff schedule offered for a particular game.
Guest Account - a play-for-free account, no real money is involved.
Hand - refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck.
Hit - to take another card. The card received is also called a hit.
Hole Card - the dealer's facedown card. This card is unseen.
Horn Bet - a one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11 and 12.
Inside Bet - a bet in roulette on a single number including 0 or 00, or any combination of numbers.
Insurance - a side bet in blackjack that's offered when the dealer's upcard is an ace. If the dealer has a blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1. If the dealer does not, the insurance bet loses.
Let It Ride - a poker game.
Loose/Tight Slots - a loose slot indicates a machine with a higher payout over a period of time. Conversely, tight slots have a lower payout over a period of time and thus have a higher advantage over the player.

CASINO & GAMBLING TERMS DICTIONARY