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Casino Glossary
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Pair
Any two cards that have the same rank.
Paint
A Jack, Queen or King. Picture card. Face card.
Palette
The tool (usually a long flat wooden baton) used in the Baccarat game to move cards on the table.
Pass
In card games, to not bet, to fold.
Pat
[Poker] In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands. In blackjack, an unbusted hand worth at least 17 points.
Payback percentage
See "Payout Percentage"
Pay cycle
A theoretical expression that reflects the number of plays required for the machine to cycle through all possible winning and nonwinning combinations.
Payline
[Slot machine] The line on a slot machine window on which the symbols from each reel must line up. Slot machines can have as many as 20 paylines, although most have only one.
Payoff
The return or payback the player receives for his or her wager.
Payoff Odds
The form of odds that are conventionally posted in the casinos. Payoff odds specify how much a winning wager will be paid for each wager or chip that was bet. The casinos post the 'payoff odds' in terms of the number of chips won relative to the number of chips bet.
Payoff Schedule
See "Payout Table"
Payout Percentage
(Also "payback percentage") The percent of each dollar played in a video or slot machine that the machine is programmed to return to the player. Payback percentage is 100 percent minus the house edge.
Payout Table
A posting somewhere on the front of a slot or videopoker machine that tells you what each winning hand will pay for the number of coins or credits played.
Pigeon
An uneducated, naive, or unsophisticated gambler.
Pit
An area of a casino in which a group of table games are arranged, where the center area is restricted to dealers and other casino personnel.
Pit Boss
A supervisor who oversees a gaming area. Usually supervises more than one table at the same time.
Playing the Rush
[Poker] A poker term referring to a player who has just enjoyed a short-run of good luck marked by winning a very large pot of money in one hand or winning several hands in close succession. If the player subsequently begins to play more loosely or more aggressively they are said to be 'playing the rush'.
Pocket Cards
[Poker] In poker where some of the player's cards are dealt to them face down. These cards are called pocket cards.
Point
[Craps]The number that is established on the come-out roll. Click here for more details about Craps.
Poker
Poker is a card game in which players with fully or partially concealed cards make wagers into a central pot. The pot is awarded to the player or players with the best combination of cards or to the player who makes an uncalled bet.
Pot
[Poker] The amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the table as each player antes, bets, and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.
Press a Bet
[Poker] Adding the winnings over the current bet, to 'let it ride'.
Pressing
A player is pressing the bet when they let winnings ride by wagering them along with the original bet.
Progressive
[Slot machine] A slot machine whose potential jackpot increases with each coin that is played. When the progressive jackpot finally hits, the amount resets to the starting number.
Punch Board
[Lottery] The player punches out a slot on a board for a chance to win a merchandise prize. Punch boards offering cash prizes are also common.
Punto Banco
European name for Baccarat; Punto is for Player and Banco is for Bank
Push
[General] A tie hand between a dealer and a player; no money changes hands.
[Blackjack] A push at blackjack occurs when both the player and the dealer have a unbusted hands with the same total points.
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