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Sawbuck
Ten dollars.
Scared Money
Money that you cannot afford to lose.
Session
A period of play or a table sitting at any gambling game.
Set
[Pai-Gow poker] Players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each.
Seventh Street
[Poker] In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called seventh street because players have seven cards.
Shark
A good/crafty player often posing as a fish early in the game. See also Fish.
Sharker, Sharper, or Cardsharp
A cheater.
Shiner
A tiny mirror or any reflecting device used by a cheater to see unexposed cards. A reflecting device used to try and glimpse the dealer's hole card.
Shoe
Device, usually a wooden box, used for holding and dispensing playing cards to be dealt. Shoe games are typically composed of six or eight decks of cards.
Short Run
A short series of wagers or game events.
Showdown
[Poker] After the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.
Shuffle Tracking
[Blackjack] A high level blackjack playing strategy used by card counters.
Shuffle Up
Premature shuffling of playing cards by the dealer.
Shuffling
(Also "Card Shuffling") Shuffling is a procedure used to randomize a deck of playing cards to provide an element of chance in card games. Shuffling is often followed by a cut, to ensure that the shuffler has not manipulated the outcome.
Shutter
A window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number as it is called.
Single
[Roulette] A Straight bet on one selection, also known as a straight-up bet.
Singleton
[Poker] A card that is the only one of its rank.
Sixth Street
[Poker] In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth street because players have six cards.
Skin Game
[Poker] A game having two or more collusion cheaters.
Skinning the Hand
[Poker] A cheater's technique to get rid of extra cards.
Skoon
A dollar.
Snake Eyes
[Craps] When you roll a two in craps, it is called 'Snake Eyes' - eyes because they look like eyes, snake because they are bad news (for the shooter).
Soft Hand
[Blackjack] Any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven is called a soft hand.
Spooking
[Blackjack] Used in blackjack game. The act of standing behind the dealer to peak at the hole card and then secretly convey the information to a partner player sitting at the table. An illegal form of cheating.
Spot
[Keno] 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.
Stack
[Roulette] A stack of chips, usually 20 chips in a column commonly used in Roulette.
Stand
[Blackjack](Also "Stand hand" or "Standing hand") To stand is to refrain from taking another card.
Straight
[Poker] A hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks.
Stiff
[Blackjack] (Also "Stiff Hand") A hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit once. Stiffs include hard twelve through sixteen.
Straight Keno
[Keno] The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket.
Stud Poker
[Poker] One of the two basic forms of poker game (the other is draw poker) and played with open or exposed cards (up cards) and with one or more concealed cards known as hole cards (down cards).
Suit
Any one of the four types of cards: clubs, diamonds, hearts or spades.
Surrender
[Blackjack] To give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand.
[Roulette] You effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0.
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