Casino Glossary

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D'Alembert System

A staking plan where one unit is added for a losing bet and one deducted for a winning bet.

Deal

To give out the cards during a card game.

Deuce

A two in dice.

Dice

Two identical numbered cubes. (see Die below)

Die

Singular for dice, a cube with numbers on each side, 1 to 6.

Dime Bet

A $1,000 wager.

Discard Tray

A tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded in card games like Baccarat, Blackjack and Poker.

Dollar Bet

A $100 wager.

Double Or Nothing

An even-money bet. A bet that pays off exactly the amount wagered.

Doubling Down

A betting option in blackjack where the player's opening two-card hand is turned face up and player's original wager is doubled. The player is then dealt one additional card only, to complete the hand. In the event that the player beats the dealer's hand or the dealer busts, then the player wins twice the amount of their original wager. If the player loses, then the player loses twice the amount of their original wager.

Doubling-up

The basis of some widely used systems. After a loss the player doubles the size of his previous bet hoping to win back the money lost and make a profit. Also known as the Martingale System.

Down Card

A face down card.

Down to the Felt

Totally out of money, broke.

Draw

Relates to the poker games. Basically it means to draw a card (e.g. if you need a card to make a straight, you are on a 'straight draw' or are 'drawing to a straight'. In 'draw poker' game, it means the second round of cards that are dealt. The word draw has slightly different meanings in different contexts, although generally it has something to do with receiving more cards, with the hope of improving your hand. Draw games are games where at some point during the hand you are allowed to discard some or all of your cards, to be replaced from the deck. Drawing two is thus exchanging two of your cards. 'The draw' is the point during the game at which players may do this. By default, when someone asks you if you want to play some draw, they usually mean five card draw. In other poker games, drawing simply means staying in the game with the hope of improving your hand when more cards come. When you stay in a hand with the hope of improving, you are said to be 'on a draw'.

Drop

Money lost.

Drop Box

On a gaming table, the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.