Blackjack terms starting with D

12 terms

1. Deal To give out the cards during a hand.
2. Dealing seconds A dealer cheating method. The dealer deals the 2nd card from the top if the top card would help the player.
3. Deck penetration The percentage of cards played out of a deck or a shoe before reshuffling.
4. Discard Tray A tray on the dealer’s right side that holds all the cards that have been played or discarded.
5. Discards The cards that have already been played and thrown away.
6. Double deck Blackjack played out of two decks which are shuffled together. (As opposed to single deck, four deck, six deck, eight deck, etc.)
7. Double Down To double the initial bet and take one and exactly one more card. Usually doubling down is only allowed after the first two cards are dealt.
8. Double Down (Doubling Down) Double your initial bet following the initial two-card deal, but you can hit one card only.
9. Double exposure A blackjack variant where both of the dealer's cards are played face up. Usually players lose all pushes and blackjack pays even money in this variant.
10. Downtown Vegas The older area of Vegas. The casinos in Downtown Vegas generally offer better rules for the player, and the phrase is used to refer to blackjack games…
11. Draw Same as to hit. Taking additional cards in an attempt to get closer to a total of 21.
12. Drop The total wagered in a casino.