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1. 1337 sp34k Elite speak. Annoying speech where letters are replaced with numbers and other symbols.
2. 21+3 Blackjack and 3-card Poker at the same time. 21+3 is a European-style Blackjack game with a high paying 3-card side bet similar to the very popular Pairs…
3. A bet on the layout A bet anywhere on the numbers portion of the table.
4. A Cheval French for the Split Bet.
5. A-J Bonus A popular variant rule where a bonus payout for the ace and jack of spades is offered.
6. AC Armor Class or Defense.
7. Ace adjustment Changing the size of one's bet based on how many aces are left in the deck.
8. Ace five count A simple card counting strategy that only counts aces and fives.
9. Ace neutral count Any card counting system that doesn't track aces. i.e. Aces count as 0 or null in the count.
10. Ace poor A situation where the deck has fewer aces left in it than is statistically likely. A deck that's poor in aces.
11. Ace rich A situation where the deck has more aces left in it than is statistically likely. A deck that's rich in aces.
12. Ace side count A count of how many aces have been played. This count is a "side count" because it's kept separately from the main count.
13. Action Case, cause, suit or controversy disputed or contested before a court.
14. Action Player A player who bets big and for long periods of time. Can be a euphemism for stupid player.
15. Add An extra monster has joined an existing battle.
16. Adrenotrend System See Hot and Cold System.
17. Advantage The statistically theoretical edge one side has over the other, usually expressed as a percentage of the wager.
18. Advantage player A gambler who uses strategy to gain a mathematical advantage over the casino.
19. AE Area Effect
20. AFK Away from Keyboard. This means the player is away from his computer.
21. Aggro This means the monsters are mad at you and you've "activated" them to attack you. They are now in the motion of trying to reach and attack you.
22. Aggro Radius The radius around the monsters where they will "wake up" and attack you.
23. AGI Agility
24. AH Auction House
25. All-In To run out of chips while betting or calling. In table stakes games, a player -may not go into his pocket for more money during a hand.
26. Alt A character on your account other than your main character.
27. American roulette This style consist of a roulette wheel which has 38 compartments and numbers from 1 to 36 with the addition of 0 and 00.
28. American Wheel Roulette wheel that has 0 and 00 pockets and a number sequence of (clockwise starting with 0): 0, 28, 9, 26, 30, 11, 7, 20, 32, 17, 5, 22, 34, 15, 3, 24…
29. Anchor Last taken sit to the dealer's right.
30. Ante Before.
31. AoE Area of Effect Damage. This is a spell that hurts a group of monsters in an area like Blizzard in Warcraft III.
32. AQ Ahn'Qiraj
33. AV Alterac Valley Battleground
34. Avatar Your character
35. Baccarat The worst hand one can have in Baccarat, a total of zero.
36. Baccarat en Banque A Baccarat variation with two player positions and the casino books the bets.
37. Back counting Counting cards from behind the table as a spectator. Counting cards in blackjack when you're not playing in the game.
38. Backdoor Catching both the turn and river card to make a drawing hand. For instance, suppose you have A♠-7 ♠The flop comes A♦-6 ♣-4♠.
39. Backtrack The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the ball-track.
40. Bad Beat To have a hand that is a large underdog beat a heavily favored hand. It is generally used to imply that the winner of the pot had no business being in the…
41. Balanced count A card counting system that has an equal number of cards valued at + and -. The sum of a count of all cards in a deck in a balanced count is always 0.
42. Ball Track - The outer, stationary rim of the roulette wheel where the ball is spun. Also called the backtrack.
43. Banco Said when a player decides to bet his entire money. Also means bank.
44. Bank America has a "dual banking system" which means that both states and the federal government issue bank charters for the need and convenience of their…
45. Banker In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table.
46. Banker/Player Bet Betting on the dealer or the player (not betting a tie).
47. Bankroll A player's total gambling money.
48. Basic Strategy The optimum playing strategy for blackjack when not counting.
49. Battleground An instanced battlefield where players from different factions can fight with each other fairly.
50. Bet spread The amount of the maximum and minimum bets a player is making during a blackjack playing session.
51. Betting efficiency How well a card counting system can take advantage of the theoretical advantage offered by that system.
52. Betting Limits Establishes the minimum and maximum amounts that can be wagered on one bet.
53. BG Battleground
54. Biased Numbers A Big Number that continues through long-term analysis and produced by Biased Wheels.
55. Biased Wheel A roulette wheel that has an imperfection that causes certain numbers or sections of numbers to appear at a higher frequency than probability allows for.
56. Biased wheels an imperfect roulette wheel causing numbers to appear often than what probability allows.
57. Big Blind The larger of the two blinds typically used in a hold'em game. The big blind is normally a full first round bet. See also "blind" and "small blind."
58. Big Number A number that has hit more than its theoretical average. Long-term "Big Numbers" may be indicative of a Biased Wheel.
59. Big player A member of a card counting team who makes a big bet when the count is favorable.
60. Black Action A bet made with a black ($100) chip.
61. Black Bet A wager that the color of the next number will be black.
62. Black chip A casino chip worth $100.
63. Blackjack Refers to the game of 21, but also refers to a natural total of 21 on the first two cards. A blackjack always consists of an ace and a face card or a ten.
64. Blacks Chips valued at $100.
65. Blank A board card that doesn't seem to affect the standings in the hand. If the flop is A♠-J♦-T ♠, then a turn card of 2♥ would be considered a blank.
66. Blind A forced bet (or partial bet) put in by one or more players before any cards are dealt.
67. Board All the community cards in a hold'em game - the flop, turn, and river cards together. Example: "There wasn't a single heart on the board."
68. Bot Robot. Software automaton, used to play and advance a character without human assistance or supervision.
69. Bottom Pair A pair with the lowest card on the flop. If you have A ♠-6♠, and the flop comes K♦-T♥-6 ♣, you have flopped bottom pair.
70. Bottom Track The slanting, stationary, inner area of a roulette wheel down which the ball slides before bouncing onto the wheel head and into a pocket.
71. Boule (La Boule) Originally referred to as the "little game", Boule is basically a simplified version of Roulette, popular in French casinos.
72. BRD Blackrock Depths
73. break Distinct variation in otherwise constant stretches of cover, structure, or bottom type. Basically anything that "breaks up" the underwater terrain.
74. Buff A beneficial spell cast on a monster or player. An example of a "buff" is the Priest's Inner Fire or Shaman's Bloodlust.
75. Bug A problem with computer software or hardware that causes it to malfunction or crash.
76. Burn Slang for making (burning) a CD-ROM copy of data, whether it is music, software, or other data.
77. Burn Card The first card of a new deck after the shuffle and cut. The card is discarded and placed on the bottom of the deck.
78. Burn Cards Remove cards from the top of the deck and place them in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut.
79. Bust To get a total greater than 21. Automatically a loss.
80. Bust/Break To exceed the total of twenty-one.
81. Button A white acrylic disk that indicates the (nominal) dealer. Also used to refer to the player on the button. Example: "Oh, the button raised."
82. Buy (1) As in "buy the pot." To bluff, hoping to "buy" the pot without being called. (2) As in "buy the button.
83. BWL Blackwing's Lair
84. Cage Where the casino cashier is located.
85. Call In the bond markets, a call is an issuer's right to redeem bonds it has sold before the date they mature.
86. Call bets Also known as 'Roulette Announced Bets'. Used in French and European roulette tables and common in most UK casinos with single-zero wheel American…
87. Calling Station A weak-passive player who calls a lot, but doesn't raise or fold much. This is the kind of player you like to have in your game.
88. Callman this is the dealer who runs or calls the game.
89. Camouflage Any strategy meant to cover up card counting.
90. Cancellation Betting System A betting system using a series of numbers that cancels numbers after winning a bet and adds numbers after losing a bet.
91. Cap A cap is a ceiling, or the highest level to which something can go. For example, an interest rate cap limits the amount by which an interest rate can be…
92. Capping a Bet Illegally adding more chips to a bet that has already won. It is a form of Past Posting.
93. Card Counting A strategy for getting the edge at blackjack by tracking the ratio of high cards to low cards that have already been played.
94. Card Sharp A person who is an expert at cards.
95. Carebear Player that prefers to help other players attack monsters rather than attack other players in player vs. player combat.
96. Carré French term for the Corner Bet.
97. Carte Used to request a card from the dealer.
98. CASE The last card of a certain rank in the deck. Example: "The flop came J-8-3; I've got pocket jacks, he's got pocket 8's, and then the case eight falls on…
99. Casino Advantage The edge, usually shown as a percentage, that the house has over the player. Also called House Edge or Vig.
100. Casino Host The person responsible for seeing that high rollers are treated with the dignity and graciousness their wallets merit.