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  1. Even Up A bet that has no mathematical edge for either side. In roulette, this can only come from wheel biases and croupier biases, as all layout bets have an…
  2. Expectation Usually expressed as a percentage, refers to the amount a player can expect to win or lose, statistically.
  3. Expected Win Rate The percentage of the total amount wagered that the player can be expected to win or lose over time.
  4. Extra Blind A blind put in by a player just entering the game, returning to the game, or otherwise changing his position at the table. See also "blind" and "post."
  5. Eye in the Sky The video camera above the casino floor which is used to watch the dealers and players to catch cheating.
  6. Face Cards Jack, Queen or King of any suit.
  7. Face Down Game Your first card is placed face up while the second one is placed face down.
  8. Face Up Game Both your cards are placed face up.
  9. Fade this means to cover all or part of the bank bet, also called cover or cover the bank.
  10. Fair Game A game where neither the house nor the player has the edge. Roulette is not a Fair Game.
  11. False shuffle A dealer cheating method which doesn't really randomize the deck of cards.
  12. Family Pot A pot in which all (or almost all) of the players call before the flop.
  13. Farm To repeatedly kill the same monsters or in the same area usually with the purpose of obtaining money or specific items.
  14. FAST First Action System for Trademarks
  15. Favorite A poker hand which is the statistical favorite to win.
  16. FH Full Health
  17. Fibonacci Betting System A progressive betting system where each bet is a combination of the two previous numbers. (i.e., 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, etc.).
  18. Ficheur In the American Roulette each player gets chips with different colours so that they do not mix.
  19. First Base The position of the player at the blackjack table who gets his cards first. If you're standing behind the table, the player at the far right is in first…
  20. Five Number Bet - Can only be made on the American Wheel and is a single wager that 0, 00, 1, 2, or 3 will hit next.
  21. Five Card Charlie A blackjack rule variation where if you get 5 cards without busting, you win that hand.
  22. Five number bet Common with American double zero roulette wheels. It is a bet covering 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3.
  23. Flame An insulting criticism or remark meant to incite anger.
  24. Flat betting To bet the same amount on every hand.
  25. Flat Bettor A player who never varies the size of his bets, and bets the same amount each time.
  26. Floorman Individual responsible for supervising serveral tables in the pit.
  27. Flop The first three community cards, put out face up, altogether.
  28. Fluctuation The deviations from expectation in a player's bankroll.
  29. Fluctuation in Probability Numbers randomly appearing out of all proportion to their probability, usually only in the short-term. A short sequence of repeating decisions.
  30. flush a hand of five cards all of the same suit, irrespective of value
  31. FM Full Mana
  32. Fold To forfeit any chance of winning the current pot in poker. To lay down your hand or throw your hand in instead of calling or raising a bet.
  33. Foul A hand that may not be played for one reason or another. A player with a foul hand may not make any claim on any portion of the pot.
  34. Four of a kind a hand containing four cards of the same value, irrespective of suit
  35. Free Card A turn or river card on which you don't have to call a bet because of play earlier in the hand (or because of your reputation with your opponents).
  36. Free Roll One player has a shot at winning an entire pot when he is currently tied with another player.
  37. French Wheel Same as European Wheel.
  38. Front Money Money previously deposited in the cage and used by the player to draw markers against.
  39. FTL For The Loss, a sports or game term.
  40. FTW For The Win, a sports or game term.
  41. Full house a hand of three cards of the same value and two cards of another same value, irrespective of suit, e.g. 2, 2, 2, 5, 5; i.e. a three of a kind and a pair
  42. Gaffed Wheel A wheel that has been rigged (by either player or the casino).
  43. Gambling Stake Amount of money reserved for gambling. Same thing as Bankroll.
  44. Gank Player vs. Player: To attack another player while they're trying to fight a monster.
  45. George A good tipper.
  46. Gland Martingale Tongue in cheek name for a limited Martingale System of two steps after a predetermined number of even-money decisions has occurred.
  47. GM Game Master. Someone employed by Blizzard Entertainment to assist and help players.
  48. Golden Numbers Numbers that have hit out of all proportion to their probability. Might be an indication that a wheel is biased.
  49. Grand Martingale A varient of the Martingale System where you double your bets and add one extra unit after a loss.
  50. Greens Chips valued at $25.
  51. Grief Actions taken to be annoying or to spoil the game experience of someone else.
  52. Griefer A person who purposely tries to annoy or anger other players.
  53. Griffin Book A book of suspected card counters and casino cheaters provided to casinos by Griffin Investigations.
  54. Griffin Investigations A private investigator corporation which specializes in casino cheating and card counters.
  55. Grifter A scam artist.
  56. Grind A small money player.
  57. Grind Down The casino gradually winning all of a player's money due to the advantage it has on bets.
  58. Grind Joint A casino that caters to Low Rollers or small-money players.
  59. Grind System Increasing one's bet a unit after each win. Any system that attempts to win small amounts frequently against the casinos.
  60. Grinding Staying in the same area fighting the same types of monsters for a very long time.
  61. GS Goldshire
  62. Guerrilla Gambling The combination of smart play and hit-and-run tactics to beat the casinos at their own games.
  63. Gutshot Straight A straight filled "inside." If you have 9♠-8 ♠, the flop comes 7♣-5 ♥-2♦, and the turn is the 6 ♣, you've made your gutshot straight.
  64. Hand Behind this is the common term used for the five card hand as it is placed behind the smaller two card hand.
  65. Hand in Front this is the common term used for the two card hand called this because it is placed first, or in front of the hand behind.
  66. Hard Hand Any hand without an ace. Also any hand with an ace where the ace must be counted as a 1 to avoid busting.
  67. Hard total The total of a hard hand.
  68. Hate Similar to threat
  69. Heads Up Playing alone against a dealer.
  70. Heads Up or Heads On A head to head play with the dealer - no other players are involved.
  71. Hearthstone An item that can be used once per hour to teleport you to your Home point.
  72. Heat Pressure and intimidation used by a casino to discourage card counters.
  73. Hi-lo count A card counting system. 2 through 6 counts +1 and faces and aces count as -1.
  74. Hi-opt I A card counting system promoted in The World's Greatest Blackjack Book. 3-6 count as +1, and tens (including faces) count as -1.
  75. High Bet A wager that one of the high numbers (19-36) will win the next spin.
  76. High Card this is the highest card in a player's hand, which may be used as a tie-breaker if a player and dealer have the same hand.
  77. High Hand this is another name for the Hand Behind or the Five Card Hand.
  78. High or low bet An even money bet, either for the top half (19-36) or the bottom half (1-18) of the numbers. (This is an outside bet.)
  79. High Roller this is a player who wages big bets.
  80. Hit To take another card.
  81. Hoca Early version of roulette.
  82. Hole Card The dealer's face down card.
  83. Hole Cards Cards dealt face-down to a player - most commonly used when describing the first two player cards in Hold'em and the first four player cards in Omaha.
  84. Home The location tied to your Hearthstone, changable only by talking to an innkeeper.
  85. Hostile Applied to mean that an enemy has the capability to initiate combat with you.
  86. Hot and Cold System Classification of systems that wager on the side that won previously. Another name for a streak method of betting.
  87. Hot deck A deck where the player has an edge or favorable situation.
  88. Hot Table A table where the players have been winning.
  89. House The establishment running the game. Example: "The \$2 you put on the button goes to the house."
  90. House Edge A term for the casinos' advantage over the player. No game has a more favorable house edge for a player.
  91. House Person A dealer who is unusually concerned with the casino's profits. A dealer who identifies with the casinos or enjoys watching players lose.
  92. House Way this is a set way that all dealers must use when setting their hands. This determines which cards they use in both their hands.
  93. HP Hit points or Health
  94. Hustler A gambling cheat.
  95. Hybrid A class that is a mixture or combination of 2 or more classes. For example, a Druid can be viewed as a Warrior/Rogue/Priest hybrid.
  96. IF Ironforge
  97. Impair French term for the Odd Bet.
  98. Implied Odds Pot odds that do not exist at the moment, but may be included in your calculations because of bets you expect to win if you hit your hand.
  99. Incoming (INC) This means an attack is coming.
  100. Index number The total count that warrants a deviation from basic strategy.