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As in "bet for value." This means that you would actually like your opponents to call your bet (as opposed to a bluff). Generally it's because you have the best hand. However, it can also be a draw that, given enough callers, has a positive expectation.
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The amount of deviation from the expectation you can expect. The house edge on a bet.
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A measure of the up and down swings your bankroll goes through. Variance is not necessarily a measure of how well you play. However, the higher your variance, the wider swings you'll see in your bankroll.
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An item that only a vendor/merchant would buy.
An item that only a vendor/merchant would buy
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The paired fin located on the front of a fish's abdomen.
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Short for victim.
Sucker. Short for victim.
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Sometimes called the "winner's circle." The spot on each racetrack's infield where the race winner parks for the celebration.
the place where the winner of a NASCAR race goes to celebrate after winning the race.
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The casino tax on a bet. Also known as juice.
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this is the 5% commission charged on the winning banker hands.
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this is another name for a high roller and stands for a Very Important Person.
A Very Important Person. Usually a big bettor or a high roller.
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when a player has the ability to foretell where the ball will land just by looking at it spinning on the wheel
The ability to judge where the ball will land by sight.
The ability to judge where the ball will land by sight.
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French phrase. Common in European casinos. It's a bet on a specific group of numbers on a section of the roulette wheel neighbouring the zero.
French term for when a player bets on a group of numbers on the roulette wheel which are close to the 0
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