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Online Casino Gambling
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Pai Gow
An oriental dominoes game.
Paint
A picture card in blackjack (Jack, Queen or King)
Paper
See Marker.
Parlay
When a player doubles their bet after a win.
Pass
When the craps shooter wins, either by rolling a
natural on the come-out, or by repeating his point
before rolling a seven.
Pass Line
The area on the craps layout, where a player places
their bet in favor of the shooter winning, also called
the Front Line.
Pat Hand
A hand that a gambler would not normally draw from the
deck, in order to add additional cards.
Patience
System A gambling system
that entails waiting until so many wins have occurred on
a certain side before making a wager.
Pawn
Any numbers marked on a king ticket, which are in the
Field.
Pay Line
The row on a slot machines display that determines if
the player has won a payoff.
P.C.
acronym for Percentage, it represents the advantage -
in percentage amount - that the
casino has over the player.
Pit
A group of playing tables that are linked together.
Place Bet
Acraps bet on the box number, which the casino pays
off at less than true odds.
Player Hand
The first of the two hands dealt in baccarat.
Plus/Minus
System A blackjack card
counting system; See High/Low System.
Point
The total rolled on a craps come-out, which must be
repeated before rolling a 7,I in order to achieve a
pass-line win.
Power of the
Pencil The power of a
casino to issue complimentary services to a player.
Press
Increasing wager size after winning.
Price
a) The total amount of a keno wager b) The House
Advantage of a particular wager.
Producer
What casinos call players who consistently lose great
deals of money at their establishment.
Progressive
Meter The LED number
that records the changing size of the giant progressive
jackpot on a progressive slot machine.
Prop
A player who is employed by a casino to play with the
casinos money, and to play the games he is directed to
play.
Proposition
Bet a) The center crap
layout wagers b) Any casino game long-shot bet.
Push
A tie between a player and a blackjack dealer, or a
tie with a players hand and the banks hand in
baccarat.
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