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Gambling Dictionary
Deep Pockets - A person with a
large bankroll.
Designated Dealer - In poker
games like Texas hold em,the player to the left of the dealer bets
first.In a poker room where each game has a resident dealer, a
different player serves as the designated dealer for each hand.
Desperado - A gambler who bets
on credit with absolutely no way to pay if he loses.
Deuce - A two.
Deuce Dealers - A dealer who
can peek at the top card and deal the next card if the top card is not
to his advantage. (also-second dealer,mechanic or number two man.)
Dice - Two or more identical
numbered cubes.
Die - Singular term for dice.
Dime Bet - $1,000 bet.
Discard Rack - Area of the
table where the used cards are placed.
Dog - The underdog in any
betting proposition.
Dog It - To be afraid to
increase your bet during an extended winning streak.
Don't Come Bet - A bet placed
on the Don't Come Bar.
Don't Pass Bet - A bet placed
prior to the Come-Out Roll that a seven will be rolled before a point
is repeated.
Don't Pass Line - Area of the
table where the Don't Pass bets are placed. Also known as the Back Line.
Door Card - This is the first
exposed card, or up card, in a player's hand in stud games.
Double Bet - A wager twice the
size of a person's usual wager.
Double Down - To increase a
wager after the first two cards are drawn, in exchange for receiving
only one more card, by placing an amount equal to the original bet on
the layout. Also known as Double Up.
Double Odds - An odds bet that
is twice as large as the original Pass/Come bet.
Down Behind - What the dealer
tells a Don't bettor when his bet has lost.
Down With Odds - Usually stated
and executed by a dealer when paying off a Place Bet and moving the
same player's Come bet onto a specific number, ensuring that the player
is covered on the specific number.
Doubling Up - A wager twice the
size of a person's usual wager.
Dozen Bet - A bet on twelve
numbers in roulette, i.e. 1-12, 13-24 or 25-36.
Draw - In draw poker, the
second round of cards that are dealt.
Draw Button - Allows video
poker player to draw up to five new cards.
Drop Box - On a gaming table,
the box that serves as a repository for cash, markers, and chips.
Dry - A player who has run out
of funds and credit.
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