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Bet: It is the amount of money wagered during the play of a hand.

Betting structure: It is a complete set of rules regarding different kinds of bets, money wagered on them like forced bets, limits, raise caps, and others for a particular game.

Comps: Comps are complimentary items given out by casinos to encourage the players to gamble. The amount of comps usually depends on the type of game, the amount of bet and the time period for which the players have played.

Card Counting: It is a card game strategy which is used to determine a player probability advantage. It refers to the tracking of the ratio of high cards to low cards.

Coin Size: It refers to the denomination of the coin being bet on a slot machine. Slot machines accept virtually every coin denomination, such as penny, nickel, dime, quarter and even dollars.

Consolation Prize: It is a prize given to bingo the person who ranks second in hitting the bingo. However, if during a progressive game nobody gets bingo, the consolation prize is given to the player who has the maximum amount of balls.

Coverall: It is a bingo game which has the objective of covering all the numbers on a ticket.

Diagonal Line: It is one of the winning patterns of the game. In this all the number from one corner to the other, including free space are to be matched.

Down Slot: It is a slot machine which pays out less than its average payout percentage.

Early Bird Bingo: The first bingo game of the day or night.

Even Money: Even money describes a wagering proposition with even odds. Under even money proposition, if a bettor loses a bet, he or she stands to lose the same amount of money that the winner of the bet would win.

Five Reel Slot: A Slot machine with 5 reels. Reels are the spinning wheels with numerous symbols painted on them. These symbols have to be matched in order to win a jackpot.

Flat top slot machines: These are the machines which offer a fixed amount as the jackpot.

Inlaid Cards: These Bingo cards are built into the tables.

Jackpot: The main cash prize in a bingo game.

Last Call: It is the last bingo game of the night.

Loose Slots: These are the slot machines which pay out a lot of money in comparison to other slot machines of the type.

Max Bet: It is the maximum amount of money you can buy one ticket for in any game.

Online casinos: Online casinos are the online versions of traditional ‘brick and mortar’ casinos, where people play through the Internet.

Online Slots: These refer to slots games that are played on the Internet.

Progressive Jackpot: It is a grand prize that increases with each successive bet.

Session: A long night of bingo.

Shutterboard: It is a special type of bingo ticket. In the ticket the numbers are covered by slots or ‘shutters’ and one has to close them as soon as they are called out.

Sign-up bonuses: Sign-up bonuses are offered by many online casinos to the new players while they register themselves and make their first deposit. The amount of sign-up bonus is usually a percentage of the player’s deposit.

Slot Mix: It is the amount and type of slots available in a casino.

Slots Tournament: Slot tournaments are competitions held by casinos. These competitions pay the winner both in terms of prize and comps. The competitions have an entry fee.

Stop Loss: It is a strategy offered by the slot machine which allows a person to limit the amount of money lost by him.

Table Games: It refers to the Casino games played at a table as opposed to a machine.

Wager: It is the amount of money staked in the game.

Zombie: It refers to a slot player who sits for hours together at a slot machine.

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