marker

If a player has a line of credit with the casino, a marker is a check the player can give at the gaming table to cover his bets.

mini-baccarat

This is a smaller variety of baccarat, which uses the same basic rules but with less players and dealers.

natural

A "natural" in blackjack is receiving an Ace and a ten valued card as the first two cards. Within baccarat, it is having a score of 8 or 9 with the first two cards.

number pool

This is the number range from where you choose your selected numbers. Keno normally has eighty numbers and sixty in lottery.

nut

This is the maximum amount that a player wants to win during a days' play before quitting. It can also be the overhead cost of running casinos.

odds

The probability of winning a wager.

open

Within poker, this is the player who makes the first wager.

outside bets

These are the roulette table bets located on the outer table to the side of the numbers 1-36.

overlay

This is a wager where you have better odds than the house.

pair

A pair is two cards of the same value.

pass

Same as folding or deciding not to bet.

pat

Within blackjack, it is a hand with 17 minimum but not more than 21. In the game of draw poker, this is a hand that doesn't require another hand.

pay cycle

This is the cycle for a video poker or slot machine to run through all the potential winning and losing combinations.

payline

These are the lines or line on a slot where the symbols will line up to display a win or loss.

payoff

This is the return or payment from a bet.

payout/ payback percentage

This is the programmed percentage that a slot or video machine will pay back from the money input (100% less house advantage).

payout table

This is a display table located on the front of a video poker or slot machine that shows the winning hands and the payments for each.

pit

This is an area within the casino where a group of gaming tables are placed together. Generally the casino staff and dealers stay within this central area.

pit boss

This is the supervisor of the pit area. Their job is to monitor the games within his area; sort out problems, check for possible cheating, plus offers comps to the larger gamblers.

pot

Within the game of poker, the pot is the total money in bets during each hand; the winner receives the pot at the end of the hand.

pressing

Pressing the wager is when a player uses their winnings alongside their initial wager.

probability

This is the mathematical likelihood that something will happen.

progressive

This is a type of slot machine where the jackpot will successively grow until there is eventually a winner, at which stage it will begin again at the starting prize pot.

push

When a tie occurs, normally between the house and a player it is called a "push". The player will normally have his bet or will use it again for the next hand.

quads

Four playing cards of the same rank.

qualifier

Within the game of poker, this is the minimum hand rank in order for get the pot.