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Sawdust Joint - Slang for a non-luxurious gambling atmosphere. Opposite of a Carpet Joint..
Sawbuck - Ten dollars.
Scared Money - Slang for money a player can't afford to lose.
Session - A gambling period.
Set - In Pai Gow poker, the separating of a seven-card hand into two hands of five and two.
Seven-Out - In craps, rolling a seven when the Point has been set.
Seventh Street - In seven-card stud poker, the 5th (and final) betting round. Referred to as Seventh Street because gamblers have seven cards.
Shark - A player who cheats, or a very skilled card player.
Shill - A casino staff member whose purpose is to start a game or fill empty seats at a table.
Shiner - A mirror or similar reflecting object for (illegally) viewing hidden cards.
Shoe - A wooden box used for holding and dispensing cards at a table.
Shooter - In craps, the gambler who rolls the dice.
Short Run - A short series of bets or events in any game.
Showdown - In poker, the term for the end of a game when gamblers reveal their cards to determine a winner.
Shuffle Tracking - An illegal form of observation used mainly in blackjack. See also Counting Cards.
Shuffle Up - Expression for shuffling prematurely.
Shuffling - Mixing cards for ensuring fairness. The term includes numerous shuffling techniques.
Shutter - In bingo, the name of the flap on a bingo card used to mark each number as it is called out.
Silver Mining - The act of searching for coins remaining in slot machines.
Single - A simple bet placed on a single event or selection. Also called a Straight Bet.
Singleton - In poker, a card being the only one of its rank.
Sixth Street - In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting. Known as Sixth Street because each player has six cards.
Skin - One dollar.
Skin Game - In poker, a game involving more than one cheater.
Skinning the Hand - Technique used by a poker cheater for unloading extra cards.
Skoon - One dollar.
Slot Club Member - A frequent gambler who is granted a card for use on slot machines.
Snake Eyes - In craps, a roll of the dice with a result valued at two.
Soft Count - Counting the contents of a Drop Box.
Soft Count Room - The room where a Soft Count is conducted.
Soft Hand - A blackjack term for any hand with an ace counted as 11.
Spinner - A winning streak.
Spooking - Type of cheating in which two players work in concert to cheat a casino. Generally used in blackjack, one player attempts to view the dealer's Hole Card & then secretly passes this info to his/her partner seated at the table.
Spot - A number ranging from 1-80 that a player selects on a keno ticket. Also refers to the amount of numbers indicated on a ticket.
Stack - A roulette term referring to a column of chips (generally 20)
Stand - To reject any additional cards. Also ‘to stay.'
Standing Hand - In blackjack, a hand totaling 17 or more, but will likely bust should the player take another card. See also Pat.
Stay - To refuse any more cards. Also known as ‘To Stand.'
Steaming - A blackjack word for On Tilt. A period of poor judgment by a gambler following a series of losses.
Stick Man - In craps, the casino staff member who calls the rolled numbers & controls the stick.
Stiff Hand - In blackjack, a hand which is not Pat or Standing. A hand amounting to between 12 & 16, which could bust.
Straight Keno - Traditional keno played by marking numbers on a keno ticket.
Streak Betting - Betting on a recent trend or streak. In streak betting, gamblers increase their bets according to the results of what's happening in a game. Also known as Progressive Betting.
Stripping - A card shuffling technique which reverses the order of a deck, from the first to the last card.
Stud Poker - Form of poker played with a combination of exposed and face down cards. Opposite of draw poker.
Suit - Any of the four kinds of cards in a deck: Clubs, Hearts, Spades and Diamonds.
Surrender - To give up a bet before a hand has been played out.
System - A wagering method based on mathematics employed in the hopes of gaining an advantage.