GHI

  • G Note – $1,000 note.
  • Gaff – Any method or device that aids in cheating.
  • Garden – The field.
  • Get Out – To regain one’s losses.
  • George – Generous tipper.
  • Get Down – Place a wager.
  • Graveyard Shift – The early morning shift of a gaming establishment.
  • Grease – Bribe.
  • Green – The most common color used for $25 chips.
  • Grind – Small play.
  • Grind joint – An establishment that caters to small play.
  • Gross Winnings – Total payout including the player’s stake.
  • Hand – Refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck.
  • Handicapper – A person who studies and evaluates all sporting events.
  • Hard Four: A pair of 2s.
  • Hard Hand – In blackjack, any hand that does not contain an ace valued at eleven.
  • Hardway Bet – To bet the number 4, 6, 8 or 10 will be made with two duplicate numbers. 2-2, 3-3 etc. in Craps.
  • Hi Lo – A one roll bet on 2 and 12.
  • Hi Lo Yo – A one roll bet on 2, 12 and 11.
  • High Hurdler – A person who left town owing money leaving no forwarding address.
  • High Poker – Standard poker, as compared to low poker or lowball.In high poker, high hands win.
  • High Roller – A big bettor.
  • Hit – To take another card. The card received is also called a hit.
  • Hit a Brick – When a die hits a stack of chips and does not roll all the way to the end of the table.
  • Hold ‘em – A class of poker games.
  • Holding Your Own – Breaking even.
  • Hole Card – The dealer’s facedown card. This card is unseen.
  • Hook – Player positions 4 and 5, near the corner of each end of the table; often referred to as “inside hook” and “outside hook”
  • Hooked – Losing a wager by exactly half a point.
  • Hop Bet – A single roll bet on one particular combination of the dice, such as 2-2 or 4-5.
  • Horn Bet – A one roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11 and 12.
  • Horn High Bet – A bet on three of the horn numbers, with two units on the “high” number.
  • Hot – Said of dice that are passing or a player on an extended winning streak.
  • Hot Game – Any game attracting a lot of action on one side by many players.
  • House – The operators of the casino.
  • House Advantage – The casino’s advantage over the player in any game.
  • House Edge – The percentage of each bet that you make that the house takes in. Winning bets are paid off at less than the true odds to generate income for the house.
  • In The Bag – A sporting event with a pre-determined outcome.
  • Inside Bet – A bet in roulette on a single number including 0 or 00, or any combination of numbers.
  • Inside Straight – In poker, four cards of a straight where the straight can only be completed one way.
  • Insurance – A side bet in Blackjack that’s offered when the dealer’s upcard is an ace. If the dealer has a Blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1. If the dealer does not, the insurance bet loses.
  • Insurance Bet – Making two (or more) bets at a craps table, one or the other of which is sure to win.