Casino Dictionary: Casino Words Beginning With S

Scared Money

Money that you cannot afford to lose.

"Your last $10 is definitely Scared Money."

Session

A series of plays at any gambling game.

"Your Session was impressive."

Set

In pai gow poker, players set their seven cards into two separate hands of two and five cards each.

"A Set is used in Pai Gow Poker."

Seven Out

In Craps, to roll a seven after a point is made.

"You just made a Seven Out!!!"

Seventh Street

In seven-card stud, the fifth and final round of betting is called seventh street because players have seven cards.

"The Seventh Street is the final round of betting."

Showdown

In poker, after the last betting round, the players who remain in the pot must show their hands in the showdown to determine the winner.

"Showdown!!!"

Shuffle

Before each hand the dealer mixes up the order of the cards.

"It's important to Shuffle the cards before you deal."

Shutter

A window covering a number on a reusable bingo card. The shutter can be pulled down to mark each number as it is called.

"A Shutter is a useful tool in the game of Bingo."

Singleton

In poker, a card that is the only one of its rank.

"Looks like you got the Singleton."

Sixth Street

In seven-card stud, the fourth round of betting is called sixth street because players have six cards.

"At Sixth Street you should have six cards."

Soft Hand

In blackjack, any hand that contains an ace counted as eleven is called a soft hand.

"As long as you make 21, a Soft Hand isn't a bad one."

Split Ticket

In Keno, a ticket marked with two or more groups of chosen numbers, then split the ticket by drawing a line separating the numbers into to groups. 

"Two games on a single ticket is a Split Ticket."

Stand

In blackjack, to stand is to refrain from taking another card.

"You want to Stand at 20."

Stiff

In blackjack, a hand that is not pat and that may bust if hit once.

"Stiffs include hard twelve through sixteen."

Steal

In poker, to win the pot by bluffing.

"He just made an awesome Steal."

Straight

In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks.

"2,3,4,5,6 is a Straight"

Straight Flush

In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of consecutive ranks of the same suit.

"The difference between a flush and a Straight Flush is that cards in a Straight Flush are of the same suit."

Straight Keno

The basic keno game, played by marking individual numbers on a keno ticket.

"The most basic kind of Keno is Straight Keno."

Surrender

In blackjack, to give up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand. In roulette, you effectively lose only half on an even-money bet when the ball lands on 0.

"Looks like someone is about to Surrender."