Casino Terms (cont.)

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eCOGRA
 (e-Commerce Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance) eCOGRA provides player assurance and online casino regulation by ensuring that eCOGRA approved online casinos deliver an honest and professional service. eCOGRA's Seal, displayed on the homepage of approved sites, shows that the casino and poker room operator is committed to player protection, fair gaming and responsible conduct.
Edge
 An advantage over an opponent.
Encryption
 A software security measure taken by online casinos to ensure that online transactions are safe from hackers.
En Prison
 (French word) The stake left on the table in roulette for another spin after backing an 'Even-money' bet and the outcome was zero or double zero. It is like a bonus, offered in some casinos.
Even Money Bet
 A bet with odds of 1:1. A bet that pays you back the same amount that you wagered, plus your original wager.
Expected Win Rate
 In slot machines, the percentage on the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win back over time.
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Face Cards
 The Jack, Queen, and King of any suit of cards.
Family pot
 In poker, when everyone at the table decides to enter a pot
Fifth Street
 In seven-card stud, the third round of betting is called fifth street because players have five cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fifth street is the fifth card on board and the final round of betting.
Fill
 In poker, to draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
Fill up
 In poker, to fill a full house.
Firing
 Betting a lot. A player who is Firing is wagering large sums.
First Base
 At the blackjack table, the position on the far left of the dealer is considered to be first base and is the first position dealt with.
Fish
 A player who loses money. (It is said that "If you can't spot the fish at the table, YOU are the fish.) See also "Shark".
Flash
 A type of no-download casino software where you can play instantly.
Flat Betting
A way of betting where the same amount is bet on each wager. For example, if a player always bets $10 on each hand or spin and never raised or lowered their bet, they would be said to be flat betting.
Flat Top
 A slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive.
Flea
 An annoying person who wants something for nothing. One who expects to be comped for a small wager.
Flop
 In poker games, such as Hold'em and Omaha, where five community cards are dealt. The first three of these cards are dealt all at once, face up, and are called the flop. Games with a flop can be called flop games.
Flush
 In poker, a hand consisting of five cards of one suit.
Fold
 In poker, when a player declines a bet and drops out of the hand.
Foul
 In Pai-Gow Poker, a hand is fouled when the two-card low hand is set higher than the five-card high hand, or when the hands are set with the wrong number of cards. A fouled hand is a losing hand.
Four of a kind
 Four cards of the same rank, also known as quads.
Fourth Street
 In Seven-card Stud poker, the second round of betting is called fourth street because players have four cards. In Texas Hold‘em poker, fourth street is the fourth card on board and the third round of betting.
Front Money
 Cash or bank checks/cheques deposited with the casino to establish credit for a player who bets against that money.
Full house
 In poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair.
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Going All-In (Also known as "All-In")
 In cardroom poker, to call with (to bet) all your chips. If another player bets more chips than you have in a No Limit game, you can go All-in and stake your total stack against an equivalent amount of your opponent's stack.
Grease
 A bribe.
Green
 The most common color used for $25 chips.
Gross Winnings
 The total payout (including your stake).

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