E - M Online casino terms

Edge - the casino's advantage over the player in any game

Even Money - a bet that pays you back the same amount you wagered, plus your original wager - a pay-off of 1-1.

Expected Return - in video poker it's the average amount paid back on a particular play for a particular bet

Expected Win Rate - a percentage of the total amount of money wagered that you can expect to win or lose over time

Face Cards - kings, queens and jacks

First Base - the first seat nearest the shoe in blackjack

Five Number Bet - a bet only possible on the double zero roulette games which includes; 00, 0, 1, 2, 3. Has the highest house edge of 7.89%

Flat Top - a slot machine whose jackpot is always a fixed amount, as opposed to a progressive jackpot

Float - the table bank

Flush (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

Four of a Kind - four cards of the same rank. Also known as quads

Full House - in poker, a hand consisting of a three of a kind and a pair

Full Pay - in video poker it's usually the best payoff schedule offered for a particular game

Hand - refers to the cards that you hold, or to everything that happens in a card game between shuffles of the deck

Hit - to take another card

Hole Card - the dealer's card that you cannot see and is face down

Horn Bet - a one-roll bet that combines the 2, 3, 11 and 12.

Inside Bet - a bet in roulette on a single number including 0 or 00, or any combination of numbers

Insurance - a side bet in blackjack that's offered when the dealer's up-card is an ace. If the dealer has a blackjack, the bet is paid 2-1. If the dealer does not, the insurance bet loses

Let It Ride - a poker game

Loose/Tight Slots - a loose slot indicates a machine with a higher payout over a period of time. Conversely, tight slots have a lower payout over a period of time and thus have a higher advantage over the player

Mini-Baccarat - a scaled-down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following the same rules as baccarat

Monkey - colloquial term for a card with the face value of ten.