| Hand |
: |
The
cards held by a player to form a complete
group or total, such as a 10, 9 to form a
19 total hand in blackjack. |
| Handle
Slammers (Slots) |
: |
A cheat
at slots who probes the weakness of a machine
by manipulation and then slams the machine's
handle to complete his scam. |
| Hand
Mucker (Blackjack) |
: |
A cheat
who removes small cards from blackjack decks
and replaces them with ten-value cards and
aces. |
| Hard
Total (Blackjack) |
: |
Any
total without an ace, or where an ace is counted
as 1 in the hand. Examples: 10, 7 and 10,
6, ace both are hard 17s. |
| Hard
way (Craps) |
: |
The
term for a 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5. |
| Hard
way Bet (Craps) |
: |
A bet
that the number 4, 6, 8, or 10 will be rolled
as a hard way before it is rolled easy or
before a 7 shows on the dice. |
| Heat |
: |
The
pressure a casino puts on a winning player,
generally a card counter in blackjack. |
| High
Card (Video Poker) |
: |
A jack,
queen, king, or ace, when paired, which pays
the player back his original bet. |
| High-Low
Bet (Roulette) |
: |
An
outside straight wager on whether the next
spin will be a high or low number, paid off
at even money. |
| High
Pair (Video Poker) |
: |
A pair
of jacks, queens, kings, or aces, which pays
the player back his original bet. |
| High
Rollers |
: |
The
popular term for big bettors. |
| Hit
(Blackjack) |
: |
To
draw an additional card to the original hand.
This is usually indicated by the player scraping
his cards toward him, or, in casinos where
the cards are all dealt face up, pointing
a finger at his cards. |
| Hold |
: |
See
P. C. |
| Hold
Button (Video Poker) |
: |
The
button that, when pressed, will hold a card
in the original hand before the draw. |
| Hole
Card (Blackjack) |
: |
The
dealer's unseen card, forming half his original
hand. |
| Hop
Bet (Craps) |
: |
A one-roll
wager on any number the player selects, at
disadvantageous odds. |
| Horn
Bet (Craps) |
: |
A combined
one-roll wager on the 2, 3, 11, and 12. |
| Hot,
Hot Hand |
: |
The
gambler's term for a winning hand or series
of hands. |
| Hot
Roller (Craps) |
: |
A shooter
who is throwing a great many "numbers"
and also making a series of points. |
| House
Advantage |
: |
See
Casino Advantage |
