Three moments every table word belongs to
This shelf offers vocabulary rather than a game. It helps once you’ve tried a table or two and met words in the help panel that you only half understand. We’ve ordered them by the flow of a round, then alphabetically within each group.
The live tables shelf covers the studios and the advertised Live Casino Bonus – 500% up to 3,000 EUR + 15% Cashback. Below, we stick to vocabulary.
Before the bet: the betting area and the round’s limits
| Term | In short | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|
| Ante | A compulsory opening bet; no ante, no cards | In casino poker variants |
| Bet behind | Staking on a seated player’s hand and choices | In live blackjack, if the help panel allows it |
| Betting time | The seconds in which bets are accepted | On a live table’s countdown |
| Call bet | A named number group placed with one tap | On the ‘racetrack’ strip of French roulette |
| Chip value | The amount placed with one click | In the chip row under the betting area |
| Even-money bet | Covers half the numbers: colour, odd/even, low/high | At the edge of the roulette layout |
| Inside and outside bets | Inside: one number or a small group; outside: a large group | Middle and edge of the roulette layout |
| Side bet | An optional extra bet with its own payout | Small fields at blackjack and baccarat tables |
| Table limit | The smallest and largest bet allowed | On the table’s tile or entry window |
During the round: decisions and fixed rules
| Term | In short | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|
| Bust | A total over 21; the hand loses at once | On the blackjack display |
| Double | Double bet for exactly one more card | In blackjack, after the first two cards |
| Hit / stand | Asking for a card, or stopping | On the blackjack button row |
| Hold / draw | Keeping a card, or swapping it | On the video poker buttons |
| S17 / H17 | The dealer stands (S17) or draws (H17) on soft 17 | On the felt, or in the help panel |
| Shoe | A card dispenser holding several decks | At live card tables |
| Soft and hard hand | Soft: an ace counts 11 or 1; hard: no such ace | On the blackjack rule sheet |
| Split | Two matching cards become two hands, each with a bet | In blackjack, when you hold a pair |
| Third-card rule | A fixed chart of when a hand draws again | In the baccarat help panel |
At settlement: payout, tie, house
| Term | In short | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|
| Commission | The share taken from Banker wins | In the baccarat help panel |
| House edge | The long-run share of stakes kept; 2.70% in European roulette | In detail under payout percentage |
| Insurance / even money | An extra wager that the dealer holds blackjack; even money is its version beside your natural | In blackjack, when the dealer shows an ace |
| La Partage / En Prison | On zero, half an even-money bet returns, or it stays for the next spin | In French roulette; 1.35% on even-money bets |
| Natural | A strong first two cards: 21 in blackjack, 8 or 9 in baccarat | On blackjack and baccarat rule sheets |
| Pay table | The list of payouts per hand | At the top of the video poker screen |
| Payout ratio | Your win as a multiple of the stake, e.g. 35:1 | In the payout list of every help panel |
| Push / tie | Nobody wins and the stake is returned | In blackjack history |
An unknown word in the help panel: five steps to crack it
- Place it in time. Did it appear before the bet, during the round or at settlement?
- Look it up in the table above under that group.
- If it isn’t there, open the game’s own help panel. The studio’s own wording is what counts.
- Decide whether it costs money. If it labels a button or betting field, leave it alone until you understand it.
- Write it down in your own words. One sentence in your notes beats ten skimmed definitions.
‘8:1’ or ‘9 for 1’: two ways to write one payout
Worked example with invented values – independent of Dukat.bet:
The tie field reads differently at two invented tables: one says ‘8:1’, the other ‘9 for 1’. You put 5 EUR on each, and a tie comes up. How much money comes back in total?
Solution. ‘8:1’ means you win eight times your stake plus your stake back: 40 + 5 = 45 EUR. ‘9 for 1’ states the return including the stake: 9 × 5 = 45 EUR. Both labels pay the same. A ‘9:1’ field, however, would return 50 EUR – between a colon and the word ‘for’ there can be a whole stake of difference.
Check these four words at every new table
- S17 / H17 – what the dealer does on soft 17.
- Natural payout – 3:2 or 6:5; 6:5 costs about 1.39 percentage points more.
- Commission – how much is taken from Banker wins.
- Pay table – the full house and flush rows in video poker.
You can try these terms for real on the software card and dice games shelf. Next, the account dictionary covers the words of deposits and withdrawals.
Frequently asked questions
What’s the difference between house edge and RTP at a table?
Two sides of one number: RTP is the share paid back on average, the house edge is the share kept on average; together they make 100%. In European roulette the house edge is 2.70%.
Why is baccarat sometimes called punto banco?
Punto banco is the name of the most common casino version of baccarat: punto is the Player hand, banco the Banker hand. The rules are the same.
What does a ‘multi-hand’ label mean?
You play several hands at once, with a separate bet on each. Common in blackjack and video poker. Turnover multiplies by the number of hands, so plan your budget the same way.
What do the ‘rebet’ and ‘double’ buttons do on a roulette table?
Rebet repeats the previous round’s bets; double doubles every bet on the layout. One click can move a large sum, so check the bet total first.
What should I do if this dictionary and the help panel disagree?
The help panel wins: it describes that table’s actual rules. If you think one of our definitions is out of date, write to us and we’ll correct it.