Terminology
Gambling Terminology P - R
| Pai Gow | A popular Chinese gambling game played with dominoes |
| Pai Gow Poker | A poker game based on the Chinese Domino game. Players are given seven cards each and must make a five card hand and a two card hand in which the five card hand must be higher than the two card hand. The player must attempt to beat the dealer's similar 2 hands. The player can win both hands, lose both or push (tie). |
| Pair | In poker or video poker, two cards with the same rank. |
| Parimutuel | Races where the wagers are pooled and the winner's payoff relates to the number of total winners. |
| Pay Line | In slots, the line on a slot machine window on which the symbols from the reel s must line up. |
| Pit | The enclosed area in the center of several gaming tables in which casino supervisory personnel oversee dealers and players. A casino would typically have several pits. |
| Pit Boss | The person who supervises all the games and casino personnel associated with a pit. Pit bosses watch for cheating, settle disputes and comps high rollers. |
| Preferential Shuffling | In blackjack, shuffling of the cards by the dealer when the deck is favorable to the players, while avoiding a shuffle when the deck is unfavorable to the players. |
| Payback | The percentage of winnings a machine/game will payout in relation to the amount bet. |
| PrePaidATM | PrePaidATM is an ATM Card that is not tied to a bank account |
| Progressive Jackpot | A large jackpot that grows progressively as bets are made. For each spin/hand played a small credit is added to the running jackpot total. It is possible to have several machines or several casinos linked together to form a combined jackpot. |
| Progressive Slots | A group of slot machines linked together to pay one large jackpot. See also Progressive jackpot. |
| Push | A push is a tie between a dealer and a player. Neither the player nor the casino wins. |
| Quads | Four of a kind. |
| Raise | In poker, to increase the amount of the prior wagers. |
| Rake | The chips taken from the pot by the casinoa as compensation for hosting the game. |
| River | In poker, the final card dealt in a hand of stud or hold'em. |
| Royal Flush | In poker or video poker, a hand consisting of an ace high straight flush. |
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