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Live casinos or “live” casinos offer the opportunity to play with real dealers without visiting a gambling establishment but using only an online resource. Real dealers are in special studios with video cameras, from where the game is broadcast. A live casino is an online casino that is run in real-time by live human dealers. As such, players can play using their computers and have a full gaming experience like in a real land-based casino. Some live casinos even allow players to use a mobile device to play live games.
There are currently 54 names in this directory beginning with the letter B.
B&M Casino (Brick & Mortar Casino)
Actual casino that is offline; that has a physical presence in which players meet face to face.
Bad Beat
Refers to losing a hand of poker after getting unlucky. Often the money goes in as a favourite and our opponent “sucks out”.
Bad Beat Jackpot
A large prize awarded to a player who loses a hand despite having an exceptionally strong holding. Or a type of jackpot offered by some poker portals. The size and exact terms may vary. In most cases, 50% goes to the losing hand, 25% to the hand that beat it, and the last 25% split between the rest of the players.
Banker / House / Casino Gaming Associate
Casino is of Italian origin; the root casa means a house. The term casino may mean a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. The position also administers the handling of casino chips and pay-outs to winning customers and confirms that all losing bets/wagers are collected properly by the dealer.
BB (Big Blind)
The first blind bet a player must make before the cards are dealt. The size of a Big Blind equals the first bet. Opposite is a Small Blind, which is a half of the first bet’s size. The position at the table to the direct left of the small blind. This position pays the mandatory big blind payment preflop.
Bet / Wager
Any form of wager or real-money at stake. An amount of money put at risk for the chance of winning. To “bet” means to make the first wager on the current betting round.
Bet Max / Maximum Bet
When the Bet Max button is clicked by the players, the maximum number of coins get placed on bet for all the active paylines.
Bet Min / Minimum Bet
Through the Bet Min button, the bet gets automatically set to the minimum possible amount as well as the largest wager permitted in a casino game such as roulette or blackjack.
Betting Account / Wagering Account / Gaming Account
An electronic ledger for a cashless wagering system patron deposit account reflecting deposits, withdrawals, and wagering account transfers to and from a game.
Betting Account Transfer / Wagering Account Transfer
An electronic transfer of wagering credits between a cashless wagering system wagering account and a game.
Betting Layout
The area of a gaming table where players can place their chips to make their chosen bet(s).
Betting Limits / Bet Limit / Bet Threshold / Table Limit
The maximum or minimum amounts at which players can bet at the time of game refers to the betting limits. Casinos implement table limits that safeguard their revenue and prevent a player from winning more than they can afford to pay out.
Big Bet
Refers to the larger of the two designated bet-sizings in fixed limit games. The big bet sizing is usually employed on the later rounds of betting once the pot is typically larger.
Big Two / Big Dai Di / Chor Dai Di / Da Lao We / Chinese Poker
This is a well known and popular card game in Asia Poker. So, people called it as Big deuces 2. It is a popular playing card game all throughout Asia. The object of the game is to be the first to get rid of all your cards. Ideally played with four people, big two is simple to pick up and quick to play.
Bingo
Bingo is a game of chance in which each player has a book(s) with a predetermined pattern of numbers, usually 15 numbers between 1-90. The numbers are called out randomly and players mark off the number if it appears on their book. The first player to cover the nominated pattern of numbers, or all numbers, calls out BINGO and wins the prize.
Bitcoin Casino
The term 'Bitcoin casino' can refer to any online casino or sports betting agency that accepts Bitcoin either in preference (or alongside) fiat currency.
Blackjack / Twenty-One
Originated in France where it was known as 21 or Vingt-et-un but is a spin-off of the Spanish game of 31 (or Trente-et-un) played in the 1400s. It is a well known online casino game that has many variations including American Blackjack, Spanish 21, Blackjack Switch and many more.
Blank
A card which does not influence the action in any meaningful way. (Usually a low card where no draws complete).
Blinds / Blind Bet
To perform an action blind means to do it without looking at our cards. When players are required to place forced bets even before seeing the cards, they are called blinds.
Blocker
A “blocker” is a card that has a card removal effect on villain’s range. For example, if we hold a King in our hand, it’s less likely that villain has a King in his hand.
Blocker Bet
A small bet made in the hopes of preventing our opponent making an even larger bet if checked to.
Blue Chips
Blue chips are usually worth $10, but it can vary. They are the highest value chip in a classic three-colour poker chipset.
Board Games
This is a roll and move game in which players move around a board and play different games of chance based on what space they land.
Bomb Pot
Where all players agree to place an additional ante into the pot at the beginning of the hand before cards are dealt.
Bot
A non-human player at the tables. While illegal on most sites they still find a way of making it to the tables.
Bounty
A prize that can be collected after knocking a specific player out of a tournament. A bounty is often put on the head of professional players, especially those that are sponsored pros at the site in question.
Brag
This is a popular British gambling game. It is sometimes said to be similar to poker, but in fact it is much older and the method of betting is different. The basic game of three-card Brag was one of the games described by Hoyle, and therefore dates from the late eighteenth century or earlier. It is almost identical to the popular Indian game Teen Patti ("three cards").
Bridge
Bridge is a 4-person game. There are always four people at the table, working in pairs that sit opposite each other, while their opponents are to the left and right. Each player gets 13 cards. So, there are a total of 52 cards in play during the game also.
Bring-in
A forced payment made by the player with the worst upcard on the third street in tud. Said player can either pay the bring-in or “complete” to the small bet amount if he likes his cards.
Broadway / Ace-high Straight
Any card out of Ten, Jack, Queen, King and Ace can be referred to as a “broadway”. The Ace-high straight is also referred to as “broadway”.
Burn
In live poker games it is common for the dealer to “burn” cards to help minimize the possibility of cheating. Rather than deal from the top of the deck, the top card is discarded (or “burned”) and the second card is dealt.
Burn Card
A card that is taken from the top of the deck and discarded after a shuffle or before a new round of cards is dealt.
Bust / Busted
An expression frequently used in a game of Blackjack when either the player or the dealer gets dealt a hand with a value of 22 or more. The term “busted” refers to a draw (such as a straight-draw or flush-draw) that missed its card and did not complete.
Button
The button is the most profitable seat at the poker table. It's to the right of the small blind (SB) and to the left of the cutoff (CO).
Buy-In
The amount required to join a game of poker. In cash games this can vary (within specified limits) while the buy-in amount is fixed for tournaments. Ability to buy a place in a poker tournament and the amount of money needed to do it. Many tournaments have a point system buy-in, thus they are only accessible to those who can earn points in the specified casinos and games. There are also no buy-in tournaments that are open to everyone for free.