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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 39 names in this directory beginning with the letter D.
D’Alembert Betting System
This system was created by Jean Le Rond D’Alembert, a mathematical genius, in the 18th century for creating a profitable system which can be used in online casinos by players.
Dead Money
Money in the pot that is not being actively fought for and hence considered up for grabs. Exceptionally weak poker players may also be referred to as ‘dead money’.
Dealer / Croupier
Originally a croupier (dealer) was someone who stood behind a gambler feeding them cash. Now it’s the person in charge of the casino action. The person who is responsible for handling and cards in the casino games is known as a dealer. Croupier is a French word that is used for the casino dealers. Often used in table games such as roulette and blackjack. Live casino with real dealers is broadcast in real time from GamingSoft’s studio in Malta.
Dealer's Choice
A poker game where the dealer of the hand is allowed to select which poker variant will be played for that orbit/hand.
Deck Penetration
The term used to describe the (approximate) percentage of a deck, or decks, of cards before they are shuffled.
Degenerate Gambler
The person who gambles excessively and more frequently is known as a degenerate gambler.
Deposit Method
The payment method used to deposit funds to your online casino account. Popular deposit methods include credit cards, debit cards, e-wallets, and bank transfer.
Desktop Games
Term to describe all casino games that are available to players on their desktop PC or Mac (including laptops).
Dice
A small cube with each side having a different number of spots on it, ranging from one to six, thrown and used in gambling and other games involving chance.
Dice Control
A method of throwing dice that gives a player an increased likelihood of throwing, or not throwing, certain numbers. There is some debate about whether this is actually possible.
Dirty Stack
A chip stack that has not been correctly organized (considered bad etiquette or even cheating in some cases). Denominations of chips should be grouped together in piles with the larger denominations at the front of the chip stack.
Discard Tray
Usually found to the right of a dealer at a gaming table, this is where played or discarded cards are placed.
Domination
Domination is where a weak draw or made hand is likely to be running against an even bigger draw/hand when there is a lot of action.
Donk
To “donk bet” means to make a bet out of position on the current street after closing the action by calling on the previous street. The term can also be used to describe an exceptionally weak player at the table.
Door Card
A door card in Stud is the first upcard dealt to a player. Although it belongs exclusively to the player, it is visible to the entire table.
Double Down
Double one's Blackjack bet after having been dealt the first two cards; only one additional card can be received after doubling.
Doubling Up / Double Up / Martingale System
It is one of the best known and oldest gambling systems of the world. 1. It is one of the best known and oldest gambling systems of the world. 2. An option given in many slots and video poker games to risk winnings for double in fair odds, even money game; 3. A common option in 21 games to double an initial wager.
Downcard
“Downcard” in Stud refers to any cards that are dealt face down to the player. They belong exclusively to the player and are not visible to the rest of the table.
Download Casino
A type of online casino where you have to download software in order to play the games.
Dozens Bet
An Outside Roulette bet placed simultaneously on 12 consecutive numbers displayed in one of the three areas displayed on the betting table (1-12, 13-24 and 25-36); pays 2:1.
DragonTiger
It is basically a two-card version of baccarat. To be more specific, two cards are drawn, one to the Dragon and one to the Tiger. The player bets on which one will be higher.
Draw
Refers to a situation where are waiting on cards to complete our hand. For example, if we have four diamonds (and are waiting on that fifth diamond to make the flush) we have a “flush draw”. The term Draw also refers to a selection of poker variants where competitors replace cards in their hand with cards from the deck on each betting round. In Blackjack casino games, draw means the process of asking for extra cards.
Drawing Dead
A hand that will lose no matter what kind of card you draw next. A situation where none of our outs will give us the best hand. I.e. we have no shot to win. A hand that needs one or more specific cards to win.