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Gambling terms beginning with F

31 terms under F, each with a one-line summary. Follow a term for the full explanation.

Face up pai gow poker rules Poker: Face up pai gow poker is a variant in which the dealer sets their hand openly before players arrange theirs, removing player banking and commissions.
Faro shuffle Card games: A faro shuffle is a card-handling technique where the deck is cut into two equal halves and the cards are interlaced one by one, so they alternate …
Faro shuffle vs riffle Card games: A faro shuffle splits the deck into two equal stacks and weaves them together one card at a time with perfect alternation, while a riffle shuffle c…
Final furlong meaning Racing: The final furlong is the last 220 yards (one-eighth of a mile) of a horse race, often the decisive stage where the outcome is determined.
Finish line horse game Racing: A finish line horse game is a betting or prediction game centred on which horse reaches the finish line first.
Flop turn river hole Advantage play: Flop turn river hole describes the five community cards and two private cards used in Texas hold'em and Omaha: flop (three cards), turn (one), rive…
Flush Card games: A flush is any hand in which every card belongs to the same suit, regardless of their numerical order.
Flush poker Poker: A flush is a poker hand where all five cards belong to the same suit but do not form a consecutive sequence, which would instead make it a straight…
Fold equity Poker: Fold equity is the value a player gains from the pot when a bet or raise forces an opponent to fold, avoiding a showdown.
Fold equity poker Poker: Fold equity is the extra equity a player expects to gain when an opponent folds to a bet or raise, rather than continuing to showdown.
Fold, call, raise poker meaning Poker: These are the three actions a poker player can take after a bet has been made: fold quits the hand, call matches the current wager, and raise incre…
Form horse racing Racing: Form is the record of a horse's previous race performances, shown as a line of numbers and letters on a racecard, used to judge its chances in an u…
Fractional odds Odds & probability: Fractional odds are a betting format that shows the net profit you make on a winning bet relative to your stake, written as a/b or a-b.
Fractional odds to decimal Odds & probability: Converting fractional odds to decimal means dividing the numerator by the denominator and adding 1, so the decimal figure shows the total return pe…
Free joker wild poker Card games: In poker, a game with a free joker wild uses a joker as a wild card that can stand for any card needed to make the best possible hand.
Full boat poker Poker: A full boat is a five-card poker hand that contains three matching cards of one rank and two matching cards of a different rank.
Full house Advantage play: A full house is a five-card poker hand built from three matching cards of one rank and a separate pair of another rank.
Full house bingo Lottery & bingo: In bingo, a full house means the player has covered all required numbers on their ticket, typically all fifteen.
Full house poker Poker: A full house is a five-card poker hand that combines three cards of the same rank with two cards of another rank.
Full tilt poker Poker: Full Tilt Poker was an Irish online poker room launched in June 2004 that was shut down in 2011 after a scandal involving alleged bank fraud and mo…
Funny bingo terms Lottery & bingo: Funny bingo terms are the humorous nicknames or call phrases used in bingo, particularly in British bingo calling, to refer to specific numbers or …
Funny craps slang for numbers Casino games: Funny craps slang for numbers are the colourful, informal names players and dealers use for specific dice totals or bets in craps, such as snake ey…
Funny cribbage terms Card games: Informal or humorous names for standard scoring combinations in cribbage, such as fifteens, runs, and pairs.
Funny gambling terms Casino games: Funny gambling terms are the informal slang, nicknames and humorous jargon used for bets, outcomes and game situations in casino games.
Funny horse racing terms Racing: Funny horse racing terms are the colourful, humorous slang used in betting and racecourse talk, such as 'getting out stakes'.
Funny poker slang Poker: Funny poker slang is a label for informal, humorous expressions used in poker, such as tilt, the nuts, bluff or kicker.
Furlong Racing: A furlong is a unit of length equal to 220 yards, used in horse racing as the standard way to state how far a race is and how far remains to the fi…
Furlong horse racing Racing: A furlong is the standard unit for measuring race distances on the flat, equal to 220 yards or one-eighth of a mile.
Furlong to km Racing: A furlong to km conversion turns a distance given in furlongs into the equivalent distance in kilometres.
Futures betting odds Odds & probability: Futures betting odds are prices offered on an event that will be settled later, often weeks or months ahead, such as a team winning a championship.
Futures betting strategy Sports betting: A betting approach where a bettor places a wager on an event whose outcome will be decided weeks or months later, often before a season starts.