A–Z index
Gambling terms beginning with T
33 terms under T, each with a one-line summary. Follow a term for the full explanation.
- Take a rake meaning Poker
- In poker, to take a rake means the house or host collects a commission from the pot or charges a fee for hosting the game.
- Taking a rake in poker (Molly's Game) Poker
- A rake is a fee the house or host collects from each pot, or as a time charge, for running a poker game.
- Taking a rake meaning Poker
- Taking a rake means the cardroom or host deducts a commission from the pot or from each player's winnings as payment for hosting the game.
- Teaser Sports betting
- A teaser is a parlay-style wager that lets you adjust the point spread on each selected game by a fixed number of points, making the bets easier to…
- Teaser payout chart Sports betting
- A table that lists the payout a bettor receives for a teaser wager, based on the number of teams selected and the point adjustment applied.
- Teaser vs parlay Sports betting
- A teaser is a multi-leg bet that lets you adjust point spreads in your favour for a lower payout than a standard parlay, which links wagers without…
- Texas hold em card rankings Poker
- Texas hold'em card rankings are the standard order used to compare five-card poker hands, from high card up to royal flush, with higher categories …
- Texas hold em dealing rules Poker
- Texas hold'em dealing rules are the procedures for shuffling, cutting, and distributing hole cards and community cards, including the required burn…
- Texas Hold'em card values Poker
- In Texas hold 'em, cards value is the strength assigned to a card or hand for comparing holdings, based on the game's standard ranking system.
- Texas Hold'em hands Poker
- Texas hold'em hands are the two private hole cards dealt to a player at the start of a hand.
- Texas holdem rules Poker
- Texas hold'em rules govern how the poker variant is dealt, bet, and resolved: each player gets two private hole cards and shares five community car…
- The baccarat machine Advantage play
- A baccarat machine is an electronic gambling terminal that offers baccarat, either as a live-streamed or fully automated game, rather than a tradit…
- Thin value Poker
- Thin value in poker is a bet made with a marginal hand, expecting to be called by enough worse hands to make the bet profitable, even though the ha…
- Tilt gambling Poker
- In poker, tilt is a mental state where frustration or confusion causes a player to abandon their usual strategy and make worse decisions, often by …
- Tilt meaning in sports Poker
- In poker, tilt is a frustrated mental state that leads a player to abandon their usual strategy and make poor decisions, often by playing too aggre…
- Tilt poker Poker
- Tilt in poker is when a player becomes emotionally frustrated or confused and starts playing worse than usual, often by betting or raising too aggr…
- To win outright 1/2 2 places meaning Sports betting
- To win outright 1/2 2 places is an each-way betting term where the selection must finish first for the win part to pay, and the place part pays at …
- Tote betting Racing
- Tote betting is a pool-betting method where all stakes on a given bet type go into a single pool, and after the operator takes its cut, the rest is…
- Tote placepot Racing
- A Tote Placepot is a pool bet on a UK or Irish race meeting where you need at least one placed horse in each of the first six races to get a share …
- Tote trifecta Racing
- A pool-betting wager on a race where you must name the first, second and third finishers in the exact sequence.
- Tote UK Racing
- Tote UK is the pool-betting system used in British horse racing, where all stakes on a race are pooled together and the winnings, after a deduction…
- Tote win Racing
- A tote win is a parimutuel bet that a horse will finish first, with the payout determined by the total pool of stakes rather than a fixed price.
- Trick-taking game Card games
- A trick-taking game is a card or tile game where play is divided into rounds called tricks, and each trick is won by one player or team according t…
- Trifecta Racing
- A trifecta is a parimutuel bet on a horse race (or greyhound race) in which the bettor must pick the first, second and third finishers in the exact…
- Trifecta betting Racing
- A trifecta bet requires you to name the horses that will finish first, second, and third in a race, and to get their finishing order exactly right.
- Trifecta horse racing payout Racing
- A trifecta payout is the money a bettor receives for correctly selecting the first three horses to finish a race in the exact order they cross the …
- Trifecta payout chart Racing
- A trifecta payout chart is a table that shows the dividend a winning ticket receives for naming the first three finishers in the correct order.
- Trifecta quinella Racing
- A bet on the top finishers in a race where the order requirement is relaxed, so you win as long as your chosen runners occupy the required position…
- Trifecta wheel vs box Racing
- A trifecta wheel keeps one or more key horses in fixed finishing positions and varies the rest;
- True count cards Advantage play
- True count cards is the running count in blackjack card counting, divided by the number of decks remaining, to measure how rich the shoe is in high…
- Turn in poker (fourth street card) Poker
- The turn is the fourth community card dealt face up in community-card poker games, after the flop and before the river.
- Types of bets in horse racing Racing
- Types of bets in horse racing are the standard wager categories used to bet on horse races, including simple bets like win and place, and exotic be…
- Types of gambling machines Slots
- Gambling machines are electronic devices designed for people to gamble, including reel-based slots, fruit machines, and fixed-odds betting terminals.