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Online Casino Gambling Glossary

More than 141 gambling terms & expressions

For those of you just starting out online gambling, we have developed this comprehensive online casino gambling glossary to help you understand the most widely used terms and definitions in the online gambling world. Of course, it is not essential to be familiar with all these terms in order to play, but they're still good to know. Have fun.

  • Negative Expectation
    The long-run disadvantage or loss in a given situation without explicitly refering to any particular outcome. Negative Expectation is what you expect to lose on average after a considerable time of play, or after a large number of repetitions of the same situation.
  • Net Winnings
    Total payout minus your stake.
  • Noir [Roulette]
    French term for Black Bet - that the next winning number will be black.
  • Number Pool
    The range of numbers from which you select the ones you want to play. A typical lottery pool ranges from 1 to 60, the keno pool is 1 to 80, and a Bingo pool can be 1 to 75 or 1 to 90.