Posts Tagged ‘jackpot’

Progressive jackpot

Posted by Nicolae on September 24th, 2008 under Slot machine Guide, Slots
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A progressive jackpot is a jackpot (highest payoff) for a gaming machine (usually a slot machine or video poker machine) where the value of the jackpot increases a small amount for every game played. Normally multiple machines are “linked” together to form one large progressive jackpot that grows more quickly because [...]

Beginner’s luck

Posted by Nicolae on September 15th, 2008 under Gambling terminology
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When someone with limited experience achieves better than expected results it is referred to as beginner’s luck. The term is most often used in reference to a first attempt in sport or gambling. For example, if Mike beats veteran golf player Joe in his first game, Joe might attribute this to beginner’s [...]

Poker bad beat

Posted by Nicolae on July 18th, 2008 under Poker, Poker terminology Guide
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In poker, a bad beat occurs when a hand, which was at one time a big favourite to win, loses. Typically the term is only applied in this way when the player holding the eventual winning hand misplayed it spectacularly.Alternatively, the term is also applied when a particularly strong hand loses to [...]