There are several abbreviations and acronyms used on this board that newbies might not understand. Some are specific to Vegas and others are common on the web. Here is a list. Please ask if you need help with any and let me know if you know one that's missing from this list. Thanks! 1st Base - First seat dealt to in a Blackjack game 10/7DB - Full Pay Bonus Video Poker (10/7 refers to the pay table for Full House and Flush) 3rd Base - Last seat dealt to in a Blackjack game 3/2, S17 BJ - The Blackjack game you want. Pays 3/2 for blackjack, Stand on soft 17 4OAK - Four of a kind 4Q - Four Queens 6/5 BJ, H17 - Not the prefered Blackjack game. Pays 6/5 for blackjack, Hits on soft 17 (higher house advantage) 9/6 JOB - Full Pay Jacks or Better Video Poker ACG - American Casino Guide ADT = Average Daily Theoretical B or The B - Bellagio BIL - Brother in law BJ - Blackjack Black Chip - $100 Chip BS - Basic Strategy BTW - By The Way CC - Circus Circus or City Center C2 - Circus Circus or City Center CDS - Cirque Du Soleil CET - Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Color Up - At table games, before you leave, the dealer will trade your smaller denomination chips for larger ones (ie, 5 reds-$5 for a green-$25) Cosmo - Cosmopolitan Hotel & Casino CP - Caesars Palace CS - Caribbean Stud CSM - Continuous Shuffle Machines CW - Cocktail Waitress DB - Double Bonus (like in 10/7DB) DD - Darling/Dear Daughter DD - In blackjack, Double Down DD - In blackjack, Double Deck (2 deck game) DDBP - Double Double Bonus Poker DH - Darling/Dear Husband DIL - Daughter in law DS - Darling/Dear Son/Spouse DT - Downtown EB - Entertainment Book El Co - El Cortez EV - Expected dollar value (with perfect play in Video Poker) FIL - Father in law FP - Full Pay FPDW - Full Pay Deuces Wild Video Poker FPVP - Full Pay Video Poker FSE - Fremont Street Experience FSM - Fashion Show Mall FYI - For Your Information GC - Gold Coast GG - Golden Gate GN- Golden Nugget Grain Train - Getting a 2 foot tall drink with an extra shot of grain alcohol, see La Bayou on Fremont Street Green Chip - $25 Chip GVR - Green Valley Ranch HET - Harrah's Entertainment, now is CET (Caesars Entertainment) HV - High volatility IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMO - In My Opinion IP - Imperial Palace JOB - Jacks or Better Video Poker LAS - Airline Industry code for McCarran Airport in Las Vegas LHE - Limit Texas Hold'em LIR -Let It Ride LL - Lady Luck LS - In blackjack, Late Surrender (after dealer checks for blackjack) LVA: Las Vegas Advisor - www.lasvegasadvisor.com LVB - Las Vegas Boulevard LVC - Vegas Club LVCVA - Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority LVH - Las Vegas Hilton MAG - Mon Ami Gabi (at Paris) MB - Mandalay Bay MC - Monte Carlo MGMRI - MGM Resorts International MIL - Mother in Law Mlife - MGM's players club MM - March Madness, usually followed by a number - an annual get together in Vegas during March Madness. MRB - Member's Rewards Book, the new name of the coupon book from LVA (See POV) MSS - Main Street Station NLHE - No Limit Texas Hold'em NLV - North Las Vegas NSF - Not SoberFest - A Fall gathering of Board members NSFW - Not Safe for Work OMG - Oh my Gawd! Pen - In blackjack, the penetration of the cut card, prior to the deal PH - Planet Hollywood PHo - Planet Hollywood Pit Critter - The people who work in the table pits, ie, Pit bosses, Floor persons, etc POV - Pocketbook of Values, the coupon book from LVA (see MRB) Red Chip - $5 Chip RFB - Room, Food, Beverage Comp RFL - Room, Food, Limited Riv - Riviera Hotel and Casino ROFL - Rolling on Floor Laughing ROR - Risk of ruin (chance of losing entire bankroll) RR - Red Rock RSA - In blackjack, Re-Split Aces SATC - Sex and the City (slot machine) Shoe - A box that holds 2-8 decks of cards for the dealer to draw cards out SF - Straight Flush SO - Significant Other SOF - Slots of Fun T2V - Who we used to be and still are to some of the oldbies, stands for Travel2Vegas.com T4T - Tickets 4 Tonight Theo - Theoretical (ie, a gambler's theoretical value to the casino, how much the odds would expect him/her to lose) TIA - Thanks In Advance TITO - Ticket In/Ticket Out TMI - Too Much Information Toke - Tip for the dealers (short for token) TR - Trip Report Trop - Tropicana Hotel Tunneled/Tunnel - The tunnel by the airport that some taxi drivers take to increase your fare. Search the board for appropriate uses of the tunnel. UTH - Ultimate Texas Holdem, a table game V/P - Venetian Palazzo VMB - Vegas Message Board (Hey! That's us!) VP - Video Poker W/E - Wynn and Encore WAX - Westcliff Airport Express Bus to/from Airport WOF - Wheel of Fortune slot machines WOO or WOZ - Wizard of Oz slot machines WTF - What the F@(* last edited 3/9/2014
RFL - Room, Food, Limited WTF - what the @&*! RR - Red Rock B or The B = Bellagio 3/2, S17 BJ - the game you want to look for with proper Blackjack payout, stand on all 17's 6/5 BJ, H17 - a game to avoid with a lesser payout for a Blackjack, hitting soft 17 (advantage for the house) CET / HET - Harrah's / Caesar's Ent. owned properties
LVH - Las Vegas Hilton YMMV - Your mileage may vary GC -Gold Coast CC - Circus Circus SOF - Slots of Fun Trop - Short for the Tropicana Hotel and Casino LAS - The airline industry code for McCarran Airport in Las Vegas NLV - North Las Vegas WOF - Wheel of Fortune slot machines That is about all I can come up with this early in the morning.... LOL - no wait!! there's another one!! LOL - Laugh out Loud
Thanks Sonya. I will have to remember these are here when I am scratching my head next time. I have one question. When you say 10/7DB - Full Pay Bonus Video Poker (10/7 refers to the pay table for Full House and Flush) What does DB stand for?
BTW 4Q offers a progressive 10/7DB with the best EV, but due to the HV there is a greater RoR than JOB at MSS. sorry, couldn't resist. EV - expected dollar value (with perfect play in video poker) RoR- Risk of ruin. Chances of losing an entire bankroll. JOB - jacks or better HV - high volatility
I'm truly happy to see this thread updated. To this day, I find myself trying to figure out some of these at times. 1st base - First seat dealt to in a BJ game 3rd base - Last seat dealt to in a BJ game TR - Trip report BIL - Brother in law SIL - Sister in law OMG - Oh my God (about the only religious thing allowed on this board) MIL - Mother in law FIL - Father in law SO - Significant other TOKE - Tips for the dealers, short for token VMB -Vegas Message Board Red chip - $5 chip Green chip - $25 chip Black chip - $100 chip Color up - While at the table and before you leave, the dealer will take your smaller domination chips and give you back higher denomination chips. This is good for you and the table. Pit critters - The people who work in the table pits otherwise know as Pit Bosses, Floor person, etc, Pay Pal button - A link where members can make a small to large donation to help keep this board afloat. Shoe - A box that holds 2 to 8 decks of cards for the dealer to shuffle out of. Tunnel or the tunnel - In most cases, it's the tunnel by the airport that some taxi drivers take in order for your fare to increase substantially.
Perhaps you should add to your list of abbreviations that: Theo = Theoretical as in a gambler's theoretical value to the casino, ie, how much a mathematician would expect him to lose.
These are great! Keep em coming. I love that I thought I had it mostly covered but you guys keep coming up with ones that make me say, "Doh!"
GTU???? On the Total Rewards website I have this offer listed. I have heard of RFB and RFL ... but never GTU. Any Ideas???? 2 Fr Sun-Thurs @ GTU 2/28-3/31
It is for Tunica, however this is the first time I have ever received an offer that had @GTU on it... It could stand for Grand Tunica i guess, since the property used to be Grand property.
