| Face
Cards |
: |
The
jack, queen, and king in a pack of cards |
| Fade
(Chemin de Fer) |
: |
See
Cover |
| Favorable
Deck (Blackjack) |
: |
A deck
whose remaining composition favors the player |
| Field
Bet (Craps) |
: |
A bet
that the next roll of the dice will come up
either 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12. |
| First
Baseman (Blackjack) |
: |
The
player in the first seat; the one who acts
first on his hand. |
| Five
Numbers Bet (Roulette) |
: |
A bet
covering the numbers 0, 00, 1, 2, and 3, which
gives the house an edge of 7.89 percent. |
| Floor
person |
: |
A casino
executive who supervises a limited area of
a pit under the supervision of a pit boss. |
| Fold,
Folding |
: |
Giving
up the cards and player's bets in Caribbean
Stud Poker. |
| Four
Flush (Video Poker) |
: |
Four
cards of the same suit, such as four hearts,
together with an odd card. |
| Four
of a Kind (Video Poker) |
: |
A poker
hand consisting of four cards of the same
rank such as K K K K |
| Four
Straight (Video Poker) |
: |
Four
cards in sequence, such as 5 6 7 and 8, not
of the same suit. |
| Free
Odds (Craps) |
: |
A bet
made in addition to a line, come or don't
come wager at correct odds. The house has
no advantage on this bet. |
| French
Wheel (Roulette) |
: |
A wheel
containing a single zero; manufactured for
European and English casinos. |
| Front
Line (Craps) |
: |
Another
term for the pass line. |
| Front
Money |
: |
Cash
or bank checks deposited with the casino to
establish credit for a player who bets against
that money |
| Full
House (Video Poker) |
: |
A poker
hand consisting of a three of a kind plus
a pair, such as 6 6 6 3 3. |