Casino and betting vocabulary, in plain English, with the Indian terms included. Bookmark it and stop guessing what a term sheet means.
A to F
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Andar Bahar | Indian card game where you bet which of two piles first matches a cut card |
| Ante | A compulsory starting bet in card games such as Teen Patti |
| Blind | In Teen Patti, playing without looking at your cards, at half the seen stake |
| Bonus funds | Credit with wagering conditions attached; not withdrawable until cleared |
| Cashback | A percentage of losses returned, as cash or as bonus funds |
| Cashout | Withdrawing funds, or in crash games, exiting a round before it ends |
| Crash game | A game with a rising multiplier that ends at a predetermined point |
| Dew | Evening moisture that makes bowling harder, a real factor in T20 betting |
| Dragon Tiger | Two-card game where the higher card wins |
| Feature buy | Paying a multiple of your stake to trigger a slot bonus round immediately |
G to R
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| House edge | The percentage of each stake a game keeps over the long run |
| IMPS | Immediate Payment Service, the 24x7 Indian bank rail used for many payouts |
| KYC | Know your customer: the identity verification required before withdrawals |
| Max bet rule | A cap on stake size while a bonus is active; breaching it can void winnings |
| Megaways | A licensed mechanic where reel heights vary, up to 117,649 ways to win |
| Muflis | Teen Patti variant where the rankings invert and the weakest hand wins |
| Provably fair | Cryptographic commitment proving a round result was set before you bet |
| RTP | Return to player: the long-run percentage of stakes a game returns |
| Rake | The operator’s cut of a pot in player-versus-player games |
S to Z
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Seen | In Teen Patti, playing after looking at your cards, at double the blind stake |
| Self-exclusion | Locking your own account for a set period or permanently |
| Side bet | An optional extra wager, almost always at a higher house edge than the main bet |
| Teen Patti | Indian three-card game with poker-style rankings and blind or seen betting |
| Trail | Three of a kind in Teen Patti, the strongest hand |
| TDS | Tax deducted at source; 30% applies to net winnings from online games |
| UPI | Unified Payments Interface, India’s dominant instant payment rail |
| UTR | The reference number for a UPI or bank transfer, needed to trace a stuck deposit |
| Volatility | How lumpy a game’s returns are: low pays small and often, high pays rarely and large |
| Wagering requirement | How much you must bet before bonus funds become withdrawable |
Missing a term? The guides it belongs to are linked throughout: wagering, RTP and edge, betting odds.