Gambling Dictionary
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Maiden - A horse that has never won a race.
Make - To shuffle the deck of cards.
Marker - An advance extended to a player on credit.
Marker Puck - Plastic disks that the dealers use to mark the point on the craps table.
Mechanic - A dealer who can peek at the top card and deal the next card if the top card is not to his advantage.
Michigan Bankroll - A large bankroll consisting mostly of dollar bills with a large denomination bill on the outside.
Middles - Winning both sides of a betting proposition.
Midnight - Betting that the number 12 will appear on the next roll.
Mini Baccarat - A scaled down version of baccarat, played with fewer players, dealers, and formality but following the same rules as baccarat.
Monkey - Colloquial term for a card with the face value of ten.
Monster Roll - A hot roll lasting more than 20 minutes or that generates a lot of winnings for the players.
Mop - The stick used by the stickperson to move the dice.
Morning Line - A linemaker's morning guess as to the probable odds on horses that are to run in afternoon races.
Muck - In Poker, To discard or throw away your hand.
Mudder - A horse known to favor a muddy track.
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