Glossary: L
- Lace
- To slip individual cards into a stack one at a time.
- Lammer
- A plastic disk used to indicate a player has borrowed money to
be paid back at the end of their session. A lammer may be used
instead of a marker when the amount borrowed is small (less than
$1000), and may be replaced by a marker at a later time.
- Late Surrender
- When surrender is allowed at any point. (Normal or "early" surrender
is only before any hits are taken.)
- Layout
- The felt covering of a table game, usually indicating some of
the house rules as well as indicating spots where players'
wagers are to be placed.
- Let (it) Ride
- Following a winning hand, to play the entire amount bet and won
in the previous hand.
- Limits
- The minimum and maximum amounts that may be wagered at a given
table.
- Lobbying
- Said of a player who is temporarily away from the game, but left
his cheques and other paraphernalia to hold his seat.
- Lock
- A hand that is believed to be a winner (even before seeing the
dealer's hole card).
- Looking out the window
- Said of a dealer or player who is not paying attention to the
game.
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