What is a dime in gambling?

Dime: Jargon for a $1,000 bet. If you bet "three dimes," that means a $3,000 wager. 'Dog: Short for underdog. Dollar: Jargon for a $100 bet. Usually used with bookies; if you bet "five dollars," that means a $500 wager.
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What does it mean to bet a dime?

A “dime” is a wager of $1,000. According to Bob, typical bets on regular-season NFL or NBA games can be in any amount, but some illegal bookies might require a minimum bet in this quantity.
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What does 5 dime mean?

Meaning of five and dime in English

a store that sells many different small items at low prices, such as things for your home: He opened a small five and dime in downtown Detroit. a five-and-dime store.
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What is a dime in money slang?

Dime – A “dime” or “dime bet” is slang referring to money. A dime, in betting circles, refers to exactly $1,000.
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Is a dime 1000 or 10000?

Dime Betting Strategies

Most successful bettors stick to a standard unit of betting, which for “dime” bettors are $1,000.
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How many dollars are in dimes?

The dime is a US coin worth ten cents. Ten dimes make a dollar. One dime can be written 10¢ or $0.10.
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What is a mill in money?

The mill or mil is a unit of currency, used in several countries as one-thousandth of the base unit. In the United States, it is a notional unit equivalent to a thousandth of a United States dollar (a hundredth of a dime or a tenth of a cent).
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Is a dime 10-Cent?

The dime is the United States' 10-cent coin. The person on the obverse (heads) of the dime is Franklin D. Roosevelt, our 32nd president. He's been on the dime since 1946.
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What do gamblers call their money?

Chips. Chips are the currency of the casino gambler. Chips come in various colors and denominations and are the tokens you use for playing casino table games. They are also irresistible to fiddle with, and you might often see players, particularly poker players, "riffling" them.
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How much is a dime in bud?

When it comes to a term like dime, only one thing is consistent: the amount you're paying. A dime is basically ten dollars worth of weed. The actual amount will vary by dealer.
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How much is a dime?

A dime is worth 10 cents. A quarter is worth 25 cents.
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What is a dime player?

A “dime” in basketball is the same thing as an assist. For those unfamiliar, a basketball assist occurs when one player makes a pass to a teammate which leads that teammate to score a basket. By making the pass to the teammate, the player has “assisted” in the making of the basket.
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What is a 5 & 10?

noun. Also called five-and-ten-cent store [fahyv-uhn-ten-sent], five-and-dime [fahyv-uhn-dahym], dime store, ten-cent store. a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, for personal and household use.
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What does a 2.5 spread mean?

With the spread set at 2.5 points, a bet on the Cowboys would mean that they would have to win by more than 2.5 points (3 or more) in order for you to win that bet.
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What do you call a good gambler?

bettor. (or better), gamester, punter.
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What do you call someone who doesn't pay a bet?

The name you are looking for is a "STIFF" . People who like to bet but never pay are stiffs.
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What is a pony in casino?

Pony. This is slang for £25. Similar to the term 'monkey', this is thought to date back to when British soldiers returned from India.
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What does pelican mean in a casino?

Police Code for Everything: The Las Vegas casino Sheldon participates at has security guards who communicate "Pelican" in case a winner knows how the machine works. This could be a reference to the pelican's large throat-pouch used to capture prey parallel to the large amount of Sheldon's winnings.
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What is a bad bet called?

Bad beat: Losing a bet you should have won. It's especially used when the betting result is decided late in the game to change the side that covers the spread. Also used in poker, such as when a player way ahead in the expected win percentage loses on the river (last card).
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What is a one dime?

The dime, in United States usage, is a ten-cent coin, one tenth of a United States dollar, labeled formally as "one dime". The denomination was first authorized by the Coinage Act of 1792.
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Why is .10 called a dime?

As for the name, dime ultimately derives from the Latin word “decimus,” which means “one-tenth.” The term disme was used by the French to indicate a monetary value of tenth, and eventually the 's' in the name for the coin was dropped to become dime.
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How many dimes is $5?

There are 50 dimes in $5.00. To determine this, we use the following two facts: $5.00 is equal to 500 cents. 1 dime is equal to 10 cents.
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What is a 1/10 penny called?

A mill of this kind is a coin, worth one-tenth of a penny.
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What is 0.1 dollar called?

The United States one cent coin is generally known by the nickname "penny", alluding to the British coin and unit of that name.
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What is less than a penny called?

Half cent (United States coin)
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