See Also: compassion(1)(dictionary)
compassion(2)(dictionary)
compassion(dictionary)
compassion fatigue(dictionary)
gambling(dictionary)
gambling(medicine)
Gambling(law)
gambling(encyclopedia)
Women and Gambling(casino)
Gambling money(finance)

Unit - Blackjack (gambling) and compassion(1) (iou)


Unit - Blackjack (gambling)


This generally means a card counter' s minimum bet. When a counter is spreading $25 to $200 and says he won 10 units, he means he won $250. Although if he is spreading $50 to $200 with only an occasional $25 bet, he might be talking about $50 units.

compassion(1) (iou)



compassion noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from ecclesiastical Latin compassio(n-), from compass- pa. ppl stem of compati suffer with: see COM-, PASSION noun.]
Participation in another's suffering; fellow-feeling, sympathy. ME-E17.
Pity inclining one to show mercy or give aid. Freq. in have compassion on. ME.
Sorrowful emotion, grief. ME-L16.
Comb.: compassion fatigue indifference to charitable appeals resulting from the frequency of such appeals.