Glossary of Terms

LS Points

Loyalty points LiveSponsors awards you for tracked betting/gaming activity on your synced partner-operator accounts.

Rewards Program

LiveSponsors' loyalty-tier program; tiers run from Bronze up to Black, each with different benefits.

Badges

In-platform recognitions/achievements tied to your activity or milestones.

Refer-a-Friend

LiveSponsors' referral program — earn rewards for bringing in other players.

Sync / Paired account

Connecting your account on a partner betting/gaming operator to your LiveSponsors account, so activity there counts toward LS Points and your Rewards Program tier.

My LS Hub

Your LiveSponsors player account area.

Staking

A LiveSponsors feature area — contact support for details.

Rake / Turnover

The measures used to calculate how much activity you've generated on a partner operator, which drives your LS Points and rewards — not a fee charged to you directly by LiveSponsors.

VIP tier

An account status level (part of the Rewards Program) that gets faster support response times and other benefits.

Hole cards

The private cards only you can see.

Community cards

Shared cards on the table everyone can use to build a hand.

Button / Dealer button

Marks which player is in the dealer position for that hand — it determines betting order.

Small Blind / Big Blind (SB / BB)

Forced bets posted by the two players left of the dealer button before cards are dealt.

All-in

Betting your entire remaining stack on one hand.

Bluff

Betting or raising with a weak hand to make opponents fold stronger hands.

Check-raise

Checking, then raising after someone else bets — a deceptive-strength play.

Slow play

Playing a strong hand passively to disguise its strength.

Tilt

Playing poorly because of frustration or emotion rather than strategy.

Bad beat

Losing a hand you were statistically very likely to win.

Bankroll

The money you've set aside specifically for playing poker.

SNG (Sit & Go)

A tournament that starts as soon as enough players register.

MTT (Multi-Table Tournament)

A tournament played across many tables at once until one player remains or the prize pool is paid out.

HUD (Heads-Up Display)

A third-party tool that overlays opponent stats on your screen while playing online.

Razz

A lowball poker variant where the lowest-ranked hand wins (Aces count low).

Straddle

An optional extra forced bet, larger than the big blind, made before cards are dealt.

Run it twice

Dealing the remaining community cards twice when all-in players agree, to reduce the impact of variance.

Collusion

Two or more players secretly working together against other players — against the rules.

Chip dumping

Deliberately losing chips to another player — against the rules.

Ghosting

Having someone else play on your account/behalf — against the rules.

Multi-accounting

Operating more than one account as the same person — against the rules, even if accidental.

Stake

The amount of money you bet.

Odds

The number used to work out how much you could win.

Accumulator / Parlay / Multiple

A single bet made of several selections, where every selection must win for the bet to pay out.

System bet (Trixie, Yankee, Canadian, Heinz, Lucky 15/31/63)

A bet built from many combinations of selections, so you can still win something even if not every selection wins. A Trixie covers 3 selections in 4 combinations; a Yankee covers 4 selections in 11; a Canadian covers 5 selections in 26; a Heinz covers 6 selections in 57; Lucky 15/31/63 are similar bets (4, 5, and 6 selections) that also include single bets on each selection.

Handicap / Spread

A market where one side is given a virtual advantage or disadvantage to even out the odds.

Moneyline

A simple bet on which side will win, with no handicap applied.

Over/Under

A bet on whether a statistic will be over or under a set number.

Favorite / Underdog

The side considered more likely (favorite) or less likely (underdog) to win.

Value bet

A bet where the odds offered are believed to be better than the true probability of the outcome.

Void bet

A bet that's cancelled and your stake refunded, because the event it depended on didn't happen as expected.

Push

A bet that ties and is refunded.

Cash Out

Closing your bet early, before the event ends, for a value based on its current likelihood of winning.

Rule 4

A horse-racing rule that reduces your winnings (not your stake) when a horse is withdrawn from the race after you bet.

Dead heat

Two or more competitors officially tying for the same finishing position — your stake is divided by the number who tied.

Draw No Bet (DNB)

A bet on the match winner where a draw refunds your stake instead of losing it.

Bet Builder

Combining several selections from the same event into one custom bet with combined odds.

Each-way bet

Two bets in one — a "win" part and a "place" part — costing double the stated stake.

Prop bet

A bet on a specific occurrence within an event, rather than the overall result.

RTP (Return to Player)

The average percentage of wagered money a game pays back to players over the long run.

House edge

The average built-in advantage the game keeps (100% minus RTP).

Volatility / Variance

How "swingy" a game's results are — high volatility means bigger but rarer wins.

Paylines

The patterns on a slot's reels that need matching symbols to win.

Wild

A slot symbol that substitutes for other symbols to help complete a win.

Scatter

A slot symbol that often pays or triggers a bonus regardless of position on the reels.

Multiplier

A symbol or feature that multiplies a win by a set amount.

RNG (Random Number Generator)

The certified software that determines random outcomes in a licensed casino game.

Progressive jackpot

A jackpot that grows as players wager on the game, until someone wins it.

Wagering requirement / Rollover

The number of times a bonus (sometimes plus your deposit) must be wagered before you can withdraw winnings from it.