Casino slang refers to a situation where a
player has lost a significant amount of
money playing slots and, instead of simply going home, decides that the better course of action is to go to the baccarat or blackjack table and wager the exact amount of their loss on a single hand. If the
player wins, they "get even"; if they lose, they "get even worse." This concept was developed by the infamous Vegas Matt.
"Well, we just
lost $12,000 in twenty minutes--the
best thing to do is go play one $12,000 hand of baccarat to get
even, or get even worse.'