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This is in the spirit of the What is a Word/Phrase™ series started by JLee with a special brand of Phrase™ and Word™ puzzles.

If a word conforms to a special rule, I call it a Casino Word™.
Use the following examples below to find the rule.

Casino Words™ Not Casino Words™
SUCCESS FAIL
GRACE FAVOUR
SWAY STAND
ARGUE DISPUTE
ZOOM ADJUST
RUSSIAN AMERICAN
OFF ON
PRICELESS WORTHLESS
UGLY BEAUTIFUL
LINEAR NONLINEAR

And, if you want to analyze, here is a CSV version:

Casino Words™,Not Casino Words™
SUCCESS,FAIL
GRACE,FAVOUR
SWAY,STAND
ARGUE,DISPUTE
ZOOM,ADJUST
RUSSIAN,AMERICAN
OFF,ON
PRICELESS,WORTHLESS
UGLY,BEAUTIFUL
LINEAR,NONLINEAR
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I think a Casino Word has the property that

If we convert each letter to its corresponding position in the alphabet (A=1, B=2,..., Z=26) then a Casino word consists entirely of red Roulette numbers or entirely of black Roulette numbers.

Examples

$SUCCESS \rightarrow (19,21,3,3,5,19,19)$.
All of the numbers in brackets are red Roulette numbers. Hence, this is a Casino Word.
$ZOOM \rightarrow (26, 15, 15, 13)$
All of the numbers in brackets are black Roulette numbers. Hence, this is a Casino Word.
$STAND \rightarrow (19,20,1,14,4)$
This word contains a mix of red and black numbers, hence is not a Casino Word

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    $\begingroup$ Both sides have an S? $\endgroup$
    – JMP
    Aug 7, 2019 at 15:07
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    $\begingroup$ @JonMarkPerry You've misunderstood me. I'll edit for clarity. $\endgroup$
    – hexomino
    Aug 7, 2019 at 15:14
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    $\begingroup$ @hexomino you've won a lot of chips here :P $\endgroup$
    – Conifers
    Aug 8, 2019 at 1:48

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