An Internet Gambling Cyclopedia

Regardless of the actuality that web betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and endless thousands of brand-new wagerers around the globe log on every day to gamble at internet casinos, there are additionally millions of new players to the world of web betting who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the doublespeak employed in internet wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. However, knowledge of these terms is indispensable to understanding the games and regulations of gaming:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has put all of her bankroll into the pot. A side pot is developed for the wagerers with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same race.

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a required figure of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the smallest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal amount of money necessary to get in a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a wager on par with but opposite of the leading bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has established their number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to establish a number, or the 1st roll after a number has been ascertained.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the squares on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the 1st two events of the day.

DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an event will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of three categories of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, indicating to gamble on a group or player to win or place in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same sum as wagered, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that two horses in an event will finish in the exact same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a block of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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