An Internet Wagering Dictionary
Regardless of the actuality that web betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new gamblers around the world log in daily to bet at internet casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet betting who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the jargon used in online wagering, and betting on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is indispensable to knowing the games and policies of gaming:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the players with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a required value of money into the pot beforeevery hand begins.
BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in seven-card stud made by the player displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimum amount of money required to enroll in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to lay a bet equal to but converse of the starting wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the shooter has ascertained her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to achieve a number, or the 1st roll after a number has been arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial two events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of three groups of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or place in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same amount as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a contest will finish in the absolute identical assignment as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a block of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.