Even though the reality that internet betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new gamblers around the globe sign on daily to bet at online gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web wagering who do not as yet have a good comprehension of a lot of the terminology employed in web betting, and gambling on sports in general. However, insight of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and policies of play:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has put all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is created for the bettors with additional money.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified number of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the least value of funds required to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a prior made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a wager on par with but converse of the first bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has arrived at her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to achieve a point, or the 1st roll after a point is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first two races of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an event 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 gamble on any of three groups of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, which means to gamble on a team or player to win or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical sum as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in an event will complete the race in the absolute same assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a grouping of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.
