An Web Gambling Dictionary
Regardless of the fact that internet betting is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new wagerers world-wide sign on daily to wager at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the world of internet betting who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the doublespeak used in internet wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. In any case, knowledge of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and regulations of gambling:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of their bankroll into the pot. A side pot is developed for the players with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a necessary amount of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary wager in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The the least amount of money necessary to enter a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to make a wager equal to but opposite of the first wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but carried out after the shooter has ascertained his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to arrive at a number, or the initial roll after a point is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the initial two matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on one or more of three groups of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, indicating to bet on a group or player to succeed or position in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical sum as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in an event will complete the race in the exact identical order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a grouping of 5 numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.