An Internet Betting Encyclopedia
Even though the fact that internet gambling is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional wagerers around the world sign on daily to play at web casinos, there are still millions of newbies to the world of internet gambling who do not as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the terminology used in online wagering, and betting on athletics in general. Nonetheless, insight of these terms is indispensable to understanding the games and policies of play:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of their money into the pot. A second pot is created for the bettors with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the identical contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal sum of money necessary to enroll in a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a bet on par with but opposite of the leading bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the hurler has arrived at her point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to achieve a point, or the 1st roll after a number has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the 1st two matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an action 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 wager on any of three sets of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, which means to gamble on a team or player to succeed or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical amount as gambled, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a contest will complete the race in the absolute identical order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a group of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.