An Online Betting Cyclopedia
Even though the reality that online betting is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of brand-new gamblers around the world log in every day to bet at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the world of internet gambling who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the terminology used in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is necessary to comprehending the games and policies of wagering:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has deposited all of her chips into the pot. A side pot is developed for the wagerers with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same event.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified sum of money into the pot beforeevery hand begins.
BRING-IN: A required bet in seven-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimal value of chips necessary to enroll in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to place a wager equal to but opposite of the leading wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the player has achieved his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to arrive at a number, or the initial toss after a point has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, three or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the 1st 2 matches of the night.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of 3 sets of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, which means to wager on a group or player to succeed or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same sum as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in an event will finish in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.