An Online Wagering Encyclopedia
Even though the fact that online wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new wagerers around the world log in every day to gamble at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web wagering who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the catchphrases used in internet wagering, and betting on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is essential to knowing the games and rules of gaming:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has deposited all of their chips into the pot. A second pot is developed for the players with additional money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A required wager in seven-card stud made by the player showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in 21, when a player’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of money required to enter a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to make a wager equal to but converse of the starting bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the player has arrived at his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to ascertain a number, or the first roll after a point is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the 1st two matches of the night.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of 3 groups of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, which means to bet on a team or player to win or medal in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical value as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact identical assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a grouping of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.