Regardless of the fact that web wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of brand-new bettors around the world log on daily to gamble at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet gambling who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the terminology employed in online betting, and gambling on athletics in general. In any case, understanding of these terms is essential to knowing the games and codes of gambling:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has risked all of his money into the pot. A second pot is created for the players with additional money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified sum of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary wager in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in blackjack, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of money necessary to enroll in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game without betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a wager equal to but converse of the opening bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager 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 shooter has established her point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to arrive at a point, or the 1st roll after a point has been arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first 2 events 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 referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of three groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, which means to wager on a team or player to succeed or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical number as wagered, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in an event 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 made on a grouping of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
