An Internet Betting Dictionary


Despite the reality that web betting is now a many billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of additional gamblers around the world log in every day to gamble at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of internet betting who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the jargon employed in web wagering, and gambling on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these terms is indispensable to comprehending the games and policies of wagering:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of their chips into the pot. A side pot is created for the players with remaining chips.

ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the same race.

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a specified sum of money into the pot beforeeach hand begins.

BRING-IN: A required wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing 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 lowest value of chips required to enter a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a previously carried out bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet equal to but converse of the first bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the shooter has ascertained her point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to achieve a point, or the 1st toss after a number has been established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the spots 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 pick the winners of the first two matches of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of 3 categories of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, which means to wager on a group or player to win or position in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical value as wagered, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in an event will complete the race in the exact same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a grouping of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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