An Internet Wagering Cyclopedia
Regardless of the reality that internet betting is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of new players world-wide log on each day to gamble at web gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online gambling who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the doublespeak used in web betting, and gambling on athletic event in general. In any case, insight of these terms is indispensable to interpreting the games and rules of wagering:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his money into the pot. A second pot is set up for the bettors with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of money necessary to enter a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to lay a bet on par with but opposite of the leading bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the player has achieved his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to ascertain a number, or the first roll after a number has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, three or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the 1st 2 races of the day.
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 bet on any of three groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, meaning to bet on a team or player to succeed or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical amount as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in an event will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a block of 5 numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.