An Web Wagering Cyclopedia
Regardless of the fact that online betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of brand-new wagerers around the globe sign on every day to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online wagering who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the doublespeak used in web wagering, and betting on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is essential to comprehending the games and policies of gambling:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has deposited all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is set up for the players with additional money.
ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified value of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in chemin de fer, when a player’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest value of funds required to enroll in a match or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a prior made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. This is allowed only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to lay a wager on par with but opposite of the first wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has established her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to establish a point, or the 1st roll after a number is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first two matches 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 gamble on one or more of three categories of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, indicating to wager on a team or player to succeed or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical value as gambled, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will complete the race in the exact same assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a group of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.