An Internet Betting Encyclopedia


Regardless of the actuality that internet gambling is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional bettors around the globe log on daily to wager at online casinos, there are additionally millions of newcomers to the world of online gambling who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the doublespeak employed in web betting, and gambling on athletic event in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these ideas is essential to knowing the games and rules of play:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has risked all of her money into the pot. A second pot is created for the bettors with remaining chips.

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

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the smallest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in twenty-one, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal amount of funds necessary to enroll in a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already made wager.

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

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to make a bet equal to but opposite of the opening bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the hurler has arrived at his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to ascertain a number, or the 1st toss after a number has been achieved.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the squares on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st two races of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action will be smaller 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 3 sets of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, meaning to gamble on a group or player to win or place in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical number as gambled, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a contest will finish in the absolute identical order as the wager – also referred to 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.

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