An Internet Wagering Cyclopedia


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Despite the reality that internet gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of brand-new bettors world-wide sign up each day to play at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the environment of internet gambling who don’t as yet have a good comprehension of a lot of the jargon employed in online gambling, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, insight of these terms is necessary to understanding the games and codes of play:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has put all of her chips into the pot. A side pot is set up for the wagerers with additional money.

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same event.

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a necessary number of money into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.

BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You lose; As in vingt-et-un, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash required to appear in a match or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is allowed only if no other players wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to make a bet equal to but converse of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the player has arrived at his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to arrive at a number, or the 1st toss after a point is ascertained.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the squares on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the first 2 events of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of three groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, which means to bet on a team or player to win or place in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical amount as bet, ( one to one ).

EXACTA: laying odds that two horses in an event will finish in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a grouping of 5 numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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