An Internet Wagering Encyclopedia


Regardless of the reality that online betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new gamblers around the world sign on each day to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web gambling who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the dialect used in internet gambling, and betting on athletic event in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is essential to understanding the games and regulations of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

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

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

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required sum of chips into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in seven-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards total over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal sum of money required to get in a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already made bet.

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

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

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

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the hurler has ascertained their number.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the spots on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first two races of the day.

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

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on one or more of three sets of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, meaning to wager on a group or player to succeed or medal in a match.

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

EXACTA: wagering that two horses in an event will complete the race in the exact same assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

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

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