An Internet Gambling Encyclopedia

Regardless of the actuality that web wagering is now a many billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new bettors around the globe log on daily to gamble at web gambling halls, there are additionally millions of newbies to the environment of internet gambling who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the dialect used in internet betting, and betting on athletics in general. However, knowledge of these terms is necessary to knowing the games and rules of wagering:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

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

ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the identical contest.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified figure of money into the pot beforeeach hand begins.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in seven-card stud made by the player showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a player’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the lowest value of cash necessary to enter a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a prior made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a bet equal to but opposite of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has achieved his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to ascertain a point, or the initial toss after a point is arrived at.

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the initial 2 events of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

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

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

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

EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact identical assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a group of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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