An Internet Wagering Glossary

Regardless of the actuality that online betting is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of brand-new gamblers world-wide log on every day to wager at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online betting who don’t as yet have a good understanding of much of the catchphrases used in internet betting, and wagering on sports in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these terms is indispensable to interpreting the games and policies of play:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of his money into the pot. A side pot is created for the gamblers with additional chips.

ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the identical event.

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified sum of chips into the pot beforeevery hand starts.

BRING-IN: A required wager in 7-card stud made by the gambler showing the smallest value card.

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

BUY-IN: The the least amount of funds necessary to enter a match or tournament.

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

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

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet on par with but opposite of the starting wager.

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

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has arrived at her point.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the spots on a bingo sheet.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial two events of the day.

DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an event 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 bet on any of 3 sets of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, meaning to bet on a group or player to succeed or medal in a game.

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

EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in a match will finish in the absolute identical order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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