An Internet Betting Encyclopedia

by Hudson on March 13th, 2010

Despite the fact that online gambling is now a many billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of additional gamblers around the world log in every day to play at online gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the world of web wagering who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the dialect employed in online betting, and gambling on athletics in general. However, knowledge of these ideas is essential to comprehending the games and regulations of wagering:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

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

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

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a specified number of money into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.

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

BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The the least value of chips necessary to enroll in a game or event.

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

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

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to make a bet on par with but opposite of the opening wager.

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

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the hurler has arrived at their number.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the spots on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the 1st 2 events of the night.

DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an action 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 wager on one or more of three categories of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

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

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

EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in an event will finish in the absolute same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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