An Web Betting Cyclopedia

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Despite the fact that online gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of additional players around the world sign up every day to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of new players to the world of web gambling who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the catchphrases used in online gambling, and wagering on sports in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these ideas is necessary to knowing the games and regulations of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of his bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the players with remaining chips.

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

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a specified number of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.

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

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

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made wager.

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

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to lay a bet on par with but converse of the initial bet.

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

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

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to ascertain a point, or the 1st roll after a point is ascertained.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to fill all the squares on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first two races of the night.

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

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on one or more of three sets of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, indicating to bet on a group or player to succeed or place in a game.

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

EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a contest 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 carried out on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.