Despite the fact that internet wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new bettors world-wide sign up daily to bet at web gambling dens, there are additionally millions of newcomers to the world of web wagering who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the doublespeak employed in internet betting, and gambling on sports in general. In any case, knowledge of these ideas is necessary to interpreting the games and regulations of gaming:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has put all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is developed for the players with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the identical contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required figure of chips into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A necessary wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of funds necessary to get in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game without betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to put a wager on par with but opposite of the initial bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has established his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to arrive at a number, or the first roll after a number has been ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the squares 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 pick the winners of the initial two matches of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an event will be smaller 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 3 sets of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, meaning to gamble on a group or player to succeed or medal in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical number as gambled, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a race 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 made on a grouping of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
