An Internet Wagering Cyclopedia


Despite the fact that web wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new gamblers world-wide log in every day to play at online gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet wagering who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the doublespeak employed in web wagering, and wagering on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is necessary to knowing the games and policies of play:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

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

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

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

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

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

BUY-IN: The minimum sum of funds necessary to enroll in a match or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a bet on par with but opposite of the opening 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 wager, but carried out after the shooter has ascertained his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to establish a point, or the first roll after a point has been arrived at.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the squares on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the initial two matches of the tournament.

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 wager on one or more of three groups of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, which means to wager on a team or player to succeed or position in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical amount as wagered, ( one to one ).

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a match will complete the race in the exact same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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