An Web Wagering Encyclopedia


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Regardless of the reality that internet betting is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of additional players around the world log on daily to bet at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the environment of online wagering who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the terminology used in online gambling, and betting on athletic event in general. In any case, insight of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and policies of play:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his money into the pot. A side pot is set up for the wagerers with remaining chips.

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

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a necessary number of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in seven-card stud made by the player showing the smallest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a player’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of funds required to get in a game or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without wagering. This is allowed only if no other players wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to lay a wager equal to but converse of the opening bet.

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

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has achieved their point.

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

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

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

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

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action 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 wager on one or more of 3 sets of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or place in an event.

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

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

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a group of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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