An Internet Wagering Glossary


Even though the actuality that online betting is now a many billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new players around the globe sign up daily to wager at web gambling dens, there are additionally millions of new players to the environment of online gambling who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the terminology used in web wagering, and betting on athletics in general. In any case, insight of these terms is necessary to knowing the games and rules of betting:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

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

ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the same event.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required value of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.

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

BUY-IN: The minimum amount of funds required to appear in a match or tournament.

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

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

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet equal to but opposite of the first 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 bet, but made after the hurler has arrived at their number.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the numbers on a bingo sheet.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the 1st two races of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of three groups of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics gamble, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or position in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical value as gambled, ( one to one ).

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

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a block of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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