An Online Gambling Encyclopedia


Even though the actuality that online gambling is now a many billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the globe log in each day to gamble at online casinos, there are still millions of newbies to the environment of web betting who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the catchphrases employed in online gambling, and betting on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is essential to knowing the games and policies of gaming:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

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

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

ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified figure of chips into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.

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

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

BUY-IN: The the least sum of money required to appear in a game or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to lay a bet equal to but opposite of the starting wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the player has ascertained his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to arrive at a point, or the initial toss after a number is arrived at.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the numbers on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the first two races of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action 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 twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, meaning to wager on a group or player to succeed or position in a match.

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

EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact identical order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

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

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