An Internet Wagering Encyclopedia


Regardless of the fact that internet betting is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign on each day to wager at internet gambling halls, there are additionally millions of new players to the world of web gambling who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the jargon used in web wagering, and wagering on athletic event in general. However, knowledge of these ideas is essential to comprehending the games and codes of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

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

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

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified number of chips into the pot beforeeach hand begins.

BRING-IN: A necessary wager in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.

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

BUY-IN: The minimal amount of cash necessary to enter a game or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to put a bet equal to but opposite of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has established her number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to ascertain a number, or the 1st toss after a number is achieved.

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the initial 2 events of the day.

DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome 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 gamble on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, which means to bet on a group or player to succeed or medal in a game.

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

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a contest will finish in the exact identical order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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