An Internet Betting Cyclopedia
Regardless of the fact that internet wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new gamblers world-wide sign on daily to gamble at online gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the world of internet betting who do not as yet have a good understanding of a lot of the doublespeak used in online betting, and betting on athletic event in general. However, knowledge of these terms is essential to understanding the games and rules of betting:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is created for the gamblers with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the identical race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required number of money into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in twenty-one, when a gambler’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The the least sum of money necessary to appear in 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 without betting. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to place a bet on par with but converse of the starting bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the player has achieved their point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to achieve a number, or the first toss after a number is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to fill all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, three or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first 2 events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To bet 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 bet on one or more of three categories of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, indicating to bet on a group or player to win or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical number as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in a match will finish in the exact same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a group of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.