Even though the actuality that internet wagering is now a multi-billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of additional bettors world-wide log in daily to play at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of web betting who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the doublespeak used in online gambling, and wagering on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these terms is necessary to interpreting the games and policies of play:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has deposited all of their money into the pot. A second pot is created for the players with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the identical contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a necessary number of chips into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal value of cash necessary to enter a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to make a bet on par with but opposite of the initial bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the player has achieved his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to achieve a number, or the 1st roll after a point is ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the 1st two matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet 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 wager on any of three sets of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, meaning to bet on a team or player to win or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical number as wagered, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a contest will finish in the exact identical assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a group of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.