An Online Betting Encyclopedia


Despite the reality that online gambling is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of brand-new gamblers world-wide log in every day to wager at web gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web gambling who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the jargon employed in online betting, and wagering on sports in general. However, knowledge of these terms is indispensable to understanding the games and rules of play:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

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

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

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

BRING-IN: A necessary wager in seven-card stud carried out by the player displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You lose; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash necessary to enter a game or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals a previously carried out bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to place a wager on par with but converse of the initial bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the player has arrived at their number.

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

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first two races of the night.

DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an event 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 3 groups of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

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

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

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will finish in the absolute 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, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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