An Online Wagering Encyclopedia


Even though the actuality that online wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of brand-new gamblers around the globe log on every day to play at online gambling halls, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online wagering who don’t as yet have a good comprehension of much of the doublespeak used in internet wagering, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these terms is necessary to comprehending the games and rules of wagering:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has risked all of his chips into the pot. A side pot is set up for the players with additional money.

ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical race.

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

BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud made 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 lowest amount of money required to get in a match or event.

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

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

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to lay a bet equal to but opposite of the initial bet.

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

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the player has achieved his point.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the spots on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the initial 2 events of the tournament.

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 known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, meaning to bet on a group or player to succeed or place in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical value as bet, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in an event will finish in the exact identical assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a grouping of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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