An Online Gambling Glossary


Regardless of the fact that web gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the world sign up each day to bet at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of internet wagering who don’t as yet have a good comprehension of much of the terminology used in online betting, and betting on athletic event in general. However, understanding of these terms is indispensable to knowing the games and rules of betting:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of their bankroll into the pot. A side pot is created for the bettors with additional chips.

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

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary value of chips into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.

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

BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimal sum of chips required to enter a game or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not wagering. This is allowed 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 leading bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 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 initial toss to arrive at a number, or the initial roll after a number is achieved.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the spots on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the first 2 matches 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 one or more of three sets of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, indicating to bet on a team or player to succeed or position in a match.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical value as gambled, ( one to one ).

EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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