An Internet Wagering Dictionary
Despite the actuality that online wagering is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new wagerers around the globe log in daily to play at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of new players to the world of web gambling who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the dialect employed in internet gambling, and wagering on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is essential to understanding the games and regulations of play:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of her money into the pot. A side pot is developed for the players with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required figure of money into the pot beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in chemin de fer, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimum sum of money required to enter a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is applicable only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to lay a wager equal to but converse of the leading wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the hurler has ascertained their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to ascertain a number, or the 1st roll after a point is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the first 2 races of the day.
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 referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of 3 groups of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, meaning to bet on a team or player to succeed or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same number as gambled, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will complete the race in the absolute same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a group of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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