An Online Betting Dictionary
Even though the fact that web wagering is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of brand-new bettors around the world log on each day to bet at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet wagering who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the doublespeak employed in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these terms is essential to knowing the games and policies of gambling:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is created for the bettors with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a specified number of money into the pot beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required wager in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of cash required to appear in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to put a wager equal to but opposite of the opening 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 carried out after the shooter has ascertained her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to arrive at a point, or the first toss after a point is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the initial two matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event 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, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, meaning to gamble on a team or player to succeed or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same number as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in an event will finish in the absolute same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a grouping of 5 numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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