Despite the fact that internet betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional bettors world-wide sign up each day to play at online gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of online betting who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the terminology used in web betting, and wagering on athletics in general. However, knowledge of these ideas is essential to comprehending the games and policies of gaming:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has deposited all of their bankroll into the pot. A second pot is set up for the players with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the identical contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required value of chips into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required wager in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash required to enroll in a match or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals a previously made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a wager equal to but converse of the starting bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the hurler has established his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to arrive at a number, or the first roll after a point is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the initial 2 events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result 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 wager on one or more of 3 groups of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, which means to gamble on a group or player to win or position in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same value as bet, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a contest will finish in the exact same assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a group of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.