An Online Betting Dictionary
Even though the reality that internet betting is now a many billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new players world-wide log in every day to bet at web gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web wagering who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the doublespeak employed in online gambling, and betting on sports in general. In any case, insight of these terms is necessary to understanding the games and codes of gaming:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has deposited all of his bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the gamblers with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified figure of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in vingt-et-un, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimum sum of chips necessary to appear in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a prior carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet on par with but converse of the starting bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has achieved his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to ascertain a point, or the initial roll after a number is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, three or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st 2 races of the night.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event will be smaller than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of three sets of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, which means to wager on a team or player to succeed or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical amount as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in an event will complete the race in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.