An Internet Gambling Cyclopedia
Even though the actuality that web wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new players around the globe sign on daily to wager at web casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of online wagering who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the jargon used in online wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is indispensable to comprehending the games and regulations of betting:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has risked all of their money into the pot. A second pot is developed for the gamblers with additional money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same event.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary sum of chips into the pot beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a player’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimal value of money required to enter a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without betting. This is allowed only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to make a bet on par with but opposite of the first bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the hurler has arrived at his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to arrive at a point, or the 1st roll after a point has been ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the first 2 events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To bet 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 categories of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or medal in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical amount as bet, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a match will finish in the exact identical assignment as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a grouping of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.