Despite the fact that online wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of brand-new bettors world-wide sign on each day to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online betting who do not as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the doublespeak employed in online betting, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is necessary to understanding the games and policies of play:
ACTION: Any style 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 bettors with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified number of chips into the pot beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A necessary wager in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in chemin de fer, when a player’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimum amount of chips required to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to lay a wager equal to but converse of the starting wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but carried out after the shooter has arrived at their point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to arrive at a number, or the 1st roll after a number has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial two matches of the night.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of 3 categories of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, meaning to gamble on a team or player to win or medal in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same amount as gambled, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a race will complete the race in the absolute same assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a block of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.
