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An Online Wagering Encyclopedia

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Despite the fact that web betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional gamblers world-wide log on daily to bet at online casinos, there are still millions of new players to the world of web wagering who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the terminology used in web wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. In any case, understanding of these terms is necessary to understanding the games and regulations of wagering:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of her chips into the pot. A side pot is developed for the players with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the same event.

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary number of money into the pot beforeevery hand begins.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash necessary to appear in a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a prior made bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet on par with but converse of the leading bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but made after the player has achieved his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to achieve a point, or the initial roll after a point is ascertained.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the spots on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first 2 events of the night.

DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of three groups of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, indicating to wager on a group or player to succeed or medal in a match.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same amount as wagered, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a race will complete the race in the exact same assignment as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a group of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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