An Online Betting Cyclopedia


Even though the fact that web betting is now a billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new gamblers around the globe log on daily to play at web gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the world of internet betting who do not as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the terminology employed in online wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and policies of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has put all of their bankroll into the pot. A second pot is developed for the gamblers with additional money.

ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the identical race.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified figure of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal amount of money required to get in a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already carried out bet.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game without betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet equal to but opposite of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but carried out after the shooter has ascertained her point.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the squares on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the 1st two events 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 referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics gamble, meaning to bet on a group or player to win or place in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical value as bet, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

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

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