An Internet Wagering Dictionary

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Even though the fact that online wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign on daily to bet at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the world of online betting who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the dialect used in online wagering, and wagering on athletics in general. In any case, knowledge of these ideas is indispensable to understanding the games and policies of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is set up for the bettors with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the same contest.

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a necessary amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in seven-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimum value of money required to enter a match or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without betting. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a bet equal to but converse of the first wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has established his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to establish a point, or the initial toss after a number has been ascertained.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the spots on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first 2 matches of the tournament.

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

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of three sets of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, indicating to gamble on a team or player to win or place in a match.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same sum as bet, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will complete the race in the absolute same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

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


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