Regardless of the fact that online betting is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional gamblers around the world log in daily to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of newbies to the world of internet betting who don’t as yet have a good understanding of much of the dialect used in online gambling, and betting on athletic event in general. In any case, knowledge of these terms is necessary to comprehending the games and rules of wagering:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of her chips into the pot. A second pot is set up for the wagerers with additional money.
ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified value of money into the pot beforeevery hand begins.
BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash required to enter a match or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without wagering. This is allowed only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to make a wager equal to but opposite of the initial bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has achieved his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to establish a number, or the 1st roll after a number is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st 2 events of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome 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 gamble on any of three sets of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletics wager, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or position in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical value as gambled, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a match will complete the race in the absolute identical order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a block of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
