Despite the actuality that internet betting is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign on each day to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online gambling who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the doublespeak used in online wagering, and wagering on sports in general. Nonetheless, insight of these ideas is necessary to knowing the games and regulations of wagering:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is set up for the gamblers with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a necessary amount of money into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of cash required to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not betting. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet on par with but opposite of the leading bet.
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 made after the shooter has arrived at her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to establish a number, or the initial toss after a number is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the initial two races of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an event will be smaller than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on one or more of three sets of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, meaning to bet on a group or player to succeed or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical sum as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a race will complete the race in the absolute identical order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a block of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.