An Online Betting Glossary

Thursday, 5. November 2009

Regardless of the reality that online gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of brand-new players around the globe log on daily to play at web casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet wagering who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the catchphrases used in web wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these ideas is essential to comprehending the games and rules of gaming:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

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

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the identical event.

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary figure of chips into the pot beforeeach hand starts.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in twenty-one, when a gambler’s cards total over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimal sum of chips necessary to enroll in a match or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. This is allowed only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

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

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the player has ascertained his point.

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

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

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the initial 2 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 one or more of 3 sets of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.

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

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical value as bet, ( one to one ).

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

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a block of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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