Even though the fact that online wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new bettors around the globe log in each day to bet at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the environment of web betting who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the terminology used in internet betting, and wagering on athletic event in general. However, understanding of these terms is essential to comprehending the games and policies of gambling:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is set up for the bettors with additional money.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the identical race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a necessary figure of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud carried out by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal value of funds required to enroll in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a prior carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not betting. This is allowed only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a wager on par with but opposite of the initial 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 bet, but made after the hurler has arrived at his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to achieve a point, or the 1st toss after a point is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first 2 races of the night.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of 3 groups of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, indicating to gamble on a group or player to win or place in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical amount as wagered, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a block of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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