2009
11.13

An Internet Wagering Dictionary

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Even though the fact that web gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of additional bettors around the world sign up every day to wager at online gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web gambling who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the catchphrases used in online betting, and gambling on sports in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is necessary to understanding the games and rules of play:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

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

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

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a necessary figure of money into the pot beforeeach hand starts.

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

BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal amount of cash necessary to get in a game or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

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

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

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the player has achieved his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to arrive at a number, or the 1st roll after a number is established.

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

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first 2 events of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action 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 wager on one or more of three categories of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, which means to bet on a group or player to win or place in a game.

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

EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a match will complete the race in the absolute same assignment as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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