Despite the actuality that internet wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new players world-wide log in daily to play at web gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the environment of internet betting who don’t as yet have a good understanding of much of the terminology employed in online betting, and betting on athletics in general. In any case, understanding of these terms is indispensable to comprehending the games and codes of gaming:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his money into the pot. A side pot is created for the bettors with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the identical contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified figure of money into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimal amount of chips required to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a prior made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without wagering. This is allowed only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a wager equal to but opposite of the leading bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the shooter has arrived at his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to arrive at a number, or the initial roll after a number is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first two races of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action 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 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, which means to gamble on a team or player to succeed or place in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the identical number as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in a match will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.