An Internet Betting Glossary
Monday, 5. November 2007
Despite the actuality that online gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign up daily to bet at online gambling dens, there are additionally millions of newcomers to the world of internet wagering who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the doublespeak employed in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. In any case, knowledge of these terms is necessary to knowing the games and regulations of wagering:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has risked all of their money into the pot. A second pot is set up for the gamblers with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a specified value of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of funds necessary to get in a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without betting. This is allowed only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a bet equal to but opposite of the starting wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but made after the player has achieved his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to establish a number, or the initial roll after a number is ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial 2 events of the night.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of 3 sets of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, which means to wager on a group or player to win or position in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same value as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a race will complete the race in the absolute identical order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a group of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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