An Online Betting Dictionary
Despite the fact that online gambling is now a many billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new wagerers around the world log on every day to play at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online wagering who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the jargon used in web wagering, and betting on athletics in general. However, knowledge of these terms is necessary to understanding the games and rules of gaming:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of her bankroll into the pot. A side pot is developed for the gamblers with additional money.
ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the identical race.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a necessary amount of chips into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal sum of funds required to enroll in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is allowed only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet equal to but converse of the first bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has ascertained her point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to arrive at a point, or the initial roll after a point is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first two matches 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 gamble on one or more of 3 groups of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletics gamble, indicating to gamble on a group or player to win or position in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical amount as wagered, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a race will complete the race in the absolute identical assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a grouping of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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