An Online Wagering Encyclopedia
Even though the fact that online gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new players around the globe sign on every day to bet at online gambling halls, there are still millions of newbies to the world of web wagering who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the catchphrases employed in online gambling, and betting on sports in general. In any case, knowledge of these ideas is necessary to interpreting the games and rules of wagering:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has risked all of his chips into the pot. A side pot is developed for the bettors with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required value of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A required 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 player’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimum value of chips required to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a wager equal to but converse of the initial wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the hurler has arrived at their point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to ascertain a point, or the 1st roll after a point is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the 1st 2 matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result 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 three categories of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, indicating to bet on a group or player to win or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical number as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a contest will complete the race in the absolute identical order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a group of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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