An Online Betting Cyclopedia
Even though the fact that online betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the world log on every day to play at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online wagering who do not as yet have a good comprehension of a lot of the terminology used in online betting, and wagering on athletics in general. However, insight of these ideas is necessary to knowing the games and regulations of gaming:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is developed for the gamblers with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified value of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a player’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of money necessary to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without betting. This is allowed only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to make a bet equal to but opposite of the opening 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 wager, but made after the hurler has achieved their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to arrive at a point, or the 1st toss after a point is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the 1st 2 races of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of 3 sets of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, meaning to bet on a team or player to succeed or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical sum as gambled, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a block of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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