Even though the fact that internet wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new players world-wide sign up every day to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online wagering who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the jargon employed in internet gambling, and wagering on sports in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these ideas is essential to knowing the games and policies of gambling:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his bankroll into the pot. A side pot is created for the wagerers with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimum sum of cash required to appear in a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without wagering. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to put a wager on par with but opposite of the opening wager.
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 bet, but carried out after the hurler has ascertained his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to arrive at a point, or the initial toss after a point is ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the first two races of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of three categories of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, indicating to wager on a team or player to win or place in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical number as gambled, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a contest will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a block of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
