An Online Wagering Glossary

Tuesday, 1. October 2019

Despite the actuality that internet betting is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign on every day to gamble at web gambling dens, there are still millions of new players to the world of web wagering who do not as yet have a good understanding of a lot of the terminology employed in web gambling, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these ideas is essential to knowing the games and regulations of wagering:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has risked all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is created for the players with additional money.

ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the identical contest.

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required sum of chips into the pot beforeevery hand starts.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in vingt-et-un, when a gambler’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal value of cash required to get in a game or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a bet equal to but converse of the initial wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the player has ascertained their point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to ascertain a number, or the 1st toss after a point has been arrived at.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the squares on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or twelve is an automatic loss 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 result of an action will be smaller 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 categories of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, indicating to wager on a team or player to win or medal in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same value as gambled, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a contest will finish in the exact identical order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a block of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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