An Internet Wagering Glossary

Wednesday, 5. May 2021

Regardless of the actuality that online betting is now a billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new players around the globe sign on daily to play at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of online wagering who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the jargon used in internet gambling, and gambling on sports in general. In any case, insight of these terms is indispensable to comprehending the games and codes of gaming:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has deposited all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is created for the bettors with additional money.

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the identical event.

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a required value of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the smallest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimal sum of chips necessary to get in a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already carried out bet.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. 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 opposite of the opening wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the player has arrived at his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to ascertain a number, or the 1st toss after a number is established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the spots on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the 1st 2 matches of the night.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event 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 groups of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, meaning to gamble on a group or player to succeed or medal in an event.

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

EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a contest will finish in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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