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An Web Wagering Encyclopedia
Even though the fact that internet wagering is now a multi-billion dollar business, and endless thousands of additional wagerers around the globe log in daily to wager at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of web gambling who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the doublespeak used in online betting, and gambling on sports in general. However, insight of these terms is necessary to interpreting the games and codes of play:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has put all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is developed for the players with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required value of chips into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A required bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of cash required to appear in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to put a wager on par with but opposite of the initial bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the player has arrived at her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to establish a point, or the initial roll after a number has been arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the first 2 races of the day.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, which means to bet on a team or player to succeed or medal in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same amount as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a match will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a grouping of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.