Despite the actuality that web gambling is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new players around the world log on daily to wager at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online wagering who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the jargon employed in web gambling, and wagering on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these terms is indispensable to knowing the games and regulations of play:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of her bankroll into the pot. A side pot is developed for the players with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the identical race.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a specified number of money into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards are valued over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the least value of funds required to enter a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to lay a bet equal to but converse of the opening wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager 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 established his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to ascertain a number, or the initial toss after a point is ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the first 2 races of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an event 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 wager on any of three groups of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, which means to gamble on a team or player to win or position in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same sum as bet, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in an event will complete the race in the absolute same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a grouping of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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