Regardless of the actuality that internet gambling is now a multi-billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of new bettors around the world log in each day to play at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web betting who don’t as yet have a good understanding of a lot of the doublespeak employed in internet betting, and gambling on sports in general. In any case, knowledge of these ideas is essential to interpreting the games and codes of play:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of their money into the pot. A second pot is developed for the wagerers with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified figure of chips into the pot just beforeevery hand begins.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimum amount of cash 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 applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to make a bet equal to 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, the same as a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has arrived at his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to achieve a point, or the first toss after a point is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the 1st two events of the day.
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 known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of three groups of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or medal in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same value as wagered, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in a contest will finish in the absolute identical order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a group of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.