An Internet Gambling Glossary

Friday, 27. November 2009

Regardless of the actuality that web wagering is now a many billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of additional bettors world-wide log in every day to bet at online gambling halls, there are additionally millions of newbies to the environment of web gambling who don’t as yet have a good comprehension of much of the doublespeak employed in internet wagering, and betting on athletics in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these terms is essential to comprehending the games and rules of betting:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is set up for the players with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified figure of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

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

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

BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of chips necessary to enter a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals a prior made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is allowed only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to place a wager equal to but converse of the first wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the player has achieved his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to establish a number, or the initial roll after a number has been established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the squares on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial 2 matches of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of three groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, meaning to wager on a group or player to succeed or position in a match.

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

EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in a contest will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager placed on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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