An Online Betting Encyclopedia


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Despite the fact that online betting is now a many billion dollar business, and endless thousands of brand-new wagerers world-wide sign on each day to bet at internet casinos, there are still millions of newbies to the world of internet wagering who don’t as yet have a good understanding of much of the catchphrases employed in web wagering, and betting on athletics in general. Nonetheless, insight of these terms is indispensable to understanding the games and rules of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has risked all of their money into the pot. A second pot is developed for the wagerers with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the same event.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required sum of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in blackjack, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimal amount of money required to get in a game or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet on par with but opposite of the initial wager.

COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette table.

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

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to arrive at a number, or the initial toss after a point is established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the numbers on a bingo sheet.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the 1st 2 events of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an event will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of three categories of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, which means to wager on a group or player to succeed or position in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical amount as wagered, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a race will complete the race in the exact same assignment as the bet – also referred to 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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