Despite the fact that web wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of brand-new bettors around the world sign on each day to bet at web gambling dens, there are still millions of new players to the environment of internet wagering who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the catchphrases employed in online betting, and betting on sports in general. In any case, knowledge of these terms is necessary to comprehending the games and codes of wagering:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has risked all of their money into the pot. A side pot is set up for the players with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a necessary value of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash required to enter a match or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a prior made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to lay a wager equal to but converse of the first wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has ascertained her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to establish a number, or the 1st toss after a point has been ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first 2 races of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an action will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of 3 sets of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, which means to wager on a team or player to win or medal in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same amount as wagered, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a match will finish in the exact same order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a grouping of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
