Even though the actuality that online wagering is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of additional gamblers world-wide sign on daily to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of online betting who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the terminology used in online wagering, and wagering on athletic event in general. In any case, insight of these terms is essential to comprehending the games and rules of play:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his money into the pot. A side pot is set up for the players with additional money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a necessary value of money into the pot beforeevery hand begins.
BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of chips necessary to enter a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a previously carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not betting. This is allowed only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a wager equal to but opposite of the initial bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has arrived at their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to achieve a point, or the initial roll after a number is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the 1st 2 races of the night.
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 referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on one or more of 3 categories of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, meaning to wager on a team or player to win or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same number as gambled, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: wagering 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 wager carried out on a block of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.