Regardless of the fact that online gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of additional bettors around the world sign up each day to bet at web casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet betting who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the dialect used in web gambling, and betting on sports in general. In any case, understanding of these terms is necessary to knowing the games and rules of betting:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has deposited all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is developed for the wagerers with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a required value of money into the pot just beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of cash necessary to enter a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a prior made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a wager equal to but converse of the first wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the hurler has arrived at her point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to achieve a point, or the first toss after a point is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, three or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first 2 matches of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an event 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 any of 3 categories of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, which means to wager on a group or player to succeed or place in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same sum as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the absolute same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a block of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.