Even though the fact that internet gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new wagerers world-wide sign up every day to gamble at web gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the environment of online betting who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the catchphrases employed in web betting, and wagering on athletic event in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these ideas is essential to understanding the games and rules of play:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has risked all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is created for the gamblers with additional money.
ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the identical race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required amount of chips 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 smallest 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 lowest sum of funds required to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to make a bet on par with but opposite of the leading bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the hurler has arrived at his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to arrive at a number, 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 roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the first two races of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an action will be smaller than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of three groups of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, indicating to bet on a team or player to win or place in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same sum as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a contest will finish in the absolute same order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a grouping of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.