Regardless of the actuality that internet gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign up each day to bet at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of web betting who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the jargon employed in web betting, and betting on sports in general. In any case, understanding of these terms is necessary to interpreting the games and policies of gambling:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of her money into the pot. A side pot is created for the players with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary number of money into the pot beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The the least value of chips required to get in a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a bet equal to but converse of the opening wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the hurler has ascertained their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to ascertain a number, or the initial roll after a number has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the first two events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result 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 gamble on any of three categories of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, meaning to bet on a group or player to succeed or medal in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical sum as wagered, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: laying odds that two horses in a race will complete the race in the exact same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a grouping of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.