An Internet Gambling Cyclopedia
Regardless of the fact that web gambling is now a billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new players around the world log on each day to play at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online wagering who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the jargon used in web wagering, and wagering on sports in general. Nonetheless, insight of these ideas is necessary to understanding the games and regulations of wagering:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has risked all of their bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the bettors with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified figure of chips into the pot beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of cash required to enter a match or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is allowed only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to make a bet equal to but converse of the opening bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has established her point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to ascertain a number, or the first roll after a number is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the first 2 matches of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of three categories of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, meaning to bet on a team or player to win or place in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical sum as bet, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: laying odds that two horses in an event will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a group of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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