An Internet Betting Cyclopedia


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Despite the actuality that internet betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new players around the world log on each day to bet at online casinos, there are still millions of new players to the world of web betting who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the catchphrases used in online betting, and betting on sports in general. In any case, understanding of these ideas is indispensable to knowing the games and rules of play:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has risked all of her money into the pot. A second pot is developed for the players with remaining chips.

ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical contest.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a necessary sum of chips into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.

BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the lowest value of funds required to enroll in a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals a prior carried out bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a wager on par with but converse of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has arrived at his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to ascertain a point, or the first toss after a point has been arrived at.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the spots on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first 2 events of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, meaning to gamble on a team or player to succeed or place in a match.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical value as gambled, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in an event will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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