An Internet Betting Cyclopedia
September 28th, 2015 at 14:21
Despite the reality that internet wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new players around the globe log on each day to gamble at internet casinos, there are additionally millions of new players to the world of online betting who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the catchphrases used in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is indispensable to comprehending the games and regulations of wagering:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is developed for the players with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a necessary sum of money into the pot beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal sum of cash necessary to enter a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not betting. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to put a wager on par with but converse of the opening wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line wager, but carried out after the hurler has arrived at his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to ascertain a number, or the initial toss after a point is ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st 2 matches of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result 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 bet on any of 3 groups of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, meaning to gamble on a team or player to succeed or place in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same number as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in a race 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, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.