An Online Gambling Encyclopedia


Regardless of the reality that online wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new bettors world-wide log on every day to gamble at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet wagering who do not as yet have a good comprehension of a lot of the catchphrases used in online gambling, and gambling on athletics in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these ideas is essential to understanding the games and policies of gaming:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is developed for the bettors with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the same race.

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified amount of money into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the smallest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a player’s cards total over 21.

BUY-IN: The the least amount of cash required to enter a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already made bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is allowed only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet on par with but converse of the leading bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has established his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to ascertain a number, or the initial toss after a number is achieved.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the spots on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the first 2 events of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result 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 gamble on any of 3 sets of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, meaning to bet on a group or player to win or medal in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same sum as gambled, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in an event will finish in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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