An Web Wagering Encyclopedia


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Even though the reality that online wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of brand-new gamblers world-wide log in each day to play at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of online gambling who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the doublespeak employed in online betting, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is necessary to comprehending the games and policies of wagering:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is set up for the wagerers with remaining chips.

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

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required figure of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You lose; As in 21, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The the least sum of cash required to appear in a match or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. This is acceptable only if no other players wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to lay a wager on par with but opposite of the starting bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has established her number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to ascertain a point, or the initial roll after a number is arrived at.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the numbers on a bingo sheet.

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

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

DOWN BET: To bet 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 gamble on one or more of three sets of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, indicating to wager on a group or player to win or place in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same number as bet, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in an event will complete the race in the absolute same assignment as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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