An Internet Betting Cyclopedia


Even though the reality that internet gambling is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of new wagerers world-wide sign on each day to wager at web casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet wagering who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the jargon used in online wagering, and gambling on athletics in general. However, knowledge of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and regulations of play:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has risked all of his bankroll into the pot. A side pot is developed for the gamblers with additional money.

ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same event.

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary value of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A required bet in seven-card stud carried out by the player showing the smallest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The the least value of funds required to enter a match or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a previously made bet.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game without wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a wager equal to but converse of the first wager.

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 player has arrived at his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to arrive at a number, or the first toss after a number is established.

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

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the initial 2 races of the night.

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

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

EACH WAY BET: A athletics gamble, meaning to gamble on a group or player to succeed or place in an event.

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

EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in a match will finish in the absolute identical assignment as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

  1. No comments yet.

You must be logged in to post a comment.