Even though the actuality that internet wagering is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional gamblers around the globe log on daily to bet at web casinos, there are additionally millions of new players to the world of online betting who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the terminology used in internet betting, and betting on sports in general. In any case, knowledge of these ideas is essential to comprehending the games and policies of wagering:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has deposited all of their chips into the pot. A second pot is set up for the wagerers with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a required sum of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A required bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards are valued over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimum sum of chips required to enroll in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a wager equal to but opposite of the first wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line wager, but made after the player has established their point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to ascertain a point, or the 1st roll after a point has been arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the initial 2 events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of three groups of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, meaning to wager on a team or player to win or medal in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical sum as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a race will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a group of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.