Despite the fact that internet wagering is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new gamblers world-wide sign up daily to bet at online gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the world of web betting who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the terminology employed in web wagering, and gambling on sports in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these terms is essential to understanding the games and regulations of play:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of their money into the pot. A side pot is developed for the bettors with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a required value of money into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A necessary wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in twenty-one, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of money necessary to enroll in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet on par with but opposite of the initial bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has established their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to arrive at a point, or the 1st roll after a point has been arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the 1st 2 matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action 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 one or more of three sets of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, indicating to bet on a group or player to succeed or position in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same number as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that 2 horses in a match will finish in the absolute identical assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a grouping of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.