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An Internet Betting Encyclopedia
Even though the actuality that web betting is now a many billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new gamblers around the world log in daily to bet at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of new players to the world of internet gambling who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the terminology employed in web betting, and gambling on athletic event in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these terms is essential to comprehending the games and codes of play:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has put all of their bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the gamblers with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the identical contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a necessary number of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The the least sum of cash necessary to appear in a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a previously made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match and not wagering. 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 opening wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager 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 her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to establish a number, or the first toss after a point is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the first 2 events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action will be smaller than the smallest 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 categories of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, indicating to wager on a group or player to succeed or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same sum as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in a race will finish in the exact identical order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a block of 5 numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.