An Web Betting Dictionary
Even though the fact that web betting is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new gamblers around the world log in daily to bet at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web gambling who do not as yet have a good comprehension of a lot of the doublespeak employed in online gambling, and betting on sports in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these terms is necessary to comprehending the games and regulations of betting:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of his bankroll into the pot. A side pot is created for the bettors with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified amount of money into the pot beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards are valued over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal amount of funds necessary to appear in a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to put a bet equal to but opposite of the first bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has achieved his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to establish a point, or the initial roll after a number has been established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the 1st two 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 any of 3 categories of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, meaning to wager on a team or player to succeed or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same amount as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a match will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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