An Web Wagering Dictionary


[ English ]

Regardless of the fact that online gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new players world-wide sign up daily to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of newbies to the world of internet betting who don’t as yet have a good understanding of much of the terminology employed in online gambling, and wagering on sports in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these ideas is indispensable to comprehending the games and policies of gaming:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has put all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is set up for the players with additional money.

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

ANTE: A poker term for placing a necessary amount of money into the pot just beforeevery hand begins.

BRING-IN: A required wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler displaying the smallest value card.

BUST: You lose; As in 21, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of cash required to get in a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a previously made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

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

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has ascertained their number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to arrive at a number, or the initial toss after a number has been established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the squares on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st two races of the night.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event will be smaller than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on one or more of 3 groups of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, indicating to gamble on a group or player to win or position in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same amount as wagered, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in an event will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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