An Internet Gambling Encyclopedia


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Even though the actuality that internet gambling is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of brand-new wagerers around the world log in daily to bet at web casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of web wagering who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the catchphrases employed in internet betting, and betting on athletic event in general. In any case, insight of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and codes of gaming:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of his money into the pot. A second pot is set up for the gamblers with additional money.

ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the same contest.

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified value of chips into the pot beforeevery hand begins.

BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the smallest value card.

BUST: You lose; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimum value of chips required to enter a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as an already carried out wager.

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to make a bet equal to but opposite of the first bet.

COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has arrived at their number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to ascertain a number, or the 1st toss after a point has been ascertained.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the spots on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the first two events of the night.

DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action will be lower 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 three categories of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, which means to bet on a group or player to succeed or place in a match.

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

EXACTA: Betting that two horses in an event 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 carried out on a grouping of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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