An Internet Gambling Encyclopedia

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Regardless of the fact that online betting is now a many billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new players world-wide sign on daily to wager at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web betting who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the terminology employed in online wagering, and betting on sports in general. However, understanding of these ideas is indispensable 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 his money into the pot. A second pot is developed for the gamblers with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the identical event.

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

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

BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards total over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal value of cash necessary to get in a match or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to make a bet on par with but converse of the initial wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has arrived at his point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to ascertain a point, or the initial roll after a number is established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the spots on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the initial two races of the day.

DOWN BET: To wager 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 bet on one or more of 3 categories of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, which means to wager on a team or player to succeed or place in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical value as gambled, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a contest will finish in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a grouping of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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