Even though the actuality that online gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of brand-new bettors world-wide log in each day to play at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online wagering who don’t as yet have a good understanding of a lot of the catchphrases employed in web gambling, and gambling on athletics in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these terms is indispensable to understanding the games and regulations of gambling:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has deposited all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is developed for the players with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified number of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a player’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal sum of cash required to appear in a match or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not betting. This is applicable only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to lay a bet equal to but converse of the starting bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has achieved their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to arrive at a point, or the initial toss after a point has been ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the 1st 2 races of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of 3 sets of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, indicating to bet on a team or player to succeed or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same amount as bet, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a race will finish in the exact 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.