Regardless of the actuality that internet wagering is now a billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign on every day to gamble at web gambling halls, there are still millions of new players to the world of internet wagering who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the jargon used in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and codes of play:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is created for the wagerers with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the same event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required number of money into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A required wager in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimal value of funds required to enroll in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to make a wager on par with but converse of the initial bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the shooter has ascertained their point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to establish a point, or the 1st roll after a number is established.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the 1st 2 events of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event 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 one or more of 3 sets of 12 numbers, 1-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, meaning to wager on a group or player to win or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same value as gambled, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in a match will finish in the exact same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a group of 5 numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.