An Internet Wagering Encyclopedia
by Kenny on Sunday, November 17th, 2024
Despite the actuality that internet betting is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of brand-new players around the globe sign up daily to bet at web gambling halls, there are additionally millions of new players to the world of internet betting who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of much of the doublespeak employed in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. In any case, understanding of these terms is indispensable to interpreting the games and policies of play:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is created for the players with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud made by the player showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in vingt-et-un, when a player’s cards total over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimum sum of money required to appear in a match or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a prior made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to make a bet on par with but converse of the initial wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but carried out after the player has ascertained her point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to ascertain a number, or the 1st roll after a point is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the 1st 2 matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of 3 sets of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, which means to gamble on a team or player to succeed or medal in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same sum as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a match will complete the race in the exact same order as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a grouping of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.
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