An Web Wagering Glossary

Saturday, 23. February 2008

[ English ]

Regardless of the fact that internet betting is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of brand-new gamblers around the world sign on daily to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are additionally millions of newbies to the world of online betting who do not as yet have a good understanding of much of the dialect employed in web betting, and gambling on sports in general. However, knowledge of these terms is indispensable to interpreting the games and policies of betting:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has risked all of his money into the pot. A second pot is developed for the gamblers with additional chips.

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the identical contest.

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified number of money into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in seven-card stud made by the player showing the lowest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in 21, when a player’s cards are valued over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the least value of money necessary to enter a match or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without wagering. This is allowed only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet equal to but opposite of the opening 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 made after the shooter has established her number.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to fill all the numbers on a bingo sheet.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the 1st 2 events of the night.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action will be smaller than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of three sets of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, indicating to wager on a group or player to win or place in an match.

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

EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in a match will complete the race in the exact identical assignment as the wager – also referred to 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.