Despite the reality that online betting is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of brand-new bettors world-wide sign on each day to wager at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet betting who don’t as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the jargon used in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. However, insight of these ideas is indispensable to interpreting the games and codes of gambling:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has deposited all of her chips into the pot. A side pot is created for the gamblers with additional money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a necessary number of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in 7-card stud made by the player showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of funds required to enroll in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is allowed only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to put a wager equal to but opposite of the leading bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has ascertained his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to establish a number, or the 1st roll after a point is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, three or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the first 2 races of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an action 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 wager on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletics wager, indicating to bet on a group or player to win or medal in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical sum as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that 2 horses in a race will complete the race in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.