Despite the reality that online gambling is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional gamblers around the globe log in every day to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online betting who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the jargon used in online gambling, and betting on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is essential to knowing the games and rules of gaming:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is set up for the wagerers with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the identical event.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a required amount of chips into the pot beforeevery hand begins.
BRING-IN: A mandatory wager 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 exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimum amount of chips required to appear in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a previously made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a wager on par with but opposite of the opening bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has ascertained their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to achieve a number, or the initial toss after a point has been arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the numbers on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the first two races of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event 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 categories of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletics 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 identical number as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will complete the race in the absolute identical order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a grouping of 5 numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.