Even though the fact that online gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new bettors world-wide sign up every day to gamble at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web wagering who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the catchphrases employed in online gambling, and wagering on athletic event in general. However, knowledge of these ideas is necessary to interpreting the games and policies of gambling:
ACTION: Any type of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of her bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the gamblers with additional chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker term for allocating a required number of chips into the pot beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in blackjack, when a player’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest value of chips required to appear in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without wagering. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to place a bet equal to but opposite of the opening wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the player has ascertained their point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to establish a number, or the first toss after a point is arrived at.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to blanket all the spots on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first two matches of the night.
DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an event will be smaller than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on one or more of three sets of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, meaning to bet on a group or player to succeed or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same amount as wagered, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: laying odds that two 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 placed on a block of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.