Despite the fact that online wagering is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of brand-new players world-wide sign on daily to bet at online gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online wagering who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the catchphrases used in online gambling, and wagering on athletic event in general. However, knowledge of these terms is necessary to knowing the games and regulations of gambling:
ACTION: Any style of wager.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has risked all of their chips into the pot. A second pot is created for the bettors with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To bet on many horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified number of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A required bet in seven-card stud carried out by the gambler showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal value of funds required to get in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a previously made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. This is applicable only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to place a wager on par with but opposite of the opening bet.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the hurler has ascertained her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to achieve a point, or the first toss after a point is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the numbers on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the 1st 2 matches of the tournament.
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 bet on one or more of 3 categories of twelve numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, meaning to wager on a group or player to succeed or place in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same value as bet, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: wagering that two horses in an event will complete the race in the exact identical order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a grouping of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.