Even though the reality that web betting is now a many billion dollar business, and endless thousands of additional gamblers world-wide sign on daily to play at web gambling halls, there are additionally millions of newcomers to the world of internet betting who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the doublespeak used in web wagering, and betting on sports in general. In any case, understanding of these ideas is indispensable to comprehending the games and policies of wagering:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A second pot is developed for the bettors with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required amount of chips into the pot beforeeach hand begins.
BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest 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 appear in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match without betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to put a wager equal to but opposite of the first wager.
COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the player has achieved his number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to arrive at a point, or the first roll after a point has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to fill all the squares on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first two events of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an event 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 any of three groups of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, which means to wager on a team or player to succeed or position in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the same number as wagered, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a match will finish in the exact same order as the bet – also known 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.