An Internet Gambling Encyclopedia
Posted in Casino on 03/22/2010 05:21 am by Ashly
Regardless of the fact that web gambling is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new bettors world-wide log in each day to bet at web casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of web wagering who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the jargon used in online gambling, and betting on sports in general. However, insight of these terms is necessary to understanding the games and codes of play:
ACTION: Any style of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has risked all of his bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the bettors with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To wager on many horses in the same race.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a specified sum of chips into the pot beforeeach hand starts.
BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud made by the gambler showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You do not win; As in blackjack, when a player’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimum amount of chips required to enter a match or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a previously carried out bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game and not betting. This is allowed only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet equal to but opposite of the first wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has ascertained their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to arrive at a point, or the initial toss after a point is ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, three or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st 2 matches of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be lower 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 three categories of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletics gamble, which means to gamble on a group or player to succeed or position in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical number as gambled, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a match will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a grouping of five numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.