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An Internet Betting Glossary

Regardless of the actuality that online gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of new wagerers around the world log in daily to bet at internet casinos, there are still millions of newbies to the world of internet gambling who don’t as yet have a good comprehension of much of the catchphrases used in online gambling, and wagering on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, insight of these terms is necessary to interpreting the games and rules of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has put all of his money into the pot. A side pot is developed for the players with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified value of chips into the pot beforeeach hand begins.

BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimum amount of cash required to enter a game or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already made wager.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without betting. This is applicable only if no other players wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to put a bet equal to but opposite of the leading wager.

COLUMN BET: To wager on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has arrived at their number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to establish a point, or the initial toss after a number is achieved.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to fill all the numbers on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the 1st 2 races of the night.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action will be lower than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on one or more of three categories of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event bet, which means to gamble on a team or player to win or place in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical amount as wagered, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will complete the race in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a block of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.