Regardless of the reality that online wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of new gamblers world-wide sign up each day to bet at internet gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet betting who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the jargon employed in web gambling, and betting on sports in general. However, insight of these ideas is necessary to comprehending the games and rules of wagering:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has risked all of his money into the pot. A second pot is set up for the bettors with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required number of money into the pot beforeevery hand begins.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a player’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of cash required to appear in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a previously made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game without wagering. This is allowed only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to make a bet equal to but opposite of the first bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the shooter has ascertained her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to achieve a point, or the 1st toss after a point has been ascertained.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to cover all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, 3 or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the 1st 2 events of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of 3 categories of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports gamble, indicating to gamble on a team or player to succeed or position in a game.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same amount as bet, ( 1-1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a match will complete the race in the absolute same assignment as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet placed on a group of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.
