Even though the fact that internet betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of new wagerers around the world sign on each day to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of web wagering who don’t as yet have a good understanding of a lot of the doublespeak employed in web betting, and wagering on athletics in general. In any case, understanding of these ideas is indispensable to understanding the games and policies of betting:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of her money into the pot. A second pot is set up for the gamblers with remaining money.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same event.
ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required value of money into the pot beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud made by the player displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You lose; As in 21, when a player’s cards exceed a value over 21.
BUY-IN: The minimal amount of money necessary to get in a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals a prior carried out wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to make a bet equal to but opposite of the opening wager.
COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette table.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the player has established his point.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to achieve a point, or the first roll after a number is achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an automatic defeat on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st two events of the day.
DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an event will be lower than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of three groups of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, meaning to wager on a team or player to win or place in a match.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical number as bet, ( 1:1 ).
EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the exact same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a group of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.