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An Online Gambling Dictionary

Regardless of the fact that web betting is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new wagerers around the world log in every day to play at web casinos, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online gambling who don’t as yet have a good comprehension of a lot of the terminology used in web betting, and betting on sports in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these ideas is essential to interpreting the games and codes of play:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of their chips into the pot. A side pot is created for the bettors with additional money.

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

ANTE: A poker term for placing a necessary amount of money into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.

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

BUY-IN: The minimal amount of cash required to enter a match or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without wagering. This is acceptable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet on par with but opposite of the first bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but carried out after the hurler has achieved her point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to establish a number, or the 1st toss after a number has been established.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to blanket all the numbers on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.

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

DOWN BET: To bet 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 bet on any of 3 sets of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, indicating to gamble on a team or player to succeed or position in an event.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same amount as gambled, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: laying odds that two horses in a match will complete the race in the absolute identical assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.