19 Mar 09

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Even though the actuality that online wagering is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new players world-wide log on daily to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of internet betting who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the catchphrases employed in online betting, and wagering on athletics in general. Nonetheless, knowledge of these terms is essential to understanding the games and regulations of betting:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has deposited all of their chips into the pot. A side pot is set up for the wagerers with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the identical event.

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a required figure of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A necessary wager in seven-card stud carried out by the player displaying the smallest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimum sum of funds required to appear in a game or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet is the same as a prior made bet.

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

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to put a wager equal to but opposite of the first wager.

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

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

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to achieve a point, or the 1st roll after a point is ascertained.

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or twelve is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the first two races of the day.

DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an event will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of 3 sets of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports wager, indicating to wager on a team or player to succeed or medal in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical value as bet, ( one to one ).

EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a match will complete the race in the exact same assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a group of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.