An Internet Betting Encyclopedia
Posted in Casino on 11/16/2007 07:43 pm by Esperanza
Regardless of the reality that internet wagering is now a many billion dollar business, and countless thousands of brand-new players world-wide sign on each day to play at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online gambling who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the doublespeak employed in internet gambling, and betting on athletics in general. However, understanding of these terms is necessary to interpreting the games and codes of wagering:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a gambler has risked all of their bankroll into the pot. A side pot is created for the bettors with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical race.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified value of chips into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.
BRING-IN: A required wager in 7-card stud carried out by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards total over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The minimal sum of cash necessary to enter a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already made wager.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is allowed only if no other players wager in that round.
CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to make a wager on par with but opposite of the starting bet.
COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the three columns of a roulette game.
COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but carried out after the player has ascertained her number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to ascertain a number, or the first toss after a point has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial 2 events of the day.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also referred to as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of 3 categories of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, meaning to bet on a group or player to win or medal in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the identical amount as bet, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a match will finish in the exact identical assignment as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a block of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.