An Internet Betting Encyclopedia


Even though the fact that web wagering is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of additional wagerers world-wide log on daily to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online wagering who don’t as yet have a good comprehension of a lot of the catchphrases employed in online gambling, and betting on sports in general. However, knowledge of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and codes of wagering:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has put all of his bankroll into the pot. A second pot is developed for the players with additional money.

ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same contest.

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a required sum of money into the pot beforeeach hand starts.

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

BUST: You lose; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over 21.

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

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match and not betting. This is acceptable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to place a bet on par with but opposite of the starting wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but carried out after the player has achieved her number.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the squares on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or twelve is an automatic defeat on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the initial two events of the night.

DOWN BET: To wager that the outcome of an action 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 one or more of three categories of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, indicating to wager on a group or player to succeed or place in a match.

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

EXACTA: Betting that 2 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 bet carried out on a block of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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