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An Internet Betting Cyclopedia

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Even though the reality that web betting is now a many billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the world log on daily to wager at internet casinos, there are still millions of new players to the environment of internet wagering who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the catchphrases used in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. Notwithstanding, knowledge of these terms is necessary to interpreting the games and codes of gambling:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of her bankroll into the pot. A side pot is created for the gamblers with remaining chips.

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

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

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud carried out by the player showing the smallest value card.

BUST: You don’t win; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.

BUY-IN: The the lowest value of funds necessary to enter a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals a previously carried out bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match and not betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to put a wager equal to but converse of the opening bet.

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

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line wager, but made after the hurler has arrived at his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first roll to arrive at a point, or the 1st toss after a point is arrived at.

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or twelve is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the 1st two matches of the tournament.

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

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of three categories of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, meaning to wager on a team or player to win or place in a match.

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same sum as gambled, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the absolute same order 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, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.