Even though the reality that internet wagering is now a billion dollar business, and boundless thousands of new players world-wide sign on every day to bet at internet casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online gambling who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the doublespeak used in internet gambling, and betting on sports in general. However, insight of these terms is necessary to knowing the games and codes of play:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of their bankroll into the pot. A second pot is created for the wagerers with remaining chips.
ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same contest.
ANTE: A poker term for placing a specified value of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.
BRING-IN: A necessary bet in seven-card stud made by the gambler showing the smallest value card.
BUST: You don’t win; As in 21, when a player’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.
BUY-IN: The the lowest value of money required to enroll in a game or event.
CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as an already made bet.
CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game without wagering. This is allowed only if no other players bet in that round.
CLOSING A BET: As in spread betting, meaning to lay a wager equal to but opposite of the leading wager.
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 made after the shooter has ascertained their number.
COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to ascertain a point, or the 1st toss after a point has been achieved.
COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to fill all the spots on a bingo sheet.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, three or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the first 2 events of the tournament.
DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an event will be smaller than the smallest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".
DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.
EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, which means to gamble on a group or player to win or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays the same amount as gambled, ( one to one ).
EXACTA: wagering that two horses in an event will finish in the absolute same order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".
FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager carried out on a block of 5 numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.
