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An Online Wagering Cyclopedia

Regardless of the actuality that online betting is now a many billion dollar industry, and boundless thousands of additional players world-wide sign on each day to play at web gambling dens, there are additionally millions of new players to the environment of web gambling who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the terminology used in web wagering, and wagering on athletic event in general. However, understanding of these ideas is necessary to understanding the games and codes of play:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

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

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

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required sum of chips into the pot beforeevery hand begins.

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

BUST: You lose; As in 21, when a player’s cards are valued over 21.

BUY-IN: The minimal sum of funds necessary to enroll in a match or event.

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

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

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to lay a bet equal to but opposite of the opening wager.

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the three columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line bet, but made after the player has achieved her point.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters first toss to achieve a number, or the initial roll after a point is achieved.

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to cover all the spots on a bingo card.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, three or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the initial two events of the tournament.

DOWN BET: To bet that the result of an action 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 wager on any of 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.

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

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same number as bet, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a contest will complete the race in the absolute identical order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

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

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