An Internet Gambling Glossary - Part One Despite the fact that Internet gambling is now a multi billion dollars, and untold numbers of new bettors world sign on daily to play at online casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the world online gambling who do not yet have a clear understanding of much of the terminology used in online games, and Paris on sports in general. However, knowledge of these terms is essential to understand the game and the rules of the game:
ACTION: Any type of bet.
ALL-IN: In poker, all-in: a player has put all his chips into the pot, but can not be forced to leave the game by other bettors. A portion of the pot is set up for punters remaining chips, which, if it can win the pot and side pot. If the all-in bettor must win, he can take the pot, not the side pot.
ALL-UP: To bet on multiple horses in the same race.
ANTE: a poker term for placing a required amount of chips in the pot before each hand begins.
Bring-in: A mandatory bet in Seven-Card Stud made by the player showing the map of lower value.
BUST: You lose, as in blackjack, when a player's cards total more than twenty-one years.
Buy-in: The minimum amount of money required to enter a game or tournament.
CALL: As in poker, when a punter is equivalent to a previous bet.
CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game without betting. This is allowed only if no other player bets in this round.
CLOSING a bet: Paris spread As in, which means placing a bet equal but opposite to the original bet.
Column Bet: To bet on one of the three columns on a roulette table.
Come Bet: In craps, like a Pass line bet, but made after the shooter has established his point.
Come-Out Roll: A crapshooters first roll to establish a point, or the first roll after a point is established.
COMBINATION: A term bingo, which means to cover all the squares on a bingo card.
CRAPPING OUT: In craps, rolling a two, three or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.
DAILY DOUBLE: To select the winners of the first two races of the day.
DOWN bet: bet that the outcome of an event is less than the lowest quote on a spread bet, also known as "sell".
Doz: In roulette, bet on one of three groups of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.
EACH way bet: A bet sports, ie bet on a team or player to win or place in an event.
EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same amount wagered, (1-1).
EXACTA: bet that two horses in a race will end in the same order as the bet - also known as a "Perfecta".
Five figures LINE BET: In roulette, a bet on a block of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0 and 00.
Posted on January 29, 2010.
