Casino Tips

An Internet Betting Cyclopedia

by Adriel on Feb.14, 2010, under Casino

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Even though the reality that internet betting is now a billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of additional players around the globe sign up each day to gamble at web casinos, there are still millions of newcomers to the environment of internet wagering who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the doublespeak employed in internet betting, and betting on sports in general. In any case, understanding of these terms is necessary to knowing the games and rules of gambling:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of their money into the pot. A second pot is developed for the wagerers with additional money.

ALL-UP: To wager on numerous horses in the identical race.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required number of chips into the pot just beforeevery hand starts.

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

BUST: You do not win; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards total over 21.

BUY-IN: The the least sum of funds necessary to enter a game or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the game without wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

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

COLUMN BET: To wager on one or more of the three columns of a roulette table.

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

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial roll to establish a number, or the initial roll after a number is established.

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a two, 3 or 12 is an immediate loss on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the champions of the initial 2 events of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be smaller than the lowest end of the quote on a spread bet, also known as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on any of 3 sets of 12 numbers, one-12, etc.

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

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the identical value as wagered, ( 1-1 ).

EXACTA: Betting that two horses in a match will finish in the exact identical order as the wager – also known as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a grouping of five numbers, for instance 1-2-3-0, and 00.


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