An Online Betting Dictionary

by Turner on January 13th, 2026

Despite the reality that web betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new players world-wide log on each day to bet at internet casinos, there are still millions of new players to the world of web gambling who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the doublespeak employed in internet gambling, and wagering on athletics in general. Nonetheless, understanding of these terms is essential to comprehending the games and regulations of gambling:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has risked all of their money into the pot. A second pot is set up for the players with additional chips.

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the same race.

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a required number of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A mandatory wager in 7-card stud made by the gambler displaying the lowest value card.

BUST: You do not win; As in vingt-et-un, when a gambler’s cards exceed a value over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The minimal value of chips necessary to enter a match or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without betting. This is allowed only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to put a bet on par with but converse of the initial bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on any of the 3 columns of a roulette table.

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but carried out after the player has ascertained their number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st roll to arrive at a number, or the first toss after a point has been achieved.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the numbers on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a two, 3 or twelve is an automatic defeat on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To select the champions of the first two matches of the night.

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

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to bet on one or more of 3 groups of twelve numbers, 1-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event wager, indicating to bet on a team or player to succeed or place in a match.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays the same sum as bet, ( one to one ).

EXACTA: laying odds that 2 horses in an event will complete the race in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet made on a group of five numbers, such as 1-2-3-0, and 00.

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