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Even though the actuality that online wagering is now a multi-billion dollar business, and endless thousands of additional bettors world-wide log on every day to play at web gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the world of web betting who do not as yet have a good comprehension of much of the doublespeak used in online wagering, and betting on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, insight of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and regulations of play:

ACTION: Any type of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has deposited all of her money into the pot. A side pot is developed for the wagerers with remaining money.

ALL-UP: To bet on several horses in the same contest.

ANTE: A poker phrase for placing a necessary value of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

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

BUST: You don’t win; As in chemin de fer, when a gambler’s cards total over 21.

BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of cash necessary to get in a game or tournament.

CALL: As in poker, when a bet equals an already made bet.

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the game and not betting. This is applicable only if no other gamblers wager in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to put a wager on par with but converse of the first wager.

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

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line wager, but made after the hurler has established his number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters initial toss to arrive at a point, or the initial roll after a number is arrived at.

COVERALL: A bingo term, symbolizing to fill all the squares on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the initial 2 events of the tournament.

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 gamble on one or more of 3 groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A sports bet, which means to wager on a group or player to succeed or position in a game.

EVEN MONEY BET: A bet that pays out the identical number as gambled, ( one to one ).

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

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a bet carried out on a grouping of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.