Even though the fact that online betting is now a billion dollar industry, and endless thousands of brand-new wagerers around the world log in every day to play at online gambling dens, there are still millions of newcomers to the world of online betting who don’t as yet have a clear comprehension of much of the catchphrases employed in web wagering, and wagering on athletic event in general. However, understanding of these terms is essential to interpreting the games and policies of play:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of their money into the pot. A second pot is created for the bettors with additional chips.

ALL-UP: To wager on several horses in the same race.

ANTE: A poker phrase for allocating a specified amount of money into the pot just beforeeach hand begins.

BRING-IN: A required bet in 7-card stud made by the player displaying the smallest value card.

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

BUY-IN: The the lowest sum of chips necessary to enter a game or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager is the same as a prior carried out bet.

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 betting, meaning to lay a bet on par with but opposite of the leading bet.

COLUMN BET: To bet on one or more of the 3 columns of a roulette game.

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has arrived at her point.

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

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or 12 is an immediate defeat on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the first two races of the day.

DOWN BET: To wager that the result of an event will be lower 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 groups of 12 numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics bet, meaning to wager on a team or player to win or position in an event.

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

EXACTA: gambling that two horses in a race will finish in the exact identical assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

FIVE-NUMBER LINE BET: In roulette, a wager made on a block of 5 numbers, like 1-2-3-0, and 00.