Regardless of the reality that internet gambling is now a billion dollar business, and endless thousands of new wagerers around the globe sign on each day to gamble at internet gambling halls, there are still millions of newbies to the world of web gambling who do not as yet have a clear understanding of much of the catchphrases used in internet gambling, and wagering on athletics in general. However, insight of these ideas is essential to understanding the games and codes of gambling:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a gambler has put all of his money into the pot. A side pot is created for the players with additional chips.

ALL-UP: To bet on numerous horses in the identical event.

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required amount of money into the pot beforeeach hand starts.

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

BUST: You do not win; As in twenty-one, when a player’s cards total over twenty-one.

BUY-IN: The the lowest value of chips required to appear in a match or event.

CALL: As in poker, when a wager equals an already carried out wager.

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

CLOSING A BET: As in spread wagering, meaning to place a bet equal to but converse of the initial bet.

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

COME BET: In craps, similar to a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has achieved his number.

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

COVERALL: A bingo term, meaning to blanket all the numbers on a bingo sheet.

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to roll a 2, 3 or twelve is an automatic loss on the come-out toss.

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the 1st two matches of the tournament.

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

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on any of 3 categories of twelve numbers, one-twelve, etc.

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

EVEN MONEY BET: A wager that pays out the same value as bet, ( 1:1 ).

EXACTA: laying odds that two horses in a match will finish in the absolute same order as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

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