Despite the reality that web betting is now a multi-billion dollar business, and countless thousands of brand-new players around the globe sign up each day to wager at online gambling dens, there are still millions of newbies to the world of online betting who don’t as yet have a good understanding of much of the terminology used in web betting, and gambling on athletic event in general. Notwithstanding, understanding of these ideas is essential to understanding the games and codes of gaming:

ACTION: Any type of bet.

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

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

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

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

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

BUY-IN: The the least value of money necessary to appear in a match or event.

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

CHECK: In poker, to stay in the match and not wagering. This is applicable only if no other gamblers bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread betting, meaning to make a bet equal to but opposite of the leading wager.

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 bet, but made after the player has achieved their number.

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

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

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the winners of the initial two races 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 referred to as a "sell".

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to wager on one or more of 3 sets of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletics gamble, indicating to gamble on a team or player to win or position in an event.

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

EXACTA: Betting that two horses in an event will finish in the exact same order 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.