Even though the actuality that internet gambling is now a billion dollar business, and countless thousands of additional wagerers around the globe log in every day to wager at online gambling dens, there are still millions of new players to the environment of online betting who do not as yet have a clear understanding of a lot of the jargon employed in internet wagering, and wagering on athletic event in general. However, knowledge of these terms is indispensable to interpreting the games and rules of play:

ACTION: Any style of bet.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in means a player has put all of his chips into the pot. A second pot is set up for the wagerers with remaining money.

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

ANTE: A poker term for allocating a specified amount of money into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A necessary wager in seven-card stud carried out by the player showing the lowest value card.

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

BUY-IN: The the lowest amount of funds required to appear in a game or tournament.

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

CHECK: In poker, to remain in the match without wagering. This is applicable only if no other players bet in that round.

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to place a wager equal to but opposite of the starting bet.

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

COME BET: In craps, the same as a pass-line bet, but made after the hurler has arrived at their number.

COME-OUT ROLL: A crapshooters 1st toss to establish a number, or the first toss after a number is achieved.

COVERALL: A bingo term, which means to cover all the spots on a bingo card.

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

DAILY DOUBLE: To pick the champions of the 1st two races of the tournament.

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

DOZEN BET: In roulette, to gamble on one or more of three groups of 12 numbers, one-twelve, etc.

EACH WAY BET: A athletic event gamble, indicating to bet on a team or player to succeed or medal in a game.

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

EXACTA: wagering that 2 horses in a race will complete the race in the exact same assignment as the bet – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

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