Despite the actuality that online gambling is now a multi-billion dollar industry, and countless thousands of new players around the globe log on daily to play at online gambling dens, there are additionally millions of newcomers to the world of online betting who do not as yet have a clear comprehension of a lot of the dialect employed in online wagering, and betting on sports in general. In any case, knowledge of these terms is necessary to interpreting the games and regulations of gaming:

ACTION: Any style of wager.

ALL-IN: In poker, all-in alludes to a player has deposited all of her bankroll into the pot. A side pot is set up for the players with additional money.

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

ANTE: A poker term for placing a required amount of chips into the pot prior to the start of each hand.

BRING-IN: A mandatory bet in 7-card stud carried out by the player showing the smallest value card.

BUST: You lose; As in blackjack, when a gambler’s cards total over twenty-one.

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

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

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

CLOSING A BET: Like in spread wagering, meaning to place a wager on par with but opposite of the opening wager.

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

COME BET: In craps, close to a pass-line wager, but made after the shooter has ascertained her point.

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

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

CRAPPING OUT: In craps, to toss a 2, three or 12 is an automatic loss on the come-out roll.

DAILY DOUBLE: To choose the winners of the 1st two races of the day.

DOWN BET: To bet that the outcome of an action will be smaller than the smallest 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 categories of twelve numbers, 1-12, etc.

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

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

EXACTA: wagering that two horses in a contest will finish in the exact same order as the wager – also referred to as a " Perfecta ".

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