Action - A type of sports betting wager of any kind, basically a bet.
Added Game - For sports betting, a game not part of Las Vegas regular rotation posted as an accommodation to customers.
Angles - Using key factors from previous events to predict the results for future outcomes.
ATS -Against the spread, taking points rather than betting with the spread and laying points in sports betting.
Beard - In sports betting a beard is a friend or acquaintance who is used to place bets as to conceal the true identity of the real bettor.
Bet - To risk something on the outcome of an event.
Book - In sports gambling a Book is an establishment that accepts bets on the outcome of horse racing and sporting events.
Bookie - In sports wagering a person who accepts bets.
Bookmaker - See Bookie
Buck - Sports betting term for a $100 wager.
Buy (Points) - In sports betting, a player pays an additional price to receive half a point or more in his favor on a point spread game.
Canadian Line - In sports betting the Canadian line is a combination point spread and money line in hockey.
Chalk - The favorite.
Chalk Player - In sports gambling this person is someone who usually only plays the favored teams, rarely betting on the underdogs.
Circled Game - In sports wagering this is a game in which the betting action is reduced; usually occurs in added games, games with injuries, bad weather, propositions, or halves of games. These games cannot be included in parlays or teasers.
Cover - In sports betting this term means a point spread win.
Data Mining - Searching through a large volume of statistics to find profitable situations to bet on in the future.
Dime - $ 1000.00 sports betting wager.