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Action: Craps provides the most action and excitement in the casino. Throughout its history, there have been many descriptive betting and rhyming terms created around the game.
This glossary is divided into two sections. Part 1 in alpha order are basic terms relating to the game of craps—betting choices, rules and action at the craps table.
Part 2 follows with craps lingo—expressions that will add fun and ‘smarts’ to the game.
To understand how to play craps, you have to start with the two dice in play.
Each cube has six sides, with one to six dots each. Let’s run through the numbers:
2-3-12 are craps - losers. 7-11 – ‘natural’=winners.
Point Numbers are 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10 and these points, must be repeated before a 7 is rolled. Let’s begin.
Part 1: Craps Basics
Any 7: Bet that the next roll will be 7 can be made anytime. If a 7 comes up next, the player wins 4 to 1. Casino advantage is 16.7%.
Any Craps: Bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12 can be made anytime. Player wins 8 to 1 and casino advantage is 11.1%.
Back Line: Term for Don’t Pass Line.
Betting Right: betting on Pass Line and Come bet wins.
Betting Wrong: betting on Don’t Pass and Don’t Come, thus that the dice will not pass.
Big 6: Bet that a 6 will be rolled before a 7 comes up. Payoff is even money and casino advantage is 9.1%. See Place Bet for a better bet and lower casino advantage.
Big 8: Bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7 comes up. Payoff is even money and casino advantage is 9.1%. See Place Bet for a better bet and lower casino advantage.
Boxman: is positioned between the stickman and the casino chips/bankroll thus managing the play.
Buy Bets: Betting on 4, 10, 5, 9, 6 and 8 where the player gives up a 5% commission for a payoff at the correct odds. Winning means that your number is rolled before a 7 after the Come Out roll.
Buy the 4 and 10: Betting on 4 and 10 where the player gives up a 5% commission for a payoff at 2 to 1 on place bets. Casino advantage is now 4%. Winning means that your number is rolled before a 7 after the Come Out roll.
Change Color: converting chips to smaller or bigger denominations.
Choppy: uneven table action where shooters are sevening out early and not many numbers thrown.
Come: Bet the Pass line after the shooter has established a point. The next number rolled becomes your point.
Come Box: area where Come bets are placed.
Come Out Roll: first roll of the dice in a betting round is the ‘Come Out’ roll.
Craps: dice rolled showing the numbers 2, 3 and 12.
Craps Out: dice rolled showing the numbers 2, 3 or 12 on the Come Out roll.
Crew: casino employees managing the craps table.
Dealer(s): monitor all bets made. Players should allow the dealer to make free odds, place or lay bets for them.
Dice: each cube is marked with numbers 1-6. A pair of die provides the action and win-loss decisions for the game of craps.
Dice Pass: occurs when shooter rolls a 7 or 11 on Come Out roll, however the dice don’t pass when shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12 on the Come Out. Thirdly, if the roll is a
4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, this roll sets the ‘point’. The shooter continues until the point is rolled again, at which time the dice pass or a 7 is rolled at which time the dice don’t pass.
Lastly, a new shooter is given the dice only when a previous shooter ‘sevens out’.
Disk: also known as a Puck—is white on one side and black on the opposite side.
Showing white indicates a Come Out roll has taken place and point is established.
If the shooter is trying for a 6, the puck/disk will be in the 6 box with its ON side showing. However, if you notice the puck with the black side OFF in the Don’t Come area, that means the next roll is a Come Out.
Don't Come Bet: Opposite of Come. Betting against the dice—that a 7 will roll before the shooter makes the point from the Come Out roll.
Don't Come Box: Make your Don’t Come bet here.
Don't Pass Bet: betting on the Come Out roll that the shooter will not roll a 7 or 11.
Depending on the casino rules, a 2 or 12 can be a push. Casino advantage is a low 1.4%.
Don’t Pass Line: Make your Don’t Pass bet here.
Double Odds Bet: betting after the Come Out Roll at double for Pass Line, Don’t Pass Line, Come or Don’t Come.
Even-Money: bet with a payoff of 1 to 1.
Field Bet: betting on one roll that the next number up will be a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
Pays even money, except 2 or 12 that pays 2 to 1. .
Free Odds Bet: betting additionally on Pass Line, Don’t Pass Line, Come and Don’t Come wagers paid at true odds. Known as ‘wagering behind’, making this bet can decrease the casino edge.
Hardways Bet: betting that numbers 4, 6, 8 and 10 will be rolled as pairs—2X2, 2X3, 2X4 and 2X5 respectively before a 7 or your number rolled not as a pair.
Hop Bet: betting that a specific combination will appear on the next roll.
Hopping Hardways Examples: 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5. Pays 30 to 1.
Horn Bet: betting that the four number combinations of 2, 3, 11 and 12 are rolled.
Inside Numbers Bet: place betting on 5, 6, 8, and 9.
Insurance Bet: At least two bets to insure a win one or other.
Lay Bet: betting that a roll of 7 appears before the number you are placing comes up,
e.g., 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. The player lays more than the correct odds, allowing a casino advantage of 3.03% on 4/10, 2.5% on 5/9, and 1.82% on 6/8. Lay Bet is the opposite of Buy Bets.
Lay Odds: betting additional odds after a point established for a win if the original Don't Pass bet wins.
Layout: Craps table design on the felt table displaying the various betting options available.
Line Bet: betting on the Pass Line or Don’t Pass Line placed before the Come Out roll.
Miss: rolling a seven after the point has been established. Alternate terms: seven out or miss out.
Natural: tossing a 7 or 11 on the Come Out roll.
Numbers: referring to numbers, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10.
Odds Bets: After the Come Out roll, an additional bet on, Come, Don't Come, Place, and
Don't Place bets. At 2X odds, you bet $20 to win $40.
Odds Off: Come odds bets are ‘off’ during the Come Out roll, unless requested to be ‘working’. Players can request Odds Off for the next roll of the dice.
One Roll Bets: betting on the next roll only. Examples: Any Craps, Horn and Field wagers.
Outside Numbers: Place numbers: 4, 5, 9, and 10.
Parlay: Keep those winnings in play.
Pass Line Bet: betting made before the Come Out roll that a 7 or 11 will be thrown. Pays even money. 2, 3 or 12 on the same roll will lose.
Place Bet: betting on numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 or combinations that your pick will repeat before a 7 is rolled.
Place Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. If rolled on the Come Out, that number then becomes the point number.
Proposition Bet: wagers made in the center of the craps table.
Puck: also known as a Disk—is white on one side and black on the opposite side.
Showing white indicates a Come Out roll has taken place and point is established.
If the shooter is trying for a 6, the puck/disk will be in the 6 box with its ON side showing. However, if you notice the puck with the black side OFF in the Don’t Come area, that means the next roll is a Come Out.
Put Bet: the player selects a point number with a put bet after the Come Out roll. The downside is that sevens and elevens mean a losing bet.
Rails: area surrounding the craps table where players hold their chips.
Rhythmic Rollers: Players who have learned to ‘grip’ the dice to determine the outcome of a roll. This is a craps strategy that is growing in popularity.
Right Bettor: Craps player who bets Pass and Come to win.
Roll: is either a single roll of the dice or a set of dice rolls until the shotter sevens out.
Seven Out: rolling a seven after the point has been established. Alternate terms: miss or miss out.
Shoot: series of dice rolls until the shooter sevens out.
Shooter: Craps player who rolls the dice.
Single Odds: betting odds for the same amount of money as the original Pass or Come bet.
Take the Odds: added bet on Come, Don’t Come, Place and Don’t Place after Come Out Roll. The low casino advantage for odds bet Pass/Don’t Pass at 1X are .85% and .68% respectively. While 2X, Pass/Don’t Pass are further reduced to .61% and .45%.
Taken Down: bet returned to player, as per their request to have bet removed.
Two Ways: player uses this term when betting for the dealer and for his/her own bet.
Usually a hardways or proposition bet where a $10 two ways bet divides as $5 for the dealer and $5 for the player.
Whirl Bet: betting that the next toss is 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12. Wagers are in multiples of 5 and each unit=one number. For $5 bet=$1 on numbers 2, 3, 7 and $2 on 11 or 12.
Also known as a World Bet.
Wrong Bettor: Craps player who bets Don’t Pass and Don’t Come to win.
Part 2: Craps Lingo
Ace Caught a Loose Deuce: Number 3.
Ace-Deuce: wagering that the next roll will total 3.
Aces: wagering that the next roll will total 2.
After Five, the Field's Alive: wagering that the next roll will total 5.
All the Spots We Got: wagering that the next roll will total 12.
Atomic Craps: wagering that the next roll will total 12.
Back Line Skinner: wagering that the next roll will be a 7.
Ballerina Special: wagering that the next roll will total 4.
Big Red: placing a bet on Any Seven.
Bones: Lingo for dice.
Boxcars: Lingo for the number 12 or wagering that the next roll will be 12.
Brooklyn Forest: Looking for a Hard six.
Buffalo: Placing a wager on each of Hardways and Any Seven.
Capped Dice: lingo for crooked dice at the craps table.
Center Field: wagering that the next roll will total 9.
Cold Dice: this craps table has gone cold and the dice ain’t passing.
Also Cold Table.
Dept. of the Interior: Craps player makes an inside bet.
Die in the Wood, Roll No Good: Whoa, that dice has hit a player’s chip rack.
Double Saw on Boxcars: wagering that the next roll will total 12.
EasyWay: Numbers 4, 6, 8 or 10 rolled that are not pairs. Opposite of Hardways.
End of the Race: wagering that the next roll will total 7.
Eighter from Decatur: wagering that the next roll will total 8.
Front Line: Craps lingo for the Pass Line.
Front Line Winner: wagering that the next roll will be a 7.
Hot Hand: this shooter is hot—connecting with points and numbers.
Hot Roll: another term for a hot shooter.
Hot Table: the action at this table is red hot.
Jimmie Hick: Number 6.
Line Away: wagering that the next roll will be a 7.
Little Joe from Kokomo: wagering that the next roll will be a 4.
Long and Strong: Got to hit that backboard if you want it to count.
Midnight: Lingo for the number 12 or wagering that the next roll will be a 12.
Nina from Pasadena: wagering that the next roll will total 9.
Outstanding in Your Field: wagering that the next roll will total12.
Pair of Aces in the Wrong Places: Number 2.
Puppy Paws: wagering that the next roll will total 10.
Quarters: Lingo for $25 chips.
Six Ace: wagering that the next roll will be a 7.
Six Five, no Jive: wagering that the next roll will total 11.
Six One, You're All Done: wagering that the next roll will be a 7.
Snake Eyes: Lingo for the number 2 or wagering that the next roll will be a 2.
Square Pair: wagering that the next roll will be a Hard 8 (4+4).
Thirty-Two Juice Roll: wagering that the next roll will be a 5.
Two Aces: Number 2.
Two Rolls and No Coffee: Lingo for two rolls, then a seven out.
Up Pops the Devil: wagering that the next roll will be a 7.
Winner on the Dark Side: wagering that the next roll will be a 3.
Yo: Number 11. Yo Eleven: wagering that the next roll will total 11.
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