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The A-Z terms used in craps.
A-C
Aces: A bet on the total
sum of 2 for the next roll.
Any Craps: Betting on 2, 3 or
12 for the next roll.
Three-Way Craps: Betting in three
units, one unit each of numbers: 2, 3, 12.
Any
Seven: Betting on 7 for the next roll.
Betting
Right: Betting on Pass Line and Come bets.
The throw must pass in order to win.
Betting
Wrong: Betting on Don't Pass Lines and
Don't Come bets. the throw must not pass
in order
to win.
Big Eight: Betting that an 8 will
be rolled before a 7.
Big Six: Betting that a 6 will
be rolled before a 7.
Big Red: Betting on any Seven
BoxCars: Betting on the 12.
Buffalo: Betting on each of the
Hardway and any Seven
Buy Bet: In this bet the player
pays the house 5% commission, to be paid correct
odds
for a place bet.
Capped Dice: A non-standard or
an illegal Dice.
Cold Table: The table where currently
no player is winning.
Come Bet: Same as Pass Line Bet,
except that the bet is made after the Come Out
roll.
Come Out Roll: This is the first
roll in the betting round. It is used to determine
the
point for Pass and Don't Pass Line bets.
D-K
Don't Come: When a player
bets against the dice after the come out rol. Please
note
that a 7 will surface before the point is
rolled again.
Don't Pass: A bet against the
dice prior to the Come Out roll.
Double
Odds: Doubles the following: Initial Pass
Line, Don't Pass Line, Come,
Don't Come bets.
Easy
Way: Rolling 4, 6, 8 & 10 when each
dice is different from the rest.
Field
Bet: Betting on 2,3,4,9,10,11 or 12.
Free
Odds Bet: A bet taken at true odds.
HardWay: Betting on 4,6,8 or 10
that will be thrown as pairs, i.e., 3-3, 4-4, before
the dice are rolled easy or before a 7 comes out.
Hope
Bet: This is a one roll bet on a given
dice combination.
Hoping HardWay: This is a 2-2
hope bet.
Horn Bet: Betting the same amount
on 2, 3, 11 and 12.
Horn High Bet: A bet in which
the wager is split into five separate parts. Two
units on
the high number 12, and three units for
2, 3 and 11.
Insurance Bet: Two or more wagers
made to partly cover each other.
L-Z
Lay Bet: Betting that
a point number will not appear before a 7 is thrown.
Lay
Odds: The additional odds that a player
can use to bet against the dice.
Line Bet: Betting on the Pass
Line or Don't Pass Line.
Little Joe: Getting a hrad 4,
meaning a 2-2.
Marker Puck: A plastic disk used
by dealers to mark points on the table either "on" or "off".
Midnight: Placing a one roll bet
on 12.
Off: This means that certain bets
will be safe on the next dice roll.
One
Roll bet: Bets with outcomes determined
by the following dice roll.
Parley: To increase the bet. Usually
doubling the bet.
Pass Line Bet: A bet stating the
dice will win or pass.
Payoff: The payback received by
the player for a wager.
Place Bet: A bet stating a place
number will be thrown before a 7 comes out.
Place
Numbers: 4,5,6,7,8,9,10.
Point
Number: Determining one of the following
numbers: 4,5,6,7,8,9 & 10
on the
come out roll.
Pressing a Bet: Doubling the
bet.
Proposition Bets: Refers to
all one-roll bets as well as the Hardway bet.
Right
Bettor: Any player who bets that the
dice will pass or win.
Seven Out: The moment after
a point has been established when a 7 is thrown
out.
The next player in line then becomes the
shooter.
Shooter: The player currently
rolling.
Stickman: A casino employee
whose responsibilities include, calling out dice
rolls and returning the dice to the shooter placing
and playing the proposition bets.
Vigourish: The charge taken
on bets.
Working: The next dice roll
will cause certain bets to be at risk.
Whirl
Bet: Betting the same amount on 2,3,7,11
and 12.
Wrong Bettor: Any player who
will bet the dice will not pass. |
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