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Any Craps - A one-toss bet on all of the Craps numbers with one unit, or groups of units, bet on the 2, 3 or 12.
Any Seven - A one-toss bet on any of the possible combinations of seven.
Bankroll - A player's total amount of betting cash
Barred Number - Can be either the 2 or the 12. Creates a standoff, or push, when betting Don't Pass or Don't Come. In a standoff or push, neither you nor the casino win any money, your bet is unaffected.
Bet Numbers Across - A group of five bets on all the Place numbers other than the Point number.
Big Six or Big Eight - A bet made on either 6 or 8 that it will be rolled before a 7 comes up.
Box Point - Shooter's number: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10.
Boxman - The casino employee who supervises the Craps game, and deposits money into the drop-box.
Buy Bet - A Place bet made at true odds rather than at Place odds.
Chop - A term, which designates dice action of win-lose, win-lose, win-lose, etc.
Come Bet - The same as a Pass Line bet, after the shooter's Point is established.
Come-out Roll - The shooters initial throw of the dice after a Pass Line decision.
Craps - Common name for the game of dice. The name given to a toss of 2, 3 or 12.
Craps / Eleven - The name used to indicate bets in the specially marked area on either any Craps or Eleven.
Don't Come -The same as Don't Pass bets, after the shooter's Point is established.
Don't Pass - A bet that the shooter will not toss his Point number again before tossing a 7. The same as Don't Come, except that the shooter's Point is the Point number for the entire table.
Don't Pass Bet - A bet that the dice will lose. That a 2 or 3 will be rolled on the first roll, or that a 7 will come up before the shooter repeats his Point. The same as a Don't Come bet except that the bet can be made only before a new shooter rolls.
Double Odds - A bet permitted in some casinos in which the player takes an odds bet at twice his/her original wager on the line.
Easy Number - Any even number that appears in any combination other than as an actual pair.
Field Bet - A one-toss bet that 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 will be the next roll of the dice (Some layouts use 5 instead of 9).
Flat Bets - A type of wager in which the player bets the same amount on each roll, win or lose.
Free Odds - A bet on true odds permitted with pass and come bets.
Front Line - The same as the Pass Line.
Full Odds - The correct odds.
Hard Number - An even number, that appears exactly as a pair. Two 2s are called a Hard Four.
Hardway Bets - Bets made, in a specifically marked area, on an even number, that will appear exactly as a pair. Payoffs are for greater amounts than if the number appeared as any other combination.
High / Low - A one-toss bet on both the 2 and the 12, with two units bet.
High Rollers - Payers who have large amounts of cash with witch to play.
Horn Bet - A four-unit bet that covers all three of the Craps numbers (2, 3 or 12) and also the 11.
Hot Hand - A succession of passes.
House - The casino; the management.
Inside Bets - A Place bet on 5, 6, 8 and 9.
Lay Bet - A Place bet made that the shooter will toss a 7 before the number is bet on.
Lay Odds - An additional bet that allows the Don't Pass and Don't Come bettors to give, rather than take, true odds on their bets.
Layout - The physical playing area in any game, usually printed on felt in the center of all tables.
Natural - A 7 or 11 on the Come-out roll.
Odds Bet - An additional bet which can be made by players having Pass Line, Come, Don't Pass or Don't Come bets, that the shooter will make his Point.
Off - A term indicating that bets are not working.
On - A term indicating that bets are working.
One-roll Bet - A bet decided on the next roll, as the Field, 7, 11 or any Craps.
Outside Bets - A Place bet on 4, 5, 9 and 10.
Pairings - The two numerals that come up together on a pair of dice.
Pass - A winning decision for Pass Line bettors.
Pass Line Bet - A bet that the dice will win either by coming up 7 or 11 on the first roll or by having the shooter's point repeat before a 7 is thrown. The same as a come bet, except that it can be made only before a new shooter rolls.
Percentage - The hidden or direct charge made by the casino.
Place Bets - Numbered boxes in which the player wagers that any one of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, will come up before a 7.
Point Number - In a Come-out toss, the number that is other than 2,3,7,11 or 12. That number becomes the Point number for every player on pass or Don't Pass, and remains until a decision is tossed.
Press Up - To add to the bet with winnings from the previous roll.
Proposition Bet - A one-toss bet on any of the three available Craps numbers, the 7, the 11, or any Craps (a combination of the three Craps).
Roll - A throw of the dice.
Seven Out - When a shooter throws a 7 and loses, after establishing a Point.
Shooter - The player who is currently rolling the dice.
Stick - A curved stick, that looks like a hockey stick that is used by the stickman to manipulate the dice.
Stickman - The dealer who uses the stick to control the dice action, and the pace of the game.
Table Limits - The smallest and largest bets that can be made at the table.
Three-way Craps - A one-toss bet on each of the three craps numbers, with three units bet.
Unit - Any fixed quantity, when used in describing types of bets or systems.
Vigorish - A 5% fee paid on a 4 or 10 number bet, which guarantees the player full 2 to 1 odds on the bet. Also refers to the house edge.
Working - A term used to imply that a bet is in full force and effect, even though the entire table may not be in effect at the time. Reverse is not working, which implies that for a given period of time the bet is not in full force and effect.
Wrong Bettor - A person wagering that the dice lose. A Don't Pass Line bettor.