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| more of Craps Glossary |
13.05.2003 |
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This is a dice game, played on a nice felt finished table (if you're online just imagine it).
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ACES -
Betting 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 on each of the following 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 Line 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 -
A bet in which the player gives the house a 5% commission in order to be paid correct odds for a place bet.
CAPPED DICE -
Refers to non-standard or illegal dice
COLD TABLE -
For the moment, players aren't winning at the table.
COME BET -
This is the same as the Pass Line bet. However, the Come bet is made after the Come Out roll.
COME OUT ROLL -
This is the first roll in a betting round. It determines the point for Pass and Don't Pass Line bets.
DON'T COME -
When a player bets against the dice after the come out roll. Note that a 7 will surface before the point is rolled again.
DON'T PASS -
A bet against the dice prior to a 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 die 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 a 4, 6, 8 or 10 that will be thrown as pairs, i.e., 3-3, 4-4, before trhe 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 -
Just what it sounds like… two or more wagers made to partly cover each other.
LAY BET -
Betting that a point number will not appear before a 7 is thrown.
LAY ODDS -
These are additional odds that a player can use to bet against the dice.
LINE BET -
Beting on the Pass Line or Don't Pass Line.
LITTLE JOE -
Getting a Hard 4, meaning 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 -
Implies that on the next dice roll, certain bets will be safe.
ONE ROLL BET -
Bets with outcomes determined by the following dice roll.
PARLEY -
To increase a bet; typically 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, 8, 9, 10.
POINT NUMBER -
One of the following numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 determined on the come out roll.
PRESSING A BET -
Doubling a bet.
PROPOSITION BETS -
Refers to all one-roll bets as well as the Hardway bet.
RIGHT BETTOR -
Any player who bets 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 paying the proposition bets.
VIGORISH -
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 or 12.
WRONG BETTOR -
Any player who bets the dice will not pass.
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