Any Craps:
A one-toss bet on all of the Craps numbers with one wager. Payoff is 7
to 1.
Any Seven: A one-toss bet on any of the
possible combinations of seven. Payoff is 4 to 1.
Barred Number: Can be either the 2 or
the 12. Creates a tie when betting Don't Pass er Don't Come.
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 er 8 that it will be rolled before a 7 comes up. Pays even money.
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. Carries a 5% fee.
Come Bet: Exactly the same as a Pass
Line bet after the shooter's Point is established.
Come-out Roll: The shooters initial roll
of the dice.
Craps: The name fer a roll of 2,
3 or 12.
Don't Come: The same as Don't Pass bets
after the shooter's Point is established. Exact opposite of the come
bet.
Don't Pass: An even money bet that the
shooter will not toss his Point number again before tossing a 7. This
bet is placed prior to the come out roll.
Don't Pass Bet: 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 opposite of the line bet.
Double Odds: A bet permitted in almost
every casino that enables the player to take an odds bet at
twice the amount of the original wager on the line.
Easy Number: This is any number
that appears in any combination other than as a matching pair.
Field Bet: This is a once off bet
that a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 will be the next roll of the dice. 2 or
12 pays double.
Front Line: This is just another name
fer the Pass Line.
Full Odds: Utilizing the maximum amount
of odds bet ye are allowed to make behind a line or come bet. This is
known as taking "full odds".
Hard Number: Any number that appears
as a pair. Fer example a pair of 5s are called a "Hard" Ten.
Hardway Bets: Bets made on a number in
the hopes that it will appear as a pair before appearing any other way
or before a 7 is rolled.
High / Low: A once off bet on both
the 2 and the 12. Ye must use two bets. The Payoff is 30 to 1.
Horn Bet: In this bet ye win if a
2,3,11 or 12 are rolled. Ye lose if anything else is rolled.
Lay Bet: This is a bet that the
shooter will roll a 7 prior to the number that is bet on. The player
using this bet must wager more than he could win.
Lay Odds: An additional bet that allows
the Don't Pass bettors to give odds on their bets. This is the exact opposite
of the odds bets on the pass line.
Natural: A 7 or 11 on the Come-out
roll.
Odds Bet: An additional bet which can
be made by players having Pass Line. This increases the value of yer bet
and is very valuable.
Off: This means simply that the
bets are not working. This is shown on the puck and is usually during the come
out roll.
On: This means that the bets are
working. This is usually after a come out roll.
Pass Line Bet: This is a bet that the
shooter will win either by rolling a 7 or 11 on the first roll or that
the shooter will roll his point before a 7 is rolled.
Place Bets: These bets are ones in
which the player wagers that a specific one of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10
will be rolled before a 7 is rolled.
Point Number: During a come out roll
any number other than a 2,3,7,11 or 12 becomes the point.
Press Up: This is the act of increasing
ones wager by using winnings from the previous roll.
Proposition Bet: These are varying bets
that the next roll will be a Craps numbers or 7 or 11. These bets have a
high payout return, but they are hard to win.
Roll: The act of tossing, throwing or
bouncing the dice.
Seven Out: This is how a session ends.
It is when a shooter rolls a seven after establishing a point. All bets
are collected and the dice are passed clockwise at this point.
Shooter: The player who is currently
rolling the dice.
Stickman: The dealer in the center of
the Craps table who uses the stick to both retrieve and pass the dice to
the shooter.
Working: This simply means that a bet
is still active even though the come out roll is still in effect and no point
has been established.