Craps Terms Glossary

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Craps: 1 n a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice Types: crap game, crap shooting, crapshoot playing craps Type of: gambling game, game of chance a game that. The below terms should give you a kick start into the world of craps, what the bets mean and so much more. If you are looking for more in-depth tutorials and guides on the game of craps, keep coming back to GamblingMetropolis to see our full collection of guides on Craps. Glossary of craps terms. C&E: A one roll bet on both any craps and the eleven. The bet is made in two parts with one unit being placed on the any craps outcome of 2, 3 or 12 and the other unit being placed on the eleven. If the any craps bet wins, the eleven bet loses and vice versa. There isn’t anymore betting terms for X, Y or Z (at least not yet!). We do hope that this gambling glossary can help you flirt around casinos with a greater understanding of all the complex words. If you’ve enjoyed this guide, please come back to visit our many unique articles at the latest online gambling news. Over the years, craps players and dealers have developed their own language for bets, the layout, and the overall action of the dice. Some of the sayings are fun and easy to understand; others were developed to help the dealers understand each other, such as calling E-O-Leven, or Yo-Leven when the dice total 11, so the total of the dice is not. HOMECraps HomeSlots HomeCardsGambling HistoryMonte CarloRoulette HistoryRoulette RulesRoulette SystemsBaccarat HistoryBaccarat RulesBaccarat SystemsKeno HistoryKeno RulesKeno PlayBlackjack HistoryBlackjack RulesBasic StrategyExpectationsCard CountingEfficiencyBetting SpreadShoe PenetrationNew BlackjackBingo HistoryBingo BasicsBingo RulesBingo GamesBingo OddsLottery HistoryHorse Racing HistoryHorse Racing TypesHorse RacesHorse Racing BettingHandicappingHorse Racing GlossaryHorse Racing RulesGreyhound History Greyhound Betting Greyhound ProgramDog HandicappingGreyhound GradingGreyhound Rules Greyhound GlossaryJai Alai HistoryJai Alai RulesJai Alai BettingJai Alai GlossaryFootball History Football Point Spread Football HandicappingFootball BettingFootball RulesFootball GlossaryPoker HistoryPoker BettingPoker OutsPoker Pot OddsPoker PositionPoker Free Card StrategyHoldem Poker GlossaryHole CardORDERLinks Jai Alai GlossaryCraps Terms Glossary Meaning
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*******************************************************************Aro – the wooden frame of a jai alai cesta.
Arrimada – a specific shot made along the side wall with reverse spin.Atchiki – the time between catching and returning the ball.Bote corrido – a ball that slides and slips instead of bouncing.Bote pronto – a ball returned with an underhand shot off a short bounce.Cancha – the playing area of the jai alai fronton.Carombola – a ball that hits front and side walls then hits the cancha and bounces off in the direction of the screen between the audience and the players.Cesta – the elongated woven basket or wicker sling attached to a player’s wrist to catch and return the ball (pelota).Cestero – a person who makes and repairs cestas.Chic Chac – a pelota, which hits the floor very close to the back wall and then immediately hits the wall. Chula – a ball that can no be returned because it hit the angle between the floor and the back wall.Cinta – the tape used to attach the cesta to a jai alai player’s wrist.Contracancha – a wooden area on the right side of the floor. If a ball lands on it on its bounce it’s considered to be out of bounds.Corredores – the bookmakers.Corta – an underserve.Cortada – it is the “short ball”, which was thrown from the extreme right side of the court. It hits the front wall very close to the floor and then hits the floor.Daily double – a bet that two chosen teams or players will win two consecutive games.Gambling spread meaning. Delantero – a froncourt player in jai alai game.Dejada – a soft shot that lands the ball on the front wall just above the foul line and the ball drops on the floor without a real bounce.Dos paredos – it’s a shot that hits two walls – a front and the side one - regardless of the order.Effecto – a spin of the ball.Exacta (Perfecta) – a bet that two teams or players will finish first and second in the chosen order.Faja – a piece of a colored cloth around the waist of the players.Frontis – a front wall of the jai alai playing area.Fronton – a building where a jai alai competition takes place.Guante – a glove attached to the cesta for a player’s hand.Jai alai – the name of the game. Original meaning in Basque language is “joyful festival”. Libre – the word from a player to his teammate meaning that a player is not too close to the wall and he can keep moving.Mala – a ball that lands in the foul area of fronton.Partido – a very long game that may result in more than 20 points between two teams.Pelota – a ball used in Jai Alai game.Pelotari – a Jai Alai player.Picada – a shot that moves a ball with a great spin. The ball hits a front wall and bounces off the floor under a very sharp angle.Pica y vete – a “killer” shot almost impossible to return. The ball hits a front wall and bounces off the floor in the direction of a player’s box. Place – a bet that a player or a team will take first or second place.Quinella (Quiniela) – a bet that two teams or player will finish first and second in any order.Rebote – usually means a ball that was returned after it had rebounded off the back wall.Remate – a shot that bounces strongly off the sidewall and thrown with the sidearm motion.Show – a bet that a team or a player will finish first, second or third.Trifecta – a bet that three teams or players will finish first, second and third in the exact order.Win – a bet that a team or a player will win.Zaguero – a backcourt player in jai alai game.Craps Terms Glossary Definitions
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Selected References:Craps Terms Glossary DefinitionJohn Scarne New Complete Guide to GamblingThe Gambling Times Guide to Winning SystemsKelso Sturgeon Guide to Sports BettingAlice Fleming Something for Nothing/A History of GamblingCarl Sifakis The Encyclopedia of GamblingAlan Wykes The Complete Illustrated Guide to GamblingZ. Hollander, D. Schulz The Jai Alai HandbookDon Lostritto Jai Alai Wagering to Win

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*2 ways. A two way bet is a bet for the player and a bet for the crew. It can be of equal or unequal amounts. Dealers need tips from the players and casinos allow bets under the table minimum to be bet for your dealer
*3 way. A bet of three units on either a group of 3 numbers as in a three way craps bet or a 3 unit bet on a number that has 3 different combinations of the dice that can add up to that number as in a three way seven, or a three way six with one unit bet on each combination. These are one roll bets with a high house advantage and should be avoided.
*any craps.A one roll one unit bet on 2, 3, 12, showing on the next roll. It pays 7 to 1.
*Any seven.A one roll bet that seven will show on the next roll. It pays 4 to 1.
*Apron. The outer perimeter of the craps layout, behind the pass line. Free odds bets go on the apron.
*Bar 12 or 2. A push for bets on the don’t pass line and the don’t come.
*Behind. Term used to describe the act of establishing a don’t come point. When a don’t come point is established the cheques go into the box ’behind’ that box number.
*Bet. A wager. What the dealer says to acknowledge a wager from a player.
*Big 6 or Big 8.A self service bet in the corner of the lay out that wins when that number shows. It pays 1 to 1 and always works.
*Big red.A term for the number seven. A one roll beton any seven.
*Black. A term used for $100 casino cheques, usually black in color.
*Bowl. The plastic bowl where the stickman keeps the dice. If a thrown die lands in the bowl, no roll is called.
*Bank. The stacks of chips that the casino has on the table during play.
*Buffalo.This is a 5 unit bet which is a slang term and has different meanings in different gaming jurisdictions. This bet is a bet on all of the hardways and the eleven. The bet can be made as a hop bet or an all day bet (all day is the normal hardway bet not the one roll hop bet). This bet can be all the hardways and a big red.
*Boxman. The boxman is the person that is in control of the craps game. His duties are counting the cash and gaming cheques, settle any disputes, and generally supervise the dealers and play in general. He sits on a stool in between the dealers.
*Box number. The numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, are the box numbers or point numbers. All other numbers are called naturals since they create a winning or losing roll on come out rolls.
*Buy bet.A bet on any box number that is paid at correct odds using a 5% charge or vig on the amount of the bet to collect the house advantage. Buy bets are paid when the box number shows before the seven as the place bets are.
*C and E. This is a two unit one roll bet, wagering one unit on C or any craps and one unit on E or eleven.
*Change only. Change only is called by a dealer or player when the player puts cash on the lay out, signifying that there is no action on the cash and it will be converted to gaming cheques.
*Cheques. Chips.
*Cocked die or dice. Cocked die describes a situation where on or both dice are laying partly on the lay out and leaning against a stack of cheques, the rubber pyramids or some other obstruction. Procedure requires the boxman or stickman to call the face of the die that would be on top if the obstruction were moved and the die were allowed to rest solely on the layout.
*Color up. This can describe two situations. The first is when a player exchanges smaller denomination cheques for larger ones before leaving the table. The other is when a dealer intentionally begins to pay the player in higher value cheques, either to keep the size of the players stake from having too many small cheques, (customer service) or to run the player out of small cheques to entice them to bet or tip in larger denomination cheques (hustling)
*Come bet.Come bets are exactly like pass line bets, but are made after the come out roll and establish another point number for the player. Come bets win on rolls of 7 or 11, lose on rolls of 2, 3, 12. When a come bet is established and moved to a box number the player can take free odds just like a pass line bet and that number must repeat before the 7 shows to win.
*Come out roll. A come out roll is the first roll starting a new game. On a come out roll the pass line wins with a 7 or 11, and loses with a craps roll. A shooter will continue to make come out roll until a box number has rolled establishing a point for that game.
*Comp.Complimentary food, rooms or other perks given to the player by the casino.
*Crap. The numbers 2, 3, 12.
*Crap out. A misnomer. A player does not crap out, they may roll a crap on the come out roll losing their pass line bet, however the hand continues if the player desires. A player will seven out, rolling a seven to end the hand.
*Crapless craps.A proprietary game offered at a few casinos where a roll of craps is not a losing roll on the come out, but establishes that number as a point. This game has a much higher house advantage than a regular craps game and should be avoided.
*Dealer. A casino employee that works one of the table games. A craps game has 4 dealers that always rotate, from a break to the stick position, and to a base dealer position.
*Dime. A ten dollar bet.
*Don’t come.The don’t come bet is exactly like the don’t pass bet, winning on a roll of 2 or 3, losing on rolls of 7 or 11, and pushes on a roll of 12 ( it pushes on a roll of 2 at some casinos ) and will establish a don’t come point for the player on the next roll of the dice. After a don’t come point has been established a player can lay free odds against that don’t come point. A don’t come bet can be removed at any time.
*Don’t pass.A don’t pass bet must be made during a come out roll, and wins with rolls of 2 or 3, loses on rolls of 7 or 11, pushes or a roll of 12 ( it pushes on a roll of 2 in some casinos ) and will establish a don’t pass point for the player on the next roll of the dice. After a don’t pass point number is established a seven must roll before the point number for a don’t pass bet to win. After a don’t pass bet is established a player can lay free odds against the don’t pass point. A don’t pass bet can be removed at any time.
*Down behind. Down behind is called by the stickman to remind a base dealer to take losing don’t come bets.
*Down with odds. A phrase used to describe the act of a dealer converting a player’s place bet to odds for their come bet that has traveled to a number. The place bet comes ’down’ after it is paid and is converted to a free odds bet for the come bet.
*Field.The field is a large area on the lay out and offers the player a self service, one roll bet by placing their chips within the field section. The field bet pays even money on rolls of 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11. The field bet pays two times the bet on rolls of 2 and 12, and sometimes pays triple on a roll of 12 at some casinos. The rules of payment are shown on each layout.
*Fill. The act of replenishing the table’s bank.
*Hand in. A tip given directly to the dealers, not wagered for them.
*Hardway.Hardway bets are offered on all even box numbers. It is a wager that the pair, 22, 33, 44, 55, will roll before the number will roll ’easy ’(or as a dice combination that is not a pair) and before the seven rolls. Hardway bets on the 6 and 8 pay 9 to 1 and they pay 7 to 1 on bets for the 4 and 10. Hardway bets are controlled by the stickman in the prop section of the lay out and are the last bets paid after the winning roll.
*Hi – Low.A two unit one roll bet on 12 (high) and 2 (low).
*High – Low – Yo. A three unit one roll bet on the 2 – 11- 12.
*Hook. A player’s position in the corner of the table midway between the stickman and the base dealer.
*Hop bet. Hop bets are a one roll bet and can be made on any dice combination for the next roll. They must be made on specific combinations announced by the player at the time of the bet. The player will say ’five, four hops for a dollar ’, meaning that they are betting the nine will be the next roll showing the 5 and 4. In this instance a roll of nine showing 6 and 3 would be a losing roll for the hop 5, 4 bet. These bets pay 15 to one, on combinations that are not pairs and 30 to one if the hop bet is wagered on a pair showing. Not all casinos allow this bet. Hop bets are a high house advantage bet and should be avoided.
*Horn bet.The horn bet is a 4 unit one roll bet that either the 2, 3, 11, 12 will show on the next roll. The player will have one un it bet on each of these numbers. The horn pays 15 to one if the 3 or 11 rolls and 30 to 1 if the 2 or 12 rolls. Horn bets are controlled and booked by the stickman and are the combination of 4 of the worst bets on the table allowing a player to commit bankroll suicide by combining 4 bad bets into one easy to make bad bet.
*Horn high.Players will often make this 5 unit bet on the horn calling the number that is high and receiving an extra unit wagered on that stated number. The player will say horn high eleven, horn high ace deuce, horn high eleven, or horn high twelve.
*Inside. The numbers 5, 6, 8, 9.
*Juice. Slang for vig.
*Lammer. A plastic disc used by the dealers to designate, different bet situations. The lamer is placed on the players bet to designate, on, off, buy and lay.
*Lay bet.A bet against any box number that is paid at correct odds, in return for a 5% charge or vig paid on the amount of the winning pay off. Lay bets win when the seven shows before the box number that has been layed.
*Lay out. The surface with graphics on which the game is played.
*Lay odds. The act of betting on a favorite, where the wager is larger than the win.
*Line bet.A bet on the pass line.
*Little Joe. Slang term for the number four.
*Marker. A draft for funds, either from a credit line or funds on deposit made at the table.
*Midnight. The number twelve.
*Money plays. Announced by the base dealer acknowledging cash in action on the lay out.
*Nickel. Slang for a $5 chip.
*No bet. Announced by the dealer indicating that the bet offered by the player is not accepted, either because it was bet too late, perhaps when the dice were out, was not understood, or was not of correct value.
*Off. Bets are not in action, indicated by a lamer being placed on the bet showing ’off’. Called by the dealer responding to a player request to remove their bets from action, indicating that in fact whatever bet the player called of is no longer in action or at risk.
*Off an on. Stated by the dealer indicating the player’s come bet was won by another of their established come bets repeating, meaning that the established come bet was won when there was another bet in the come box. The established bet wins, comes off, and the new bet is back on the number. None of the bets are actually moved, the winnings are set beside the come bet that remains in the come box, and off and on is announced.
*On. Bets are in action, indicated by a lammer placed on the bet, showing ’on’.
*Outside numbers. The outside numbers are 4, 5, 9, and 10.
*Parlay.The act of taking the winnings from a bet and adding the winnings to that bet and letting it all ride.
*Pass line.The most common bet in craps. The bets wins when the 7 or 11 show on the come out roll, loses when the 2, 3, 12, shows on the come out roll. When a box number is thrown it must be repeated before the seven for the pass line bet to win.
*Past posting. The illegal act of placing, or adding to a bet that has already won.
*Pips. The spots on the dice.
*Pit. The enclosed area of table games.
*Place bet. A bet on a box number that goes directly to a number of the players choosing, with out having to be established through the pass line or come. Place bets do not pay correct odds, but pay place bet odds. Those odds are 9 to 5 on the 4 and 10, 7 to 5 on the 5 and 9, and 7 to 6 on the 6 and 8. The casino takes a higher percentage of these wagers for the privilege of placing the number directly.
*Point. Point numbers can be any of the box numbers. The point is the box number that has been established by the come out throw. The point number is indicated by the puck being placed on it by the dealer with the puck showing the ’on’ side as it sits in that numbers box on the layout
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