Shooting Craps
The shooter (player shooting the dice) must place a bet on the don't pass line. Everyone is then eligible for the same type of bet. The “come out roll” is as the name implies the first roll of any turn. Anyone can get the knack of this table game by following simple craps for dummies type system. Craps is arguably one of the most recognizable casino games. The image of groups of gamblers huddled around the craps table is one most people have seen, even if just in TV and film representations. But when it comes to actually putting yourself in a casino shooting craps, the picture suddenly becomes much more real. There are a bunch of craps bonuses out there, but not all of them are created equally. With our years of combined experience dealing with casinos, we have sought out to find the best craps bonuses, and have combined them together into the following table. This is a video walkthrough on how the game of craps is played. In the video I go over what you will see on a normal craps table, the odds, and basic termino.
Craps seems like a complicated game because there are so many terms and slang for different bets. Learning the lingo can help you understand the game.
- 2-Way: Player betting one roll wager for himself AND the dealers.
- 3-Way Craps: A bet made in units of 3 with one unit on 2, one unit on 3, and one unit on 12.
- Aces: Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 2. Also called Snake Eyes.
- Any Craps: A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12.
- Any Seven: A bet that the next roll will be 7.
- Big Red: Another word for seven. Players will not use the world seven at the table.
- Black: Dealer slang for $100 gaming chips which in most casinos are black.
- Bones: Another name for dice.
- Boxcars: Slang for the 12. Also called midnight.
- Boxman: Table supervisor who sits between the dealers and opposite the stickman.
- Box Numbers: These are the place bet numbers; 4-5-6-8-9-10.
- Boys or The Boys: Slang for the Dealers.
- Cold Dice: Expression used to describe the table when no one is making their point.
- Color In: What you say when cashing out smaller valued chips for larger valued chips when leaving the craps table.
- Come bet: A bet made after the point is established. It is exactly like a pass line bet.
- Come out roll: The first roll of the dice to establish a point.
- Comp: Complimentary or freebies provided to players based on their action.
- Crap Numbers: The numbers 2,3 and 12.
- Craps Check: Betting on any craps during the come out roll to hedge your pass line bet.
- Don't Come bet: A don't pass bet made after the point is established.
- Don't Pass bet: A bet that the shooter will not make his point.
- Double odds: An odds bet that is twice the size of the original pass/come bet. Some casinos offer higher odds.
- Eye in the Sky: Surveillance department or the cameras in the ceiling to watch the players and dealers.
- Front Line: Another name for a pass line bet.
- Garden: Slang for the field bet.
- George: A player who is a good tipper.
- Green: Dealer slang for $25 gaming chips which in most casinos are green.
- Hard Way: A bet on 4, 6, 8, or 10 that wins only if the dice roll as pairs; 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5.
- Hi-Lo: A one roll bet on 2 & 12
- Hi-Lo-Yo: A one roll bet on 2,12 & 11.
- Hop bet: A bet that the next roll will result in one particular combination of the dice, such as; 3-5. 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 etc.
- Horn bet: A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, 11, or 12, made in multiples of 4, with one unit on each of the numbers.
- Horn High bet: A bet made in multiples of 5 with one unit on 3 of the horn numbers, and two units on the 'high' number (number 12).
- Hot Dice or Hot Table: When players are winning or a player is rolling a lot of numbers.
- Inside Numbers: Place bets on the numbers 5-6 -8-9
- Lay bet: A bet that a 7 will be rolled before the number you are placing (4,5,6,8,9, or 10) comes up.
- Lay-Out: The printed area on the felt where wagers can be placed.
- Lay Odds: After a point has been established an additional odds bet can be made that will win if the original don't pass bet wins.
- Little Joe: Slang for a pair of twos or Hard 4.
- Marker: The plastic disk used to mark the point. One side is printed “on” and the other “off”.
- Mark the Point: The dealer puts the Puck on the layout to indicate the point number.
- Midnight: Slang for the 12. Also called box cars.
- Natural: A seven or 11 thrown on the come out roll for a winning bet.
- One Roll Bet: A bet in craps that is one or lost in a single roll.
- Odds Bet: An additional wager made in addition to the pass line bet.
- Off: What you say to indicate that they are not active on the next roll of the dice.
- Off and On: Refers to the way that Dealers pays off COME BETS when a new come bet is the same number as one already established.
- On: This means that your bets are working or in action.
- Outside Numbers: Place bets on the 4-10 –5-9.
- Parlay: Adding your winnings to an original bet and wagering it all.
- Pass Line Bet: A wager made on the come out roll in which you are betting that the shooter will make the point.
- Place bet: A bet that a particular number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) will be rolled before a 7 is rolled.
- Point: The number established by the come out roll.
- Proposition Bet: A wager on one of the bets in the center of the layout.
- Right Better: A player with a bet on the pass line.
- Rack: The grooved rail where you keep your chips.
- Seven Out: Expression when a shooter rolls a seven before making their point thus losing the pass line bet.
- Shooter: The player rolling the dice.
- Snake Eyes: Slang for the number 2. Also called aces.
- Stickman: The dealer with the stick that pushed the dice to the shooter and calls the rolls.
- Toke: Another word for a tip.
- World Bet: A bet on the horn numbers along with any seven. (2-3-11-12)
- Wrong Bettor: A player betting against the shooter.
- Yo or Yo-leven: The word used for rolling an eleven so as to not confuse it with “seven.”
Just like other casino games, Craps has plenty of terms, slang and jargon that can be heard at the Craps table or around it. Knowing these terms makes the game a little easier to understand and play. Don’t be afraid to ask a fellow player or one of the casino employees about any slang terms you hear at the craps table.
Aces – Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 2.
Any Craps – A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven – A bet that the next roll will be 7.
Arm – Term used to describe a player who is skilled at throwing the dice, sometimes even suggesting that the player can alter the result by the way he throws.
Back Line – same as the Don’t Pass Line.
Betting Right – Pass Line and Come bets.
Betting Wrong – Don’t Pass Line and Don’t Come bets.
Big Eight – Even money bet that an 8 is rolled before a 7.
Big Six – Even money bet that a 6 is rolled before a 7.
Big Red – Betting on any 7 being rolled.
Boxcars – Two 6s.
Boxman – The casino employee who sits behind the table between the two dealers and is in charge of the houses’ chips and overseeing all activity on the table
Buffalo – Betting on all the Hard Ways and Any Seven.
Buy Bets- 5% commission paid to the house so that the correct odds are paid
C &E – One time bet that the next roll will be any craps (2, 3, or 12) or 11.
Capped Dice – non standard, crooked dice which are no longer playable.
Center Bets – Also known as proposition bets, they are placed in the center of the table.
Cold Table – Something every Craps player hates! This table is losing often because shooters are not making points.
Come Bet – wager that the shooter will roll his point
Come Out Roll – The first roll by a shooter, either at the beginning of his turn or after he has made a point.
Craps Out – rolling a craps on the come out roll includes loss of pass line bets
Craps – The name of the game as well as a roll of 2, 3 or 12
Dealer 001f- the two casino employees on the sides of the Boxman who handle placing the bets and payouts
Don’t Come – Betting that the shooter will roll a 7 before he rolls his point.
Don’t Pass Bet – Making a bet against the dice before a Come Out roll.
Don’t Pass Bar – opposite of a Pass Line bet
Double Odds – Doubles the initial Pass Line, Don’t Pass Line, Come, Don’t Come bets.
Easy Way – A dice roll of 4, 6, 8, and 10 with each die having a different number.
Edge – The casino’s advantage over the player.
Even Money – 1:1 payout
Field Bet – A bet on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
Floorman – casino employee who stands behind the craps table, dealers with players and credit
Free Odds Bet – Taken at true odds.
Front Line – Same as the Pass Line.
Hard Way- Betting on a 4, 6, 8 or 10 when both dice are the same number
Hi-Lo – One roll bet that the next roll will be a 2 or 12
Hope Bet – Single time bet that the dice will land on specific numbers.
Horn Bet – A bet on 2, 3, 11 and 12 with the same amount.
Horn High Bet – bet amount is split into five parts. Two parts on the high number 12 and three units for the other numbers 2, 3 and 11.
Hot Table – The best kind to play on! A Hot Table will have shooters making points and lots of money for other players. You can always spot these tables by the crowds around them and the noise coming from them.
Inside Numbers – 5, 6, 8 and 9. Used mostly when placing bets dice
Line Bet – Bet on the Pass Line or Don’t Pass Line.
Lay Bet – Betting that a point number will not be rolled before a 7 is thrown
Lay Odds – Additional odds bet against the dice
Layout – painted marks on the felt showing all bets that can be made
Little Joe – A Hard 4 or rolling 2 2s
Loaded dice – dice that are weighted, results in specific rolled numbers
MarkerBuck/Puck- A Plastic disk that the dealers use to mark the point on the Craps table; ‘Off’ or ‘On’.
Midnight – One time roll bet on 12.
Natural – 7 or 11 on the come out roll.
Odds – ratio of an event occurring, generally the amount paid out per winning bet
Off – bets will not be active on the next dice roll.
On – active
One Roll Bets – betting on a single dice roll
Outside Numbers – 4, 5 9, and 10.
Parlay – Using winnings to increase a bet, usually double (let it ride/ press the bet).
Pass Line (Bet) – Betting the dice will win or pass.
Payoff – winnings on a wager
Pit Boss – Casino employee responsible for all craps tables in one area of casino
Place Bet – betting a point number will be thrown before a 7 comes out.
Place Numbers – 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.
Point – number established on Come Out roll 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10
Point Number – One of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 determined on the come out roll.
Press (a Bet) – use winnings to double a bet.
Proposition Bets – Prop Bets – single roll bets and the hardway bet.
Rail – The grooved area along the top of the craps table where chips are kept
Right Bettor – A player who bets that the shooter will make the Point.
Roll- single throw of the dice
Rounding – Payout rounding. Rounding up or down the amount.
Seven Out – When a 7 is thrown after a point has been established and before the point number is rolled again thus ending the shooters turn.
Shooter - The player who is currently rolling the dice.
Snake Eyes – When you roll a two in craps. Each die looks like a snake’s eye
Stickman – A casino employee standing opposite the Boxman who calls out the dice rolls and returns the dice to the shooter, also responsible for the placing and paying the proposition bets.
Toke – A tip given to the dealer usually made on a line or prop bet
The Point – The number established on the come-out roll. Only place numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10) can become the point. The shooter attempts to roll the point number again before throwing a 7 in order to win that round of pass line or come betting.
Three-way Craps – A bet made in units of 3 with one unit on 2, one unit on 3, and one unit on 12.
True Odds- odds a particular number will be rolled on any single dice roll
Unit – bet size used as standard of measurement
Vigorish – or Vig. The casino edge or commission taken by the house.
Working – Bets that are active on any given roll
Whirl Bet – Betting on 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12 with the same amount.
Shooting Craps Definition
Wrong Bettor – A player betting the dice will not pass. A player who bets the shooter will not make the point and instead he will Seven-Out.
Shooting Craps Game
Yo – The number 11. Also called Yo-leven