GLOSSARY:

ADA FROM DECATUR...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR THE NUMBER 8 IN CRAPS.

ANY CRAPS...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT FOR BETTING THAT THE 2,3,12 WILL BE THROWN ON THE NEXT DICE TOSS.

BAR...THE NUMBER 12(OR SOMETIMES 2)THAT APPEAR IN DONT PASS BETTING AREA. A BAR 12 MEANS IF 12 IS ROLLED THE DONT PASS WAGER IS A STANDOFF.

BIG DICK/BIG JOHN...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR NUMBER 10 IN CRAPS.

BIG 6...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT FOR BETTING THE 6 WILL BE THROWN BEFORE A 7.

BIG 8...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT FOR BETTING THE 8 WILL BE THROWN BEFORE A 7.

BOX CARS...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR NUMBER 12 IN CRAPS (TWO 6'S).

BOXPERSON...CASINO SUPERVISOR THAT SITS IN FRONT OF THE CASINO BANK OF EVERY CRAPS TABLE. THIS PERSON IS THE BOSS OF THAT TABLE AND SETTLES ANY DISPUTES.

BUCK...THE MARKER (LOOKS LIKE A HOCKEY PUCK) THAT IS USED TO INDICATE THE SHOOTER'S POINT.

CHECK RACK...THE RACKS USED BY CASINOS TO STACK THE CHIPS AT THE CRAPS TABLES.

COLD DICE...SLANG EXPRESSION INDICATING NO ONE IS ABLE TO MAKE A POINT NUMBER (I.E. PASS LINE BETTORS ARE LOOSING).

COME BET...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE AFTER A POINT IS ESABLISHED. HAS THE SAME WIN/LOSE RULES AS PASS LINE BET.

COME OUT... INITIAL ROLL OF THE DICE BY A NEW SHOOTER TO ESTABLISH THE POINT.

CRAP OUT...SLANG EXPRESSION INDICATING A SHOOTER THROWS ONE OF THE CRAPS NUMBERS (2, 3 OR 12).

DICE STICK...THE CURVED STICK USED BE THE DEALER (KNOWN AS THE STICKMAN OR STICKLADY) TO MANIPULATE THE DICE ON THE TABLE.

DONT COME BET... A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE AFTER A POINT IS ESTABLISHED. HAS THE SAME WIN/LOSE RULES AS DONT PASS BET.

DONT PASS LINE...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE ON A COME OUT ROLL IN WHICH THE PLAYER BETS AGAINST THE SHOOTER. BET WINS IF 2, 3 IS THROWN ON A COME OUT ROLL (12 IS A STANDOF); LOSES ON A NATURAL 7 OR 11. ONCE A POINT IS ESTABLISHED BET WINS IF 7 APPEARS BEFORE POINT NUMBER, LOSES IF POINT NUMBER IS THROWN BEFORE A 7.

DROP BOX...THE LOCKED CASH BOX LOCATED UNDER THE CRAPS TABLE IN WHICH THE CASH PAID BY PLAYERS FOR CHIPS IS PLACED (OR DROPPED).

EDGE...AN ADVANTAGE IN A GAME USUALLY EXPRESSED AS A PERCENT. ALSO KNOWN AS CASINO ADVANTAGE.

FIELD... A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT THAT ONE OF THE FIELD NUMBERS WILL SHOW ON NEXT DICE TOSS.

HARDAWAY BET... A WAGER IN THE CENTER OF CRAPS TABLE THAT CAN BE MADE IN WHICH THE PLAYER BETS THAT EITHER THE 4,6,8 OR 10 WILL BE MADE BY AN INDENTICAL PAIR OF COMBONATIONS ON TWO DIE BEFORE ROLLING A 7 OR THE HARDAWAY NUMBER IN ANY OTHER COMBONATION.

HOP BETS...A ONE ROLL BET THAT A PLAYER CAN MAKE ON ANY NUMBER NOT LISTED ON THE LAYOUT.

HOT DICE...SLANG EXPRESSION INDICATING A SHOOTER IS ROLLING A LOT OF NUMBERS AND MAKING HIS/HER POINTS. OPPOSITE OF COLD DICE.

HOUSE PERCENTAGE...ANOTHER EXPRESSION FOR EDGE OR CASINO ADVANTAGE.

INSURANCE BET...MAKING A SECOND BET TO PROTECT FROM LOSING ANOTHER BET ON THE CRAPS TABLE.

LAY THE ODDS...EXPRESSION THAT INDICATES A PLAYER IS MAKING AN ODDS BET ON DONT PASS OR DONT COME. THE PLAYER WAGERS MORE TO RECIEVE LESS (LAYS ON THE ODDS) BECAUSE ONCE A POINT IS EXTABLISHED, THE DONT BETTER HAS THE EDGE.

MARKER...ANOTHER TERM FOR BUCK THAT IS USED TO MARK THE SHOOTERS POINT.

NATURAL...THE NUMBERS 7 AND 11 IN CRAPS ARE KNOWN AS NATURALS.

ONE ROLL BET...A BET IN CRAPS THAT IS WON OR LOST ON NEXT DICE ROLL.

PASS...SLAND EXPRESSION TO INDICATE THE SHOOTER EITHER THREW A NATURAL ON COME OUT ROLL OR MADE HIS OR HER POINT.

PASS LINE...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE ON COME OUT ROLL IN WHICH THE PLAYER IS BETTING WITH THE SHOOTER. BET WINS IF NATURAL (7 OR 11) IS TROWN ON COME OUT ROLL, LOSES ON 2,3 OR 12. ONCE A POINT IS ESTABLISHED, BET WINS IF POINT NUMBER REPEATS BEFORE A 7; LOSES IF INSTEAD A 7 IS ROLLED BEFORE POINT NUBER.

PAYOFF...WINNING CHIPS RECIEVED BY PLAYER AFTER WINNING A BET.

PLACE BET...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT DIRECTLY ON THE POINT NUMBERS 4,5,6,8,9,10. BET WINS IF NUMBER REPEATS BEFORE A 7 IS ROLLED, LOSES IF 7 IS THROWN BEFORE THE NUMBER.

POINT...THE NUMBER (EITHER 4,5,6,8,9,10) ROLLED BY A SHOOTER ON THE COME OUT ROLL.

PROPOSITION BET...A WAGER ON ONE OF THE BETS IN THE CENTER OF THE CRAPS LAYOUT THAT HAVE A HIGH PAYOFF.

SEVEN OUT...EXPRESSION INDICATING THAT THE SHOOTER THREW THE 7 BEFORE REPEATING THE POINT NUMBER.

STAKE...THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OR BANKROLL A PLAYER HAS AVAILABLE FOR PLAYING CRAPS.

STAND OFF..TERM THAT INDICATES A PLAYER DOESNT WIN OR LOSE A DONT PASS OR DONT COME BET WHEN A 12 IS ROLLED.

STICKPERSON...CASINO DEALER THAT USES THE CURVED STICK TO RETRIEVE THE DICE. THIS DEALER ALSO TALKS UP THE GAME, MAKES PROP BETS FOR PLAYERS AND PUSHES THE DICE OVERTO THE PLAYER TO SHOOT.

TAKE THE ODDS...THE ODDS BET MADE ON PASS LINE OR COME BET. PLAYER WAGERS LESS TO WIN MORE BY TAKING THE ODDS.

WRONG BETTOR...A PLAYER BETTING THE DICE TO LOSE (DONT BETTOR).


	CRAPS FOR FUN AND PROFIT \| home History and Background \| GLOSSARY: \| SUPERSTITIONS \| Favorite Locations \| Mailbag \| Related Links \| Contact Me GLOSSARY: ACE...THE ONE SPOT OR PIP ON A SINGLE DIE. ADA FROM DECATUR...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR THE NUMBER 8 IN CRAPS. ANY CRAPS...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT FOR BETTING THAT THE 2,3,12 WILL BE THROWN ON THE NEXT DICE TOSS. BAR...THE NUMBER 12(OR SOMETIMES 2)THAT APPEAR IN DONT PASS BETTING AREA. A BAR 12 MEANS IF 12 IS ROLLED THE DONT PASS WAGER IS A STANDOFF. BET THE DICE TO WIN...MAKING A WAGER ON THE PASS LINE. BIG DICK/BIG JOHN...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR NUMBER 10 IN CRAPS. BIG 6...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT FOR BETTING THE 6 WILL BE THROWN BEFORE A 7. BIG 8...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT FOR BETTING THE 8 WILL BE THROWN BEFORE A 7. BOX CARS...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR NUMBER 12 IN CRAPS (TWO 6'S). BOXPERSON...CASINO SUPERVISOR THAT SITS IN FRONT OF THE CASINO BANK OF EVERY CRAPS TABLE. THIS PERSON IS THE BOSS OF THAT TABLE AND SETTLES ANY DISPUTES. BUCK...THE MARKER (LOOKS LIKE A HOCKEY PUCK) THAT IS USED TO INDICATE THE SHOOTER'S POINT. CHECK RACK...THE RACKS USED BY CASINOS TO STACK THE CHIPS AT THE CRAPS TABLES. COLD DICE...SLANG EXPRESSION INDICATING NO ONE IS ABLE TO MAKE A POINT NUMBER (I.E. PASS LINE BETTORS ARE LOOSING). COME BET...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE AFTER A POINT IS ESABLISHED. HAS THE SAME WIN/LOSE RULES AS PASS LINE BET. COME OUT... INITIAL ROLL OF THE DICE BY A NEW SHOOTER TO ESTABLISH THE POINT. CRAP OUT...SLANG EXPRESSION INDICATING A SHOOTER THROWS ONE OF THE CRAPS NUMBERS (2, 3 OR 12). DICE STICK...THE CURVED STICK USED BE THE DEALER (KNOWN AS THE STICKMAN OR STICKLADY) TO MANIPULATE THE DICE ON THE TABLE. DUECE...REFERS TO THE NUMBER 2 IN CRAPS. DONT COME BET... A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE AFTER A POINT IS ESTABLISHED. HAS THE SAME WIN/LOSE RULES AS DONT PASS BET. DONT PASS LINE...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE ON A COME OUT ROLL IN WHICH THE PLAYER BETS AGAINST THE SHOOTER. BET WINS IF 2, 3 IS THROWN ON A COME OUT ROLL (12 IS A STANDOF); LOSES ON A NATURAL 7 OR 11. ONCE A POINT IS ESTABLISHED BET WINS IF 7 APPEARS BEFORE POINT NUMBER, LOSES IF POINT NUMBER IS THROWN BEFORE A 7. DROP BOX...THE LOCKED CASH BOX LOCATED UNDER THE CRAPS TABLE IN WHICH THE CASH PAID BY PLAYERS FOR CHIPS IS PLACED (OR DROPPED). EDGE...AN ADVANTAGE IN A GAME USUALLY EXPRESSED AS A PERCENT. ALSO KNOWN AS CASINO ADVANTAGE. FEVER...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR NUMBER 5 IN CRAPS. FIELD... A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT THAT ONE OF THE FIELD NUMBERS WILL SHOW ON NEXT DICE TOSS. FLAT BET...THE INITIAL BET ON PASS OR DONT PASS. FRONT LINE...ANOTHER EXPRESSION FOR PASS LINE WAGER. HARDAWAY BET... A WAGER IN THE CENTER OF CRAPS TABLE THAT CAN BE MADE IN WHICH THE PLAYER BETS THAT EITHER THE 4,6,8 OR 10 WILL BE MADE BY AN INDENTICAL PAIR OF COMBONATIONS ON TWO DIE BEFORE ROLLING A 7 OR THE HARDAWAY NUMBER IN ANY OTHER COMBONATION. HOP BETS...A ONE ROLL BET THAT A PLAYER CAN MAKE ON ANY NUMBER NOT LISTED ON THE LAYOUT. HOT DICE...SLANG EXPRESSION INDICATING A SHOOTER IS ROLLING A LOT OF NUMBERS AND MAKING HIS/HER POINTS. OPPOSITE OF COLD DICE. HOUSE PERCENTAGE...ANOTHER EXPRESSION FOR EDGE OR CASINO ADVANTAGE. INSURANCE BET...MAKING A SECOND BET TO PROTECT FROM LOSING ANOTHER BET ON THE CRAPS TABLE. LAY THE ODDS...EXPRESSION THAT INDICATES A PLAYER IS MAKING AN ODDS BET ON DONT PASS OR DONT COME. THE PLAYER WAGERS MORE TO RECIEVE LESS (LAYS ON THE ODDS) BECAUSE ONCE A POINT IS EXTABLISHED, THE DONT BETTER HAS THE EDGE. LITTLE JOE...SLANG EXPRESSION FOR NUMBER 4 IN CRAPS. LONG SHOT BET...ANOTHER EXPRESSION FOR PROPOSITION BET. MARKER...ANOTHER TERM FOR BUCK THAT IS USED TO MARK THE SHOOTERS POINT. NATURAL...THE NUMBERS 7 AND 11 IN CRAPS ARE KNOWN AS NATURALS. ONE ROLL BET...A BET IN CRAPS THAT IS WON OR LOST ON NEXT DICE ROLL. PASS...SLAND EXPRESSION TO INDICATE THE SHOOTER EITHER THREW A NATURAL ON COME OUT ROLL OR MADE HIS OR HER POINT. PASS LINE...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT MADE ON COME OUT ROLL IN WHICH THE PLAYER IS BETTING WITH THE SHOOTER. BET WINS IF NATURAL (7 OR 11) IS TROWN ON COME OUT ROLL, LOSES ON 2,3 OR 12. ONCE A POINT IS ESTABLISHED, BET WINS IF POINT NUMBER REPEATS BEFORE A 7; LOSES IF INSTEAD A 7 IS ROLLED BEFORE POINT NUBER. PAYOFF...WINNING CHIPS RECIEVED BY PLAYER AFTER WINNING A BET. PHOEBE...ANOTHER SLANG EXPRESSION FOR NUMBER 5 IN CRAPS. PLACE BET...A WAGER ON CRAPS LAYOUT DIRECTLY ON THE POINT NUMBERS 4,5,6,8,9,10. BET WINS IF NUMBER REPEATS BEFORE A 7 IS ROLLED, LOSES IF 7 IS THROWN BEFORE THE NUMBER. POINT...THE NUMBER (EITHER 4,5,6,8,9,10) ROLLED BY A SHOOTER ON THE COME OUT ROLL. PROPOSITION BET...A WAGER ON ONE OF THE BETS IN THE CENTER OF THE CRAPS LAYOUT THAT HAVE A HIGH PAYOFF. RIGHT BETTOR...A PLAYER BETTING THE DICE TO WIN (PASS LINE. ROLL...THE THROWN OF THE DICE BY THE SHOOTER. SEVEN OUT...EXPRESSION INDICATING THAT THE SHOOTER THREW THE 7 BEFORE REPEATING THE POINT NUMBER. SHOOTER...PLAYER WHO IS THROWING THE DICE. STAKE...THE AMOUNT OF MONEY OR BANKROLL A PLAYER HAS AVAILABLE FOR PLAYING CRAPS. SNAKE EYES...THE NUMBER 2 IN CRAPS. STAND OFF..TERM THAT INDICATES A PLAYER DOESNT WIN OR LOSE A DONT PASS OR DONT COME BET WHEN A 12 IS ROLLED. STICKPERSON...CASINO DEALER THAT USES THE CURVED STICK TO RETRIEVE THE DICE. THIS DEALER ALSO TALKS UP THE GAME, MAKES PROP BETS FOR PLAYERS AND PUSHES THE DICE OVERTO THE PLAYER TO SHOOT. TAKE THE ODDS...THE ODDS BET MADE ON PASS LINE OR COME BET. PLAYER WAGERS LESS TO WIN MORE BY TAKING THE ODDS. TREY...THE NUMBER 3 IN CRAPS. WRONG BETTOR...A PLAYER BETTING THE DICE TO LOSE (DONT BETTOR).