A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF CRAPS TERMS

Terminology is the first thing one must learn when venturing into any game for the first time. For those that are playing craps for the very first time, the terms used may sound strange, but it's just a matter of getting used to them.

Here is the dictionary of terms used in craps:

Any Craps:. A bet made on 2, 3 or 12 on the next roll. Pays 7:1 with an edge of 11.1% Any 7: A bet made on 7 on the next roll Box cars: When the rolled number is 12 Buy bet: This is an alternative for a place bet, and the player pays a vigorish of 5% on the total amount wagered Big 6 and Big 8: Betting on a 6 or an 8 before a 7. Big red: Bet on getting any 7 on the next roll Come bet: A bet on the Come, on the come line, after making a point Come box: Where the Come bet is placed Come out roll: This is the first rolling of the dice and all rolls after that when no point is established Crap: 2, 3 and 12 Crapping out/Craps: To roll a 2, 3 or 12 on the come out roll Cross eyes: Three is rolled Don't come: A bet on the dice not passing. This is placed after the come out roll Don't pass: A bet on 2 or 3 on the Come out roll. Don't pass line: A line on which the Don't pass bet is placed Double odds: This is an odds bet that is double the actual pass or come Flat or Contract bet Edge: The tax charged by the casino on the bets that are placed Field bet: A bet on any group of numbers on the field Free odds: This bet is made on the Pass line, Don't pass line, Come and Don't come after establishing a point Hard ways: Means the dice will rolls 2,2; 3,3; 4,4; or 5,5 Hop bet: This one roll bet is made on a combination that is not offered for the one roll bets Horn bet: A bet with an equal amount placed on 2, 3, 11 and 12, and it wins with any of these numbers Lay bet: A bet against a number being rolled before Lay odds: An odds wager after a Don't pass bet after establishing a point Pass line: The line on which bets are made that a particular number will be rolled before the rolling of a 7 Place bet: Bet made after a establishing a point, for numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 or these number in any combinations Point: This is the number that needs to be repeated before rolling a 7. Only if the number repeats do the pass line or come out bets win. Right bettor: Player betting with the dice Roll: All the throws between the come out roll and a pass or seven out Seven out: Rolling a 7 after making a point Shooter: The person who rolls the dice Snake eyes: When the dice rolls 2 Vigorish: This is also called 'vid' or ?juice.? The commission of 5% charged on lay bets or buy bets. Wrong bettor: The person betting against the dice Yo: Number 11

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