Craps Dictionary
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Action | Term used to describe the amount of money being wagered on the table. |
| Boxcars | The name for a roll of 12 or two 6s. |
| Center bets | Wagers found in the middle of the table that include Hardway bets and One-roll bets. |
| Come-Out roll | The first roll of the dice used to establish the point for each session. A come-out roll can can win a line bet by rolling a 7 or 11. If the shooter rolls 2, 3 or 12 on the come-out roll a line bet loses. Another roll is then needed to establish a point. |
| Craps | Rolling 2, 3 or 12 on a come-out roll. |
| Giving odds | An additional bet used to back up a Don't Pass or Don't Come bet after the point has been established. This reduces the house edge on your action. |
| Line bets | Even money bets (1:1) that include the Pass Line Bet and the Don't Pass Line Bet. |
| Point | A point is established by a roll of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 by the shooter trying to win a Line bet. Once established a point is made and won by re-rolling the point number. |
| Proposition bets | A One-roll bet that is also known as a Center bet. Players wager that a 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12 will be attained with the next roll. |
| Puck | A two-sided marker. The white side of this marker is placed up when a point has been established and the black side of this marker is placed up when a point has yet to be established. |
| Right bettor | Players who bet on the shooter to win. |
| Sequence bets | Bets that require more than one roll of the dice to resolve. |
| Sevening out | Rolling a 7 after the point has been established causes the shooter to seven out and pass the dice to the next shooter. |
| Shooter | The player rolling the dice. |
| Snake eyes | The name for a roll of 2 or two 1s. |
| Wrong bettor | Players who bet against the shooter believing the shooter will lose. |