Glossary of Craps terms

Ace Deuce: A bet placed on the next roll of the dice showing a total of three (consisting of a 2 and a 1).

Aces: A bet that the next roll of the dice will show a total of two (consisting of two 1s).

Action: All bets that are currently active on the table.

Against the Dice: Placing bets on Don’t Pass and Don’t Come.

Any Craps: A bet that the next roll of the dice will show a total of 2, 3, or 12.

Any Seven: A bet that the next roll of the dice will show a total of 7.

Any Twelve: A bet that the next roll of the dice will show a total of 12.

Apron: The outer edge of the craps table.

Back Line: Another term for Don’t Pass Line.

Bar 12: When a push occurs on Don’t Pass and Don’t Come bets due to a roll of 12.

Behind the Line: Odds placed on Pass/Come/Don’t Pass/Don’t Come bets.

Big 8: A bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7.

Big 6: A bet that a 6 will be rolled before a 7.

Big Red: A bet on any 7.

Bones: Slang term for dice.

Boxcars: A bet that two 6s will be rolled on the next roll of the dice.

Box Numbers: A bet placed on 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10.

Buffalo: A five-unit bet placed on each of the hard way numbers and any seven.

Buy Bet: Another term for Place Bet.

Cand E: A two-part bet, with one part on 2, 3, or 12 and another on 11.

Centre Bets: Bets placed in the center section of the craps table.

Come Bet: A Pass-line bet placed after the Come Out roll.

Come Out Roll: The first roll of the dice in a new round.

Corner Red: The section of the craps table where the numbers 6 and 8 are in red.

Crap Out: When a shooter rolls a 2, 3, or 12 on the Come Out roll and the round ends.

Craps: A roll of 2, 3, or 12 on the Come Out roll.

Craps Numbers: The numbers 2, 3, and 12.

Don’t Come Bet: A bet placed after the Come Out roll that a 7 will be rolled before the point number.

Don’t Pass Bet: A bet placed on 2, 3, or 12, and which loses if 7 or 11 is rolled.

Double Odds: An odds bet on Pass, Don’t Pass, Come, or Don’t Come at twice the amount of the original bet.

Easy Way: A number combination that can be rolled in two ways.

Even Money: A bet that pays out the same amount as the original wager.

Eyeballs: Slang term for the number 2.

Field Bet: A bet that one of the following numbers (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12) will be rolled on the next roll of the dice.

Front Line Bet: Another term for Pass Line Bet.

Garden: Another term for Field Bet.

Hard Way: A roll of 4, 6, 8, or 10 made up of a pair of the same numbers.

Hi-Lo: A bet that the next roll of the dice will be a 12 or a 2.

Hop Bet: A type of wager on any combination of the dice.

Horn Bet: A single bet on the numbers 2, 3, 11, or 12.

Inside Bet: A bet placed on the numbers 5, 6, 8, or 9.

Inside Numbers: The numbers 5, 6, 8, and 9.

Insurance Bet: Two or more bets that cover each other in case one of them loses.

Lay Odds: An additional bet on the Don’t Come and Don’t Pass bets.

Line Bet: A bet on either the Pass Line or Don’t Pass Line.

Midnight: A bet on the number 12, also known as Any Twelve.

Natural: A roll of 7 or 11 on the Come Out roll.

Odds Bet: An extra wager behind the Pass, Come, Don’t Pass, or Don’t Come bet.

One Roll Bet: A bet on the outcome of the next dice roll.

Outside Numbers: The numbers 4, 5, 9, and 10.

Parlay: A strategy of increasing the bet amount by adding the winnings to the original bet.

Pass Line Bet: A bet on the Come Out roll resulting in a 7 or 11.

Place Bet: A bet on any of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 before a 7 is rolled.

Place Numbers: The numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10.

Press a Bet: To double the original bet amount.

Seven Out: When a 7 is rolled before a point number in a round of Craps.

Shooter: The player who throws the dice.

Snake Eyes: A roll of two ones.

Take Odds: A side bet on the Pass or Come bets with true odds.

Take Me Down: When a player asks for their bet to be returned.

Two-Way: A bet split between the player and the dealer.

Working Bet: An active bet that stays on the table from roll to roll.

Yo: Slang for the number 11.