Craps Strategy Games & Terms at gamerisms

Craps Strategy Games and terms, part 3 completes craps gamerisms. Craps terms, lingo and jargon reported for this strategy game that qualify for the unusual include Midnight, Outstanding in Your Field, Rhythmic Rollers, Square Pair and Up Pops the Devil. 

Craps Strategy Games & Terms: M - N

• Marker Puck: disk for marking point of on or off at craps table.
• Midnight: number 12 or wagering that the next roll will be a 12.
• Miss: rolling a seven after the point has been established. Alternate terms are seven out or miss out.
• Natural: tossing a 7 or 11 on the come out roll.
• Nina from Pasadena:  craps lingo for betting that the next roll will total 9.
• Numbers: refers to numbers, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10.
  

Craps Strategy Games & Terms: O

• Odds Bets: after the come out roll, an additional bet on, come, don't come, place, and don't place bets. At 2x odds, you bet $20 to win $40.
• Odds Off: come odds bets are ‘off’ during the come out roll, unless requested to be ‘working’. Players can request odds off for the next roll of the dice.
• One Roll Bets: betting on the next roll only. Examples are any craps, horn and field wagers. 
• Outside Numbers: craps jargon for place numbers: 4, 5, 9, and 10.
• Outstanding in your Field: wagering that the next roll will total 12.
  

Craps Strategy Games & Terms: P - Q

• Pair of Aces in the Wrong Places: number 2.
• Parlay: keep those winnings in play.
• Pass Line Bet:betting made before the come out roll that a 7 or 11 would be thrown. Pays even money. 2, 3 or 12 on the same roll will lose.                        
• Place Bet: betting on numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 or combinations that your pick will repeat before a 7 is rolled.
• Place Numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. If rolled on the come out, that number then becomes the point number.
• Playing the Field: craps bet placed at the ‘field box’ that the next number rolled will be a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
• Point Number: determined on the come out roll, the point number will be one of these numbers--4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. Once established, the craps shooter tries to again throw the point number before a 7 to win.
• Press a Bet: craps lingo for double your bet.
• Proposition Bet: wagers made in the center of the craps table.
• Puck or Disk: is white on one side and black on the opposite side. Showing white indicates a come out roll has taken place and point is established. Conversely, if you notice the puck with the black side off in the don’t come area, the next roll is a come out.
• Put Bet: player selects a point number with a put bet after the come out roll. The downside is that sevens and elevens mean a losing bet.
• Quarters: craps jargon for $25 chips.
  

Craps Strategy Games & Terms: R

• Rails: area surrounding the craps table where players hold their chips.
• Rhythmic Rollers: players who have learned to ‘grip’ the dice to determine the outcome of a roll. This is a craps strategy that is growing in popularity.
• Right Bettor: craps player who bets pass and come to win. 
• Roll: is either a single roll of the dice or a set of dice rolls until the craps shooter sevens out.
• Rounding: term for payout amount rounded up or down.
• Rushmore Casino: Instant play--Craps online. All players welcome.
  

Craps Strategy Games & Terms: S

• Seven Out: rolling a seven after the point has been established. Also, miss or miss out.
• Shoot: series of dice rolls until the craps shooter sevens out.
• Shooter: craps player who rolls the dice.
• Single Odds: betting odds for the same amount of money as the original pass or come bet.
• Six-Ace: craps lingo for bet that the next roll will be a 7. 
• Six Five, No Jive: wagering that the next roll will total 11.
• Snake Eyes: the number 2 or wagering that the next roll will be a 2.
• Square Pair: craps jargon for wagering that the next roll will be a hard 8 (4+4).
• Stickman: term for table attendant who calls out rolls, places and pays proposition bets plus returns the dice to the craps shooter.
  

Craps Strategy Games & Terms: T

• Take the Odds: added bet on come, don’t come, place and don’t place after come out roll.
• Taken Down: bet returned to player, as per their request to have it removed.
• Three-way Craps: bet of 3 units where 1 unit=number 2, 1 unit=number 3 and 1 unit=number 12.
• Toke: tip for casino craps employees.
• Two Aces: craps lingo for number 2.         
• Two Ways: player uses this term when betting for the dealer and for his/her own bet. Usually a hardways or proposition bet where a $10 two ways bet divides as $5 for the dealer and $5 for the player.
  

Craps Strategy Games & Terms: U - Z

• Up Pops the Devil: wagering that the next roll will be a 7.
• Vigorish: also known as vig, this is the casino commission.
• Whirl Bet: betting that the next toss is 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12. Wagers are in multiples of 5 and each unit=one number. For $5 bet=$1 on numbers 2, 3, 7 and $2 on 11 or 12.  Also known as a world bet.
• Winner on the Dark Side: craps lingo for wagering that the next roll will be a 3.
• Working: refers to some bets that will be at risk on the next roll.           
• Wrong Bettor: craps player who bets don’t pass and don’t come to win. 
• Yo: craps lingo for the number 11.
• Yo eleven: wagering that the next roll will total 11.
  

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