This craps game glossary at
gamerisms is divided into 3 parts and created for passionate craps
shooters. Craps is defined as one of the casino strategy games.
Part 2 provides a concise Betting Summary Chart that lists Multiple
Roll Bets and Proposition/ Single Roll Bets, pays and
vigorish. A valuable resource that you can take to the tables.
This
introduction begins with rules and numbers then continues with
craps games glossary A – C for part 1.

Perhaps the most exciting game in the casino is craps. It is likely the
loudest too.
It is
played with enthusiasm by bettors who play craps
online and off.
Additionally, craps lingo and jargon is arguably the most extensive and
unique for any casino game, as you will see in this glossary.
Craps Game Glossary: Rules
A run through the numbers=2, 3, 12 are craps-losers. 7 and 11
are ‘natural’ winners.
Craps Point Numbers are 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 10 and these points
must be repeated before a 7 is rolled.
When a craps player is handed the dice to shoot, the first roll is
called a ‘come-out’ and a 7 or 11 immediately wins. Whereas
the 2, 3, or 12 immediately loses.
If the shooter throws any of the other numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10,
the craps shooter continues to throw until either that same point
number is rolled again, in which case it is a winner or until a 7 is
rolled, in which case the shooter loses.
Any other number has no significance to the pass-line wager.
This explains why the 7 may win or may lose.
If it is thrown on the first roll, it wins. If it is thrown
when the player tries to repeat his first-roll number, it loses and is
called a 7-out.
Craps Game Glossary: A
- Ace-deuce:
wagering that the next roll will total 3.
- Aces:
craps lingo for betting that the next roll will total
2.
- After Five,
the Field's Alive: wagering that the next roll
will total 5.
- All the Spots
We Got: craps jargon for betting that the
next roll will total 12.
- Any 7:
bet that the next roll will be 7. If a 7 comes up,
the player wins 4 to 1.
- Any Craps:
wager that next roll will be 2, 3, or 12. Player
wins 8 to 1.
- Arm:
a skillful player who can change the odds in his/her
favor.
Craps Game Glossary: B
- Back Line:
craps lingo for don’t pass line.
- Back Line
Skinner: betting that the next roll will be a 7.
- Bank Craps:
original term for the game where players bet
only against the house.
- Barefoot Bet:
craps jargon for a come, pass line or don’t
pass bet without any odds.
- Betting Right:
betting on pass line and come bet wins.
- Betting Wrong:
betting on don’t pass and don’t come, that
the dice will not pass.
- Big Red:
placing a bet on any seven.
- Big 6:
bet
that a 6 will be
rolled before a 7 comes up.
Payoff is even
money.
- Big 8:
bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7 comes up.
Payoff is even money.
- Bones:
craps game glossary lingo for dice or die.
- Boxcars:
number 12 or wagering that the next roll will
be 12.
- Boxman:
the one person at the craps table who is seated. He/she takes care of
things, for both the table and the players, keeps an eye on the
payoffs, the bets, and more importantly, the average bets of all the
players who want to be rated. Boxman also handles player disputes and
is charge of the table’s chip bank, which is directly in front of him.
The most experienced casino employee at the table, the boxman can
overrule an unpopular decision.
- Buffalo:
placing a wager on each of hardways and any seven.
- Buy Bets:
betting on 4, 10, 5, 9, 6 and 8 where the player
gives up a 5% commission or vig for a payoff at the correct odds.
Winning means that your number is rolled before a 7 after the come out
roll.
- Buy the 4 and
10: betting on 4 and 10 where the player
gives up a 5% commission or vig for a payoff at 2 to 1 on place bets.
Winning means that your number is rolled before a 7 after the come out
roll.
Craps Game Glossary: C
- Capped Dice:
craps jargon for crooked dice.
- Center Field:
betting that the next roll will total 9.
- Change Color:
converting chips to smaller or bigger
denominations.
- Choppy:
uneven table action where craps shooters are
sevening out early
and not many numbers are thrown.
- Cold Dice:
this craps table has gone cold and the dice
ain’t passing.
Also cold table.
- Come:
bet the pass line after the craps shooter has
established a
point. The next number rolled becomes your point.
- Come Box:
area where come bets are placed.
- Come Out Roll:
first roll of the dice in a betting round is
the come
out roll.
- Craps:
dice rolled showing the numbers 2, 3 and 12.
- Craps Out:
dice rolled showing the numbers 2, 3 or 12 on
the come out
roll.
- Crew:
casino employees managing the craps
table.
Craps Quiz Extra at Craps Game Glossary
What is a
Proposition Bet
in Craps?
A. Bet made in the center of the table?
B. Bet for the 6 and 8.
C. Buying the 5 and 9.
A. Bets made in the center of the craps table.
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