Activities Hobbies Craps Lingo and Terminology Share PINTEREST Email Print Michael Blann/Getty Images Hobbies Card Games & Gambling Casinos Sports Gambling Poker Blackjack Contests Couponing Freebies Frugal Living Fine Arts & Crafts Astrology Cars & Motorcycles Playing Music Learn More By Bill Burton Bill Burton Bill Burton has written about casinos and gambling since 2008. He is the author of two books about gambling and a monthly columnist for several national gambling publications. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on 04/01/18 Craps seems like a complicated game because there are so many terms and slang for different bets. Learning the lingo can help you understand the game. 2-Way: Player betting one roll wager for himself AND the dealers. 3-Way Craps: A bet made in units of 3 with one unit on 2, one unit on 3, and one unit on 12. Aces: Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 2. Also called Snake Eyes. Any Craps: A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12. Any Seven: A bet that the next roll will be 7. Big Red: Another word for seven. Players will not use the world seven at the table. Black: Dealer slang for $100 gaming chips which in most casinos are black. Bones: Another name for dice. Boxcars: Slang for the 12. Also called midnight. Boxman: Table supervisor who sits between the dealers and opposite the stickman. Box Numbers: These are the place bet numbers; 4-5-6-8-9-10. Boys or The Boys: Slang for the Dealers. Cold Dice: Expression used to describe the table when no one is making their point. Color In: What you say when cashing out smaller valued chips for larger valued chips when leaving the craps table. Come bet: A bet made after the point is established. It is exactly like a pass line bet. Come out roll: The first roll of the dice to establish a point. Comp: Complimentary or freebies provided to players based on their action. Crap Numbers: The numbers 2,3 and 12. Craps Check: Betting on any craps during the come out roll to hedge your pass line bet. Don't Come bet: A don't pass bet made after the point is established. Don't Pass bet: A bet that the shooter will not make his point. Double odds: An odds bet that is twice the size of the original pass/come bet. Some casinos offer higher odds. Eye in the Sky: Surveillance department or the cameras in the ceiling to watch the players and dealers. Front Line: Another name for a pass line bet. Garden: Slang for the field bet. George: A player who is a good tipper. Green: Dealer slang for $25 gaming chips which in most casinos are green. Hard Way: A bet on 4, 6, 8, or 10 that wins only if the dice roll as pairs; 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5. Hi-Lo: A one roll bet on 2 & 12 Hi-Lo-Yo: A one roll bet on 2,12 & 11. Hop bet: A bet that the next roll will result in one particular combination of the dice, such as; 3-5. 2-2, 3-3, 4-4 etc. Horn bet: A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, 11, or 12, made in multiples of 4, with one unit on each of the numbers. Horn High bet: A bet made in multiples of 5 with one unit on 3 of the horn numbers, and two units on the "high" number (number 12). Hot Dice or Hot Table: When players are winning or a player is rolling a lot of numbers. Inside Numbers: Place bets on the numbers 5-6 -8-9 Lay bet: A bet that a 7 will be rolled before the number you are placing (4,5,6,8,9, or 10) comes up. Lay-Out: The printed area on the felt where wagers can be placed. Lay Odds: After a point has been established an additional odds bet can be made that will win if the original don't pass bet wins. Little Joe: Slang for a pair of twos or Hard 4. Marker: The plastic disk used to mark the point. One side is printed “on” and the other “off”. Mark the Point: The dealer puts the Puck on the layout to indicate the point number. Midnight: Slang for the 12. Also called box cars. Natural: A seven or 11 thrown on the come out roll for a winning bet. One Roll Bet: A bet in craps that is one or lost in a single roll. Odds Bet: An additional wager made in addition to the pass line bet. Off: What you say to indicate that they are not active on the next roll of the dice. Off and On: Refers to the way that Dealers pays off COME BETS when a new come bet is the same number as one already established. On: This means that your bets are working or in action. Outside Numbers: Place bets on the 4-10 –5-9. Parlay: Adding your winnings to an original bet and wagering it all. Pass Line Bet: A wager made on the come out roll in which you are betting that the shooter will make the point. Place bet: A bet that a particular number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) will be rolled before a 7 is rolled. Point: The number established by the come out roll. Proposition Bet: A wager on one of the bets in the center of the layout. Right Better: A player with a bet on the pass line. Rack: The grooved rail where you keep your chips. Seven Out: Expression when a shooter rolls a seven before making their point thus losing the pass line bet. Shooter: The player rolling the dice. Snake Eyes: Slang for the number 2. Also called aces. Stickman: The dealer with the stick that pushed the dice to the shooter and calls the rolls. Toke: Another word for a tip. World Bet: A bet on the horn numbers along with any seven. (2-3-11-12) Wrong Bettor: A player betting against the shooter. Yo or Yo-leven: The word used for rolling an eleven so as to not confuse it with “seven.”