A. Craps Glossary
This glossary explains the craps terms that appear in CTM. Odds are written as payout to 1 or as a ratio, for example 6 to 5.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Any craps | A one-roll bet that the next roll is 2, 3, or 12. |
| Any seven | A one-roll bet that the next roll is 7. |
| Buy bet | A bet that a number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) is rolled before a 7. It pays true odds, and a 5 % vig is charged. |
| C/E bet | Craps and eleven: a one-roll bet that the next roll is 2, 3, 12, or 11. |
| Come-out roll | The first roll of a round, made before a point is set. |
| Craps | A 2, 3, or 12 on the come-out roll. |
| Dealer | A person who runs the game at the table. In this manual, the dealer is the person who operates CTM. |
| Don't pass | A bet against the shooter. It wins on a 2 or 3 on the come-out roll, pushes on a 12, and loses on a 7 or 11. Once a point is set, it wins if a 7 is rolled before the point. |
| Field bet | A one-roll bet that wins on a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12 and loses on a 5, 6, 7, or 8. |
| Hard way | A 4, 6, 8, or 10 rolled with two equal dice. |
| Horn bet | A one-roll bet on 2, 3, 11, and 12, with the amount divided among the four numbers. |
| Horn high | A horn bet with an extra share placed on one of the four numbers. |
| Lay bet | A bet that a 7 is rolled before a number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10). It pays true odds against the number, and a 5 % vig is charged. |
| Laying odds | An additional bet against the point, paid at true odds. |
| Natural | A 7 or 11 on the come-out roll. |
| No roll | A roll that does not count, for example when the dice leave the table. In CTM, you record it with NO ROLL. |
| Odds bet | An additional bet in support of the pass line, paid at true odds: 2 to 1 on a 4 or 10, 3 to 2 on a 5 or 9, and 6 to 5 on a 6 or 8. |
| Pass line | A bet on the shooter. It wins on a 7 or 11 on the come-out roll and loses on a 2, 3, or 12. Once a point is set, it wins if the point is rolled before a 7. |
| Payout limit | The highest amount that you pay out on a single bet. |
| Place bet | A bet that a number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) is rolled before a 7. It pays 9 to 5 on a 4 or 10, 7 to 5 on a 5 or 9, and 7 to 6 on a 6 or 8. |
| Point | The number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) that the shooter rolls on the come-out roll. The shooter must roll it again before a 7. |
| Point Chaser | A side bet on the number of points that the shooter sets before a seven out. |
| Seven out | A 7 rolled while a point is set. The shooter loses the dice. |
| Shooter | The player who rolls the dice. |
| Side bet | An additional bet that you offer alongside the regular game. |
| Stickman | The person who calls the rolls and handles the dice at the table. |
| Table minimum, table maximum | The lowest and the highest bet at your table. |
| Vig | The 5 % commission on buy bets and lay bets. |
| World bet | A one-roll bet on 2, 3, 7, 11, and 12, with the amount divided among the five numbers. |