Basic Terms You'll Hear Over the Craps Table

Here are some basic terms you definitely hear mentioned over a craps table. This is the language of the game of craps. Learning it would definitely aid you when you take up a conversation with another player, which kind of makes you sound like you really know your game. This doesn't just make you look like a pro, learning your craps terms also facilitate your understanding of the game itself.

Aces: This term refers to a bet you place with the hope of getting a two on the dice.

Advantage: This is another word for casino's house edge.

Arm: There will definitely be lucky nights where a shooter will roll successive winnings. This term refers to a lucky player or shooter.

Betting Right: This term refers to bets where players predict that the come out roll will become successful.

Betting Wrong: This craps jargon is the opposite of betting right.

Boxman: This is a casino employee who is primarily responsible for the chips used in a casino table.

Buffalo: This craps term refers to hardway bets and any seven bets made at a craps table.

Cold Table: This term is used in a game of craps when the entire game seems to be tougher for players to win. Players will call a cold table when losing streaks have been abundant in a certain craps session.

Color Out/Color In: This craps term refers to the act of replacing smaller chips for higher value chips whenever a player leaves the table.

Coloring Up: This craps jargon refers to the exchange of the smaller gaming checks for larger ones. This works pretty much like the terms color in or color out only that checks are used instead of chips.

Dime Dealer: This craps term is a slang that is used in the game to refer to two checks.

Front line: This is another term for the craps pass line.

Hawking the Dice: Refers to the act of the stickman taking the dice after a shooter has made a roll.

Hop: This is the term used for a roll to obtain a specific combination on two dice.

Hot Table: This craps term is the opposite of a cold table.

Lump: This term refers to the dealer who is unable to correctly handle a craps table.

Marker: This term refers to the promissory note for players whom the casino has granted credits.

Shooter: This term refers to the player who is currently throwing the dice in a game of craps.

Stickman: The casino employee who is responsible for getting the dice; usually uses a stick.

Parlay: Refers to instances when a player's winnings are left and are working to gain more.

Toke/Zuke: Term or slang used to refer to the tip you give to casino employees.

Learning the basic terms used in craps table will make you sound like a pro. You will also easily understand the game if you know the craps language.