Craps Terms

Craps is a casino dice game built around the shooter, the come-out roll, the point, and many optional bets with different house edges.

A plain-English definition of the Pass Line bet in craps, including the come-out roll, point cycle, odds, and casino-side meaning.

A clear definition of the Don’t Pass bet in craps, including come-out results, point rules, laying odds, and common player confusion.

A clear definition of the Come Bet in craps, including come points, odds, player mistakes, and how it differs from the Pass Line.

A plain-English definition of the craps Odds Bet, including true odds, Pass Line odds, Don’t Pass lay odds, and why zero house edge is often misunderstood.

A plain-English definition of a line bet in craps, including Pass Line, Don’t Pass, Come, Don’t Come, odds, and casino procedure.

A plain-English explanation of the point in craps, how it starts, how it resolves, and why players misunderstand it.

Point explained as a craps term, including line points, come points, place numbers, and the player confusion around them.

Come-out roll explained in plain English, including Pass Line results, point numbers, seven, craps, and bet timing.

Seven out explained in plain English, including what it does to Pass Line, Don’t Pass, place bets, and the shooter.

Place bet explained in plain English, including place numbers, common payouts, house edge, working status, and player mistakes.

A plain-English definition of buy bet in craps, including vig, true odds, casino procedure, and player misunderstandings.

A plain-English definition of lay bet in craps, including betting against a number, commission, payouts, and casino-side handling.

A clear definition of hardway bet in craps, including hard numbers, easy ways, payout traps, and casino procedure.

A plain-English explanation of hardway in craps, including doubles, easy ways, hardway bets, and player misunderstandings.

A plain-English definition of proposition bet, with craps examples, payout traps, house edge, and casino-side handling.

A plain-English definition of prop bet in craps, including one-roll bets, casino-side handling, house edge, and common player mistakes.

A clear definition of hop bet in craps, with examples, payout logic, casino-side handling, and why the bet is risky for players.

A plain-English horn bet definition for craps players, with examples, payout logic, casino-side handling, and common mistakes.

A clear definition of the C&E bet in craps, with examples, casino-side meaning, common mistakes, and related proposition bets.

A plain-English definition of vig in craps, explaining vigorish, commission, buy and lay bet costs, casino-side meaning, and common mistakes.

A plain-English guide to vigorish, the fee behind certain casino bets and the reason a true-odds-looking wager can still cost money.