Casino Glossary

• Bones

  Craps

  Slang for dice.

  Synonym: Die, Dice

• Snake Eyes

  Craps

  A roll of 2, i.e. 1 on each die. So-called because the single pip on each die can be imagined to be an eye.

• Pair of Aces in the Wrong Places

  Craps

  A roll of 2, also known as snake eyes.

• Jimmy Hicks

  Craps

  Rhyming slang for the number 6.

• Buy the 4 and 10

  Craps

  Placing a buy bet on the 4 and 10. In exchange for a 5% commission, the payout is 2 to 1, rather than 9 to 5.

• Midnight

  Craps

  Slang for the number 12. Also called boxcars.

• Field Bet

  Craps

  A one-roll sucker bet that the next number will be a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12. Pays 1 to 1, except for 2 and 12, which pay more (usually double).

• Crapping-out

  Craps

  Rolling craps (2, 3 or 12) on the come-out roll.

• Point (The Point)

  Craps

  The number that is rolled on the come-out roll, if it is a 4, 5, 6,8, 9 or 10. If the shooter rolls that number again, the pass line and odds bets are paid.

• Double Odds Bet

  Craps

  An additional bet of twice the pass line or come bets. Casinos rarely, if ever, now offer double odds. They give higher odds, up to 100x, to their players' advantage.