Online Casino Conditions - Craps Pointers - Craps Terms Part VI

In the sixth and final portion of our comprehensive Craps Glossary, we present to you seventeen craps terms that bettors will undoubtedly come across in a brick 'n mortar or online casino:

Rail - This is the grooved depression traveling around the perimeter of the craps table (at the top), which holds players' chips.
Right Bettor - A player who bets in favor of the shooter, that either the come out roll will hit a seven and win, or, the point will be established and rolled again before sevening out.
Sequence Bet - A bet that may require several dice rolls before clearing the table, i.e. Pass or Don't Pass Bets.
Seven Out - This is when the shooter rolls a seven before rolling the point number (all bets are cleared from the table).
Shoot - When the shooter goes on a series of consecutive dice rolls before sevening out.
Shooter - This is the player who is rolling the dice, which rotates from player to player at the table; Snake Eyes - Owing to the look, this is when each die rolls a one.
Stickman - the casino employee at the craps table who retrieves the dice with a long stick and calls out the outcomes of the dice rolls.
Take the Odds - When betting with the shooter, this is when one makes a free odds bet (giving them advantage over the House).
Ten Times Odds - Another free odds bet, but only when it is made at ten times the original be (in order to get maximum payouts).
Triple Odds - Another free odds bet, but for three times the sum of the initial bet.
True Odds - This is the odds that any number can be thrown on any roll of the dice.
Vigorish - Also referred to as the Casinos commission, because that is what it is.
Working - When the next dice roll puts specific bets on the table at risk of losing.
Whirl Bet - An equally divided bet placed on the numbers 2,3,7,11 and 12.
Wrong Bettor - Opposite of the Right Bettor, this is a player who bets against the shooter that they will either craps out on the come out roll or hit a 7 before hitting their point for a second time.
Yo - Also referred to as Yo-eleven, this is what some players and stickmen will refer to the number 11 so that it isn't mistook for the number 7.

Thus concludes all of the craps terms that you will come across when playing this highly entertaining game. Next time you are visiting the online casinos, consider giving craps a go, for it truly is a fun and rewarding game.

-Craps Terms "Aces" Through "Big Red"
-Craps Terms "Box Numbers" Through "Crew"
-Craps Terms "Dealers" Through "Hardway Bet"
-Craps Terms "Hi-Lo" Through "Loaded Dice"
-Craps Terms "Marker Puck" Through "Proposition Bets"
-Craps Terms "Rail" Through "Yo-Eleven"

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