Casino Glossary

• 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).

• Free Odds Bet

  Craps

  An additional bet on pass line or come bets. It pays true odds (i.e. no house advantage) and is therefore the best craps bet. Also called simply odds.

• Front Line

  Craps

  Another name for the pass line.

• Front Line Winner

  Craps

  A pass line bet won on the come-out roll.

  Synonym: Line Away

• Hardways Bet

  Craps

  Betting that a number will be rolled with matching dice (e.g. each die showing 2 to make a 4), before the number is rolled another way (e.g. a 3 and a 1) or a 7 comes.

• High-Low Bet

  CrapsRoulette

  In roulette, an even-money bet on either 1-18 (low) or 19-36 (high). In craps, a one-time bet on the 2 and 12 on the next roll.

• Hop Bet

  Craps

  A one-time bet on an outcome specified by the bettor of the next roll of the dice. Pays either 15 to 1 or 30 to 1, depending on the choice.

• Hopping Hardways

  Craps

  A one-time bet that the next roll will be a hard way (22, 33, 44 or 55).

• Horn Bet

  Craps

  A one-time bet on 2, 3, 11 and 12. 2 and 12 pay 30 to 1, while 3 and 11 pay 15 to 1.

• Horn High Bet

  Craps

  Same as a horn bet, except an additional bet is placed on one of the numbers. E.g. horn high 12 bets one unit each on the 2, 3 and 11, and 2 units on the 12.