Casino Glossary

• Hot Table

  Craps

  A table where the players are winning.

• Inside Numbers Bet

  Craps

  Making place bets on the 5, 6, 8 and 9.

• Jimmy Hicks

  Craps

  Rhyming slang for the number 6.

• Lay Bet

  Craps

  A bet that a 7 will roll before the number a player lays.

• Laying the Odds

  Craps

  An additional bet associated with a don't pass bet. Always pays true odds, but always less than 1 to 1.

  See also: Taking the Odds

• Line Away

  Craps

  A dealer announcement that the shooter has rolled a 7 and that therefore bets on the pass line have been lost.

  Synonym: Front Line Winner

• Line Bet

  CrapsRouletteSlots

  1) In slots, the amount bet on each active line;

  2) In roulette, a bet on six numbers in two adjacent rows, e.g. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

• Little Joe from Kokomo

  Craps

  Slang for the number 4.

• Midnight

  Craps

  Slang for the number 12. Also called boxcars.

• Miss

  Craps

  Roll a seven after the point has been established, causing pass line bettors to lose.