May 14th, 2016

​
How to Use Craps Slang the Next Time you are in Las Vegas
© by Mitch Freeland
 
If you really want to impress your friends the next time you play craps, how about tossing in some snappy craps slag; they will think that you have been playing for years.
 
"You might as well be broke as not have enough"--Kansas City Confidential, Craps Stickman
"Too tall to call"--when a die bounces off the table
"Take the don'ts pay the line"--Pass Line winner
"Take the line pay the don'ts"--Pass Line loser
 
Most Common Dice Roll Names

"Snake eyes"--1 and 1
"Little Joe"-- 1 and 3
"Puppy paws"--5 and 5
"Jesse James"--5 and 4
"Up Pops the Devil" --a 6 and 1 seven out
"Easy eight"--6 and 2
"Lou Brown"--6 and 3
"Nina from Pasadena" 3 and 6
"Little Phoebe"--5 and 1
"Big Red"--3 and 4
"Yo"--5 and 6
"OJ"--3 and 2
"Ballerina"--2 and 2
"Easy eight"--2 and 6
"Easy six"--4 and 2
"Sixie from Dixie"--5 and 1
"Easy four"--3 and 1
"Square pair"--4 and 4
"Crabs"--3 and 3
"Six five no jive"--6 and 5
"Midnight"--6 and 6

Slang Terms

"Vig"--commission or house edge
"Toke"--a tip, usually in chips
"Right bettor"--a Pass line bettor
"Wrong bettor--a Don't Pass bettor
"Back line"--another name of the Don't Pass or Don't Come
"Press it"--increasing a bet or doubling the bet after a win
"Rail bird"--a watching bystander
"Nichol"--$5 chip
"Dime"--$100 chip
"Green"--$25 chip
"Heat"--harassment from casino personnel
 
Well, now you have a new vocabulary at the crap table.  But be careful when using slang.  You do not want to tell your girlfriend  "Slip me a dime I'm going with Little Joe," or "I got the Back line with Little Phoebe," or "I got Ballerina with Crabs."
 
Good luck and use your new vocabulary wisely.
 
Learn how to play winning craps with How to Play Craps and Win! A #1 Amazon Best Seller by M. Mitch Freeland

---