Craps Terms B

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Backline - Identical to ‘Don't Pass Line'
Ballerina - Special Two two's
Bank Craps - The correct name for the game of Craps.
Barber Poll - When a gambler mixes casino chips of different denominations. Bets made with different denominations should be stacked with the lowest denominations on top.
Big 6 - A gamble that a 6 will be rolled prior to a 7 coming up. This wager pays even cash, and enjoys a house advantage of 9.1%. A place bet on 6 will pay 7:6 but is otherwise the same. The place bet is favored, with a 1.5% house edge.
Big 8 - A gamble that an 8 will be rolled before a 7 appears. This wager pays even money, and has a house advantage of 9.1%. A place bet on 8 pays 7:6 but is otherwise the same., Having a house edge of 1.5 percent, the place bet is favored.
Big Red - Putting a wager on Any Seven
Black - Dealer's slang for $100 gambling chips which are black in the majority of casinos.
Bones - Another word for dice.
Bowl - A wooden, plastic and occasional metal bowl located near the stickman which holds the dice.
Boxcars - Wagering on the twelve.
Boxman - Table supervisors seated between the dealers and across from the stickman and who's responsible for chips worth thousands of dollars which a casino has available at each craps table. (The House Bank).
Boys (or The Boys) - Slang term for Dealers.
Broke Money - Transportation money afforded to broke gamblers by the casinos.
Buffalo - Putting a wager on each of the Hardways & Any Seven.
Buffalo-Yo - Same as above although with Hardways & Eleven.
Bump - When a dealer's given an extra 20-minute break if the table or pit is over-staffed compared to the gambling activity.
Buy - A wager giving the casino a 5 percent commission in order to be paid proper odds for a place bet. The buy bets on 4 & 10 permit the player to lower the house advantage from 6.67 percent to 4 percent on these gambles. Some casino operators collect commissions only on winning wagers, while other casinos collect it at the time the wager is placed.