Craps Terms H

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Hand-In - A tip (toke) given to a dealer(s). Normally after a favorable roll of the dice or while cashing-out before departing from the table.
8' results when each die indicates a four)
Hard Eight - A pair of 4's
Hardways Work - Unless a gambler calls them off, should always be called by stickman during Come-Out roll to remind players that hardway wagers are at risk.
Hawking the Dice - When the dealer looks at the dice after being rolled to the opposite end of the table. Dealers are supposed to watch their ends of a table all of the time to maximize player service and protect the game.
Hi-Lo - A one-roll wager on 2 and 12.
Hi-Lo-Yo - A one-roll wager on 2, 11 and 12.
Hit a Brick - Occasionally declared by a stickman when a die hits a stack of gambling chips and doesn't roll to the end of the table.
Hook - Gambler positions 4 & 5 near the corner of either end of the table. Commonly referred to as an Inside Hook or Outside Hook.
Hop Bets - A gamble that the subsequent roll will result in a particular combination of the dice. For examples: 2-2 (also a "hopping hardway") or 3-5. 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, and 5-5 are paid the same as a one-roll 2; other hop bets are paid like a one-roll 11.
Horn Bets - A wager that the following roll will be 2, 3, 11, or 12, accomplished in multiples of four, with one unit on each of the numbers.
Horn High bet - A wager placed in multiples of 5 with 1 unit on 3 of the horn numbers and 2 units on the "high" number (12). "$5 horn high 11": $1 each on 2, 3, 12, & $2 on the 11.
Hot Table - A table where players are winning. These players are typically placing passline, come and/or place bets.
House Bank -  Gambling chips stacked up between the dealers and in front of the boxman. Used for paying off winning bets or color-ins.