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D  Dealer Each of the two Dealers at a Craps table is responsible for all the bets made on his half of the table. Whenever you want to make a free odds, place, or lay bet in a casino, you should give the money to the dealer at your end of the table and he will make the bet for you.    Dept. of the Interior When you want to make an inside bet.    Dice The cubes, which are marked from 1 to 6, whose combinations, when thrown, determine the wins and losses at a craps table.    Dice Pass The dice are said to "pass" when the shooter rolls a 7 or 11 on the come-out roll. The dice "don't pass" when the shooter rolls a 2, 3, or 12 on the come-out. If the come-out roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, this roll sets the "point", and the shooter continues to roll until the point is rolled again or a 7 is rolled (see "seven out"). If the shooter rolls the point before rolling a seven, the dice pass. If the shooter sevens out, the dice don't pass and the shooter loses control of the dice. NOTE: in this context, "pass" does NOT mean that the dice to given to the next player. Control of the dice is transferred only when the shooter "sevens out" or when the shooter has completed a game and no longer wishes to roll the dice.    Die in the Wood, Roll no Good One of the dice landed in the players chip rack.    Disk A round object white on one side and black on the other. When on the white side and in a place number box signifies that a come-out roll has occurred and that a point has been established.    Don't Come The reverse of Come. You're betting that 7 will come up before the shooters point.    Don't Come Bet A wager against the dice placed after the come-out roll.    Don't Come Box The area on the layout where a don't come bet is made.    Don't Pass A bet made on the come-out roll that the dice will not pass.    Don't Pass Bet A bet that the dice will not pass. This bet can be placed only immediately before a "come out" roll. One result (either the 2 or the 12, depending on the casino) will result in a push. House edge on these bets is 1.40%. A Don't Pass bet can be taken down, but not increased, after the come-out roll.    Don’t Pass Line The area on the layout where Don’t Pass bets are placed.    Double Odds An odd bet that is about twice as large as the original pass/come bet. Some casinos offer higher odds, such as 5x or even 10x odds.    Double Odds Bet A free odds bet made at double the original Pass Line, Don’t Pass Line, Come or Don’t Come wager after the come out roll.    Double Saw on Boxcars Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 12 (6&6).