Craps Strategy

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Casino staff normally allude to chips as "cheques," which is of French origin. In reality, there is a distinction between a chip and a cheque. A cheque is a chip with a value imprinted on it and is forever valued at the value of the imprinted denomination. Chips, although, do not have denominations imprinted on them and any colour can be valued at any amt. as defined by the croupier. e.g., in a poker tournament, the house may value white chips as one dollar and blue chips as $10; whereas, in a game of roulette, the casino might value white chips as twenty-five cents and blue chips as $2. An additional example, the cheap red, white, and blue plastic chips you purchase at the department store for your weekly poker get together are known as "chips" owing to the fact that they do not have denominations written on them.

When you plop your $$$$$ down on the table and hear the dealer announce, "Cheque change only," she’s just informing the boxman that a new player wishes to change $$$$$$ for chips (cheques), and that the cash on the craps table is not part of the action. $$$$$ plays in most betting houses, so if you put a $5 bill on the Pass Line just before the tosser rolls the dice and the croupier doesn’t change your $$$$$ for chips, your money is "live" and "in play." When the dealer indicates, "Cheque change only," the boxman understands that your $$$$$$ isn’t part of the action.

In reality, in land based craps rounds, we play with cheques, and not chips. Every once in a while, a gambler will walk up to the the table, drop a $100 cheque, and inform the dealer, "Cheque change." It’s amusing to act like a beginner and ask the dealer, "Hey, I am new to this game, what’s a cheque?" Generally, their wacky responses will entertain you.