craps

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Your boy threw 800+ billion at the same system you say has been "socialized" and refer to as a craps table.

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  1. plural noun A gambling game played with two dice in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet, and a first throw of any other number (a point) must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses both the bet and the dice.
  2. plural noun A losing throw in this game. Also called crap2.

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  • "I lost forty bucks on craps, and I was the only one who didn't have a gun tonight!" —  Four To Score
  • He's a gambler, he likes rolling the dice, playing craps -- to use the most chosen metaphor. —  AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
  • You can even play multi-player games such as craps, poker and backgammon online against other real players all over the world. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • It's not hitting the slots or the craps table at the nearest casino. —  Brandweek - News and Features
  • Of course, slots are easier, since all you have to do is sit there, put in your token and push a button, whereas you tend to hold on to money much longer playing craps or blackjack, since the player faces a lower house edge and often can have some impact on the outcome of the game. —  The Kool Aid Report
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  1. Louisiana French, game of hazard, from English crabs, lowest throw in hazard, from crab1 or crab2.

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  1. Middle English crappes, craps, chaff; properly plural of crap, q.v.
 

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