What is a seven-out?

While a point is on, a 7 settles the whole table at once: the pass line and its odds lose, don't pass and its lay odds win, and working place bets, come bets and hardways are cleared. The round ends and the shooter's hand is over - the dice move to the next player. On Craps.now, you simply come out again with whatever bankroll survived.

The 7 rolls 6 ways out of 36 - once every six rolls on average - more than any other total. Every point number rolls less often, which is exactly why making a point pays and why the point phase always feels like borrowed time. A seven-out isn't bad luck; it's the game's most likely outcome arriving on schedule.

The record for dodging the seven-out belongs to Patricia Demauro, who held the dice for 154 rolls over 4 hours and 18 minutes at the Borgata in 2009 - odds of roughly one in 1.5 trillion. Hands like that are why a hot roll is the most electric moment in casino gaming, and why a single 'seven, line away' can end a legend. More terms in the craps glossary.