Discover How to Bet on Craps – Hints and Strategies: Chips Or Cheques?
Casino workers usually refer to chips as "cheques," which has its origins in France. In reality, there is a difference between a cheque and a chip. A cheque is a chip with a value written on it and is always worth the value of the imprinted denomination. Chips, on the other hand, don’t have values printed on them and the value is defined by the table. For instance, at a poker tournament, the casino may value white chips as one dollar and blue chips as $10; whereas, at a roulette game, the dealer might define white chips as $0.25 and blue chips as $2. Another example, the cheap red, white, and blue plastic chips you buy at Wal-Mart for your weekend poker game are called "chips" because they do not have denominations written on them.
When you plop your cash on the table and hear the dealer announce, "Cheque change only," he’s just telling the boxman that a new player wish to change money for chips, and that the cash on the table is not in play. Money plays in many betting houses, so if you place a 5 dollar bill on the Pass Line just before the shooter rolls the dice and the croupier does not exchange your money for chips, your cash is "live" and "in play."
In reality, in live craps games, we play with cheques, not chips. Occasionally, a player will approach the table, drop a one hundred dollar cheque, and tell the croupier, "Cheque change." It’s a blast to pretend to be an amateur and ask the croupier, "Hey, I am a brand-new to this game, what is a cheque?" Generally, their crazy responses will amuse you.
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