Cigarette ashtrays are also placed on the Drink Rail

Regardless of what you hear, read, or see at a live craps table, no one (NO ONE!) can consistently control the outcome of a craps roll when the dice hit the pyramid rubber. The ON/OFF puck (white for the ON side, black for the OFF side) is used simply to indicate whether a new game is in progress. Special designs and patterns can be incorporated into the layout to match the casino's theme. If a game is in progress, the puck is turned on its ON side and placed in the appropriate number box on the layout to indicate the "point" for the current game. The felt can be any Bedside Table Cabinet Factory color depending on the casino's specifications. 

Cigarette ashtrays are also placed on the Drink Rail. Obviously, the casino wants players at the table as long as possible.Also considered part of a craps table are the Puck and Buttons. Not only do spills make a big mess on the layout (which the casino has to pay to get cleaned), spills delay the game which digs into the casino's profits. Casinos have a rule that a player must "hit the back wall" when tossing the dice.Along the outer perimeter is a little shelf called a Drink Rail. Standing at a craps table for long periods of time can become tiresome for the player, so the padded rail allows the players to rest or change body positions to ease the stress. As the name implies, this is where players place their drinks. This is the part of the table with all the little pyramids or spikes that are specially designed to randomly deflect the dice." Each button has one word engraved in it, either OFF, ON, BUY, or LAY. The boxman uses a Paddle to push the money through the slot into the money box that's attached to the underside of the bed.Rubber material lines the inside wall of the bed and is called Rail Rubber. 

The shooter then selects two that she thinks are lucky, and then the stickman pulls the remaining dice back and puts them in bowl. . Along the top edge of the bed is a continuous Padded Rail on which the players can lean. Common colors are green, blue, and sometimes red. Buttons help the dealer, boxman, and the eye-in-the-sky keep track of players' bets.Now you know all the components of a craps table! The more you know, the more confident you'll be when you walk up to a table.Inside the bed is the Table Layout with all the numbers and boxes onto which the players' chips are placed. 

That's where the term "boxman" came from.Adjacent to the padded rail is the wooden Chip Rack, which is usually two-racks deep with dividers about every 12-to-16 inches. (Please read my other articles about the silly notion of "dice control" or "dice setting