Craps
Rules
Craps looks like a very complicated
game, and indeed it can be. But,
as you will shortly find out,
it can also be a game as simple
as you want to make it.
Craps is a game played with
two dice and up to eight players
participating. In physical casinos
you will see that the craps
table are always the most crowded
tables. The constant action
makes craps one of the most
exciting and most played games
in casinos.
The game starts with what is
called a "Come Out"
roll made by the so called "Shooter".
This is the player currently
rolling the dices. The shooter
wins if he rolls a so called
"Natural" which is
a 7 or 11, and loses if the
roll is a 2, 3 or a 12. This
Is called "Craps".
Rolling any of the remaining
numbers (4,5,6,8,9, or 10) is
known as the Point. If the shooter
establishes a point at the come
out roll, he has to roll another
point and then a 7 to win the
game. Rolling a seven right
after the first point would
mean he loses and the dices
and they go on to the next player.
In case you are the next shooter
and you don't want to roll the
dices you always have the option
to give them right to the next
player without rolling yourself.
The Betting!
There are many different ways
you can place bets in craps.
Everybody on the table can place
bets, not only the shooter.
Check out the Strategies for
more info on that! Here is a
part of the craps table to make
the bet easier to understand.
The black chips demonstrate
the bets that can be made.
1.) Pass Line Bet / This is the
most popular and simplest bet
in craps. You bet that the shooter
wins his game. This bet can
be made at any time but is generally
made before the come out roll.
The odds are 1:1 on this bets.
2.) Don't Pass Bet / This is
exactly the opposite of the
above. You bet the shooter does
not win his game. Odds are 1:1
too.
3.) Odds Bet / When the shooter
establishes the point in the
come out role you can place
an odds bet as an option to
your Pass Line or don't Pass
wager. In this bet the casino
has absolutely no advantage
because you don't bet against
it. Basically you strengthen
you pass or don't pass wager.
A winning odds bet pays you
the true odds which are 6:5
for a 6 and 8 roll, 3:2 for
a 5 and 9 roll and 2:1 for a
4 and 10.
4.) Come Bet / The come bet
works exactly like the Pass
line bet but you make the bet
after the point is established.
The next roll becomes the come
out roll for your bet. A come
bet wins with 7 and 11 and loses
with 2, 3 and 12. All other
rolled numbers cause your wager
to be moved to that particular
number (the x is the spot where
your wager is moved to, in this
case the result of the roll
was an 8). For you to win, the
point has to be re-established
before a 7 is rolled. The odds
are 1:1 also.
5.) Don't Come Bet / The opposite
of the explained above. Odds
also are 1:1.
6.) Field Bet / You bet the
outcome of the next roll will
be a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
If the dices show 5, 6, 7 or
8 you lose. The odds are 2:1
on a 2 and 12 roll and 1:1 on
a 4, 9, 10 and 11.
7.) Place Bet / Here you bet
that a certain number will be
rolled before a 7. The odds
are 7:6 on a 6 and 8 roll, 7:5
on a 5 and 9 roll and 9:5 on
a 4 and 10.
8.) Buy Bet / A buy bet is the
same as the place bet but it
pays the true odds with a 5%
charge with every win.
9.) Big 6 and 8 / Here you bet
that a 6 or a 8 is rolled before
the next 7. Odds are 1:1.
10.) Any Craps / You bet the
next roll will be a 2, 3 or
12. The odds on this one are
7:1.
11.) Hardways / This is a place
bet on one of the doubles, 2+2,
3+3, 4+4 and 5+5. The odds are
7:1 on a hard 4 and hard 10
(2+2 and 5+5) and 9:1 on a hard
6 and a hard 8 (3+3 and 4+4).
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