subject: Craps Basic Rules [print this page] Author: Linda Jefferson Author: Linda Jefferson
Craps is a very fast and exciting game to play. To an onlooker it looks complicated, but only the betting is hard to learn - throwing the dice is simple. The ends of the craps table are mirror images of each other. The middle of the table is where the proposition bets are laid out, and this is where the real suckers dust their money. To start the game, a player selects two dice and rolls them across the table lengthwise in such a way that they both hit the far wall. This is called the "Come Out Roll." If the roll is a 7 or 11, all bets on the "Pass Line" win even money. If the roll is a 2, 3, or 12 the shooter has "crapped out," the bets on the Pass Line lose, and a new shooter picks up the dice. Conversely, the bets on the "Don't Pass Line" win even money on 2 or 3 and push on 12. These bets lose if the first roll is 7 or 11. The Pass Line and Don't Pass Line are opposites: the former is betting with the shooter and the latter against him. In Craps, the table ends are mirror-images of each other. If a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 is rolled, that number becomes the "point" and that same number must be rolled again before a 7 is rolled. If that point is made, all bets on the Pass Line win. If a 7 is rolled first, all bets on the Pass Line lose. The Don't Pass Line is the opposite. If a 7 is rolled before the point shows up it wins, if the point is rolled first the bets on the Don't Pass Line lose. The same player continues to roll the dice until he Craps out. When betting on the "Pass Line" a player should take odds once a point is established. This bet is made directly behind the bet in the Pass Line area. The Pass Line bet pays even money; however, the Odds Bet pays the correct payoff, making it the best bet in Craps. If the point is 4 or 10 you get 2 to 1 payoff. If the point is 5 or 9 you get 3 to 2, and if a 6 or 8 is the point you receive 6 to 5. You must have a Pass Line bet to take odds. If you make a Don't Pass bet, odds can also be taken. These bets pay off just the opposite: 4 or 10 pays 1 to 2, 5 or 9 pays 2 to 3, and 6 or 8 pays 5 to 6. Why are these payoffs so low? That is because the players who bet the Don't Pass Line have the odds in their favor. It is much more likely that a 7 will be rolled before any specific one of the other numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 10 the point) is rolled. To make the odds balance out, the player must wager more than he will be paid. An example will clarify. There are three ways to roll a 4 and six ways to roll a 7. A player is twice as likely to roll a 7 before a 4, so to make the odds correct he must bet $10 to win $5. Find out about other casino games by visiting Online Casino Spiegel website.About the Author:
I'm a skilled casino player and would live to share my experience with people around the world.
