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Basic Game Rules of Craps
Craps is one of the most exciting casino games ever played! It is common to see an excited group of punters, yelling and shouting at a craps table. Two dice are used in this game and it is played on a table suitable for the bets that are made in the game. The dice are routinely inspected for any damage and are created to extremely strict standards. After about eight hours of use,the dice are replaced with new ones. There are rules for the players and how they handle the dice. The player must handle the dice using one hand only when throwing and the dice must hit the walls on the opposite end of the table to make the roll legitimate. If one or both dice are thrown off the table, they must be inspected before placing them back into play. The craps table can accommodate up to about 15-20 players, who each get to take a few throws or at 'shooting' the dice. You can bet on the thrower if you do not feel like rolling the dice. The crew for this casino game consists of a boxman, two dealers and a stickman. Several types of bets can be made in the game of craps. The first roll of the dice in a betting round is called the Come Out roll. A new game in Craps begins with the Come Out roll. A Come Out roll can only be taken when the previous shooter fails to make a winning roll, which means, if the shooter fails to make the Point or seven out. A new game then begins with a new shooter. If the current shooter does make his Point, the dice are returned to him and he then begins the new Come Out roll. This is a continuation of that shooter's roll, although technically, the Come Out roll identifies a new game about to begin. If the shooter fails to make their Point, the dice are then offered to the next player for a brand new Come Out roll and the game continues in the way. The new shooter will be the person to the left of the previous shooter which makes the game move in a clockwise fashion around the craps table. The dice are rolled across the craps table layout. The layout is divided into three areas, meaning two side areas separated by a center area. Each side area is the mirror reflection of the other and contains the following: Pass and Don't Pass line bets, Come and Don't Come bets, Odds bet, Field bets and Place bets. The center area is shared by both side areas and contains the proposition bets. If you roll a 2, 3 or 12 on your first throw, it is called "craps" and you lose. The dealer picks up your pass-line bet. However, the shooter does not relinquish the dice. He continues to roll until he "sevens out." If, you shoot a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 on your first role, this becomes your established "box point." The object then is to keep rolling the dice until you make that number again. You lose if you roll a seven before making your box point. Our advice is to play the line and the come bets, either pass or don't pass. These are the two best areas to bet, offering the best possible odds to the player. If you're betting the pass line, always take you full odds in back of your pass line bet. Some casinos offer double odds or higher. Take advantage of this option. A piece of advice: increase your bets on wins, do not double up on losses. Here are some common types of bets you can place in the game of Craps. ELEVEN This is another one-roll bet. It pays 14 to 1, but the true odds are 17 to 1 with a house percentage of 16.66%...bad bet! SEVEN This one-rol l bet pays odds of 4 to 1, correct odds are 5 to 1 with the difference giving the house a 16,66% edge. PLACE BETS The 4 and 10 pay 9-5, true odds 10-5, yielding a house edge of 6.66%. The 5 and 9 pay 7-5, true odds are 7.5-5 (house edge 4%). The 6 and 8 pay 7-6, true odds are 6-5 (house edge 1.51%. HARD WAYS This bet can be made on the 4, 6, 8 and 10. Payoff is 9 to 1 on the 6 or 8 and 7 to 1 on the 4 or 10. The house edge is 9.09% and 11.11%, respectively. Another bad bet. BUY BETS Player pays 5% "vigorish" to get true odds on all numbers. Only the 4 and 10 make buy bets worthwhile. They reduce the house edge to 4.76%. PASS LINE Pays even money (house edge is small, 1.414%). One of the best bets on the table. DON'T PASS Pays even money (house edge 1.402%). Slightly better odds than pass line bet odds. COME BETS & DON'T COME Even money bet with the exact same house percentages of 1.414% and 1.402%, as the pass line bets. THE FIELD A one-roll bet that pays even money or 2 to 1 on 2 or 12. House edge is 5.55%. HORN BET Although the 2, 3, 12 and 11 may be bet separately, this area is also known as the "horn." A player makes a horn bet by handing the bet to the dealer, calling out, for example, "$4 horn bet." This would give him $1 on each of the four one-roll propositions. Payoff is 30 for 1 on a 2 or 12, A 3 or 11 pay 15-for-1. True odds are 35 to 1 (2 & 12) and 17 to 1 (3 & 11). The house edge on all four bets is a whopping 16.66%. Obviously a bad bad bet. this is not a recommended bet! ANY CRAPS This is a one-roll bet. if a 2, 3 or 12 hits, you'll get 7 to 1 odds. House edge is 11.11%, which makes this a bad bet. BIG 6 & 8 Player bets in boxes marked as such as receives even money instead of 6 to 5 true odds. House has a 9.09% edge. ODDS When a point is made (either the shooter's point on his first roll, or a come point on a succeeding roll), a player can take the odds. The shooter will receive 2 to 1 on 4 and 10; 3 to 2 on 5 and 9; 6 to 5 on 6 and 8. The shooter lays the same odds when he bets against the point. Please note:We are not giving professional advice and do not guarantee any winnings in the game of craps.
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