Many players avoid casino craps at first because the large oval-shaped table with numerous betting options seems a bit intimidating to table game players. Craps is really easy to learn and fun to play, and here’s how it’s done:
Start at a five dollar minimum table. You’ll usually find them during off-peak hours. I recommend a minimum purchase 20X the minimum of the table. A button on the table will read US Prayed OFF. when he is in the OFF position, put your money on the table and ask the dealer for $5 chips. You will see experienced players making various bets. The most popular is the PASS LINE bet. Place a token(s) in that area in front of you. When you hear the delivery man yell “COMING OUT” that’s when the excitement begins and the designated SHOOTOUT will roll two dice. These are the betting options:
passing line
If the shooter rolls a 7 or 11 on the first roll, you win the same money. If a 2, 3 or 12 appears, you lose. Any other number, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 becomes your POINT. A dealer will mark the point number with the US button indicating the game in progress. For you to win, the shooter must roll the point number before rolling a 7. If a 7 comes up before the point, the house wins. No other numbers matter in this bet, no matter how long it takes. The game will end only if a point or a 7 is rolled.
odds bet
This is a bet that all pass line bettors should take advantage of because it pays off in TRUE ODDS and has no house edge. If a point number is rolled, you will have the opportunity to take advantage of that bet by placing an additional bet behind your pass line bet. Most casinos allow a double odds bet. For example, let’s say 4 is the point. There are three ways to win on a 4: 3 and 1, 2 and 2, or 1 and 3. However, there are six ways to lose on a 7: 4 and 3, 5 and 2, 6 and 1, 3 and 4, 2 and 5, 1 and 6. Therefore, 6/3 is a payout of two to one. Your $10 double odds bet will earn you $20 plus your pass line bet if you win.
Whose spend
A very small percentage of players use this option. It works exactly the opposite of the passing lane. Here you are betting that the shooter will lose the roll. A bet on the whose pass line will win if the leading shooter rolls a 2 or 3, pushes (no win/no loss) on a 12, loses if a 7 or 11 is rolled. Odds bets are available, however your chances of winning are greater than losing, so you should bet the odds instead of taking them. If a point is rolled as 4, you win if a 7 is rolled first. This time, 3/6 is a payout of one to two, so you would have to put up $20 to win $10 plus the don’t pass bet.
Please note that only about 2% of players play the game. do not pass, also know as wrong bettor. You will not have many friends at the table when it comes to betting wrong.
come bets
Come bets work the same way as a pass line bet, but can only be placed after a point is established. At 7 or 11 he wins, at 2, 3 or 12 he loses. Any other number becomes your we go and must come out before a 7 for you to win. You can also take true odds at your point of arrival after the dealer moves your chips to the corresponding number box. This bet is Independent of the pass line bet and your entry point may be different than your pass line point. So, if the shooter hits his pass line point, the game is over, but his hit point bets remain active. If a 7 is rolled during the next out roll, you lose the come bet, but the odds are returned to you.
Whose come bets
This work works in the same way as a whose Pass the bet after a point is established. You can also bet true odds. He wants the 7 to come out before the whose I like it point. Here is the big exception we have whose I like it Bet: If the shooter wins his pass line bet, and the whose I like it point is made on the next come out roll, you lose not only your bet but also your odds bet.
place bets
A bet on one or more point numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10). Bets win if the number is repeated before a 7 is rolled and lose if a 7 is rolled first. The payouts are: 6, 8- pays 7/6, 5, 9- pays 7/5, 4 and 10- pays 9/5.
Buy and Lay Bets
A buy bet is the same as a place bet, except you pay a five percent commission to the house when you place the bet, but you are paid at real odds if you win. The payouts are: 6, 8 pays 6/5, 5, 9 pays 3/2, 4 and 10 pays 2/1. A lay bet is the exact opposite of a buy bet. You must bet more to win less because your chances of winning are greater than your chances of losing.
Good luck!
