Craps
Rules for Craps!
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
dices 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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