How to Play Craps

Learn the Rules of the casino game Craps

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Craps is one of the most exciting casino games to play and it’s usually crowded with players betting and onlookers just watching the action. Before I knew how to play craps I was always a little nervous about sitting at the table and betting with the players, but once I got the hang of the basic rules of the game I realized it was fairly easy. There is a ton of strategy you could read over time if you like craps, but for now you’ll just need to know the rules and some basic strategy.

If you’re one of the people out there who thinks craps is confusing and too hard to learn then I’m going to prove you wrong throughout this article. It’s actually an easy game to learn to play and the odds are fairly good to win some money. It’s a game of luck and strategy, but when you’re only a beginner you’ll be relying more on luck. We’ll take a look at some of the rules you should now before you head to the craps tables at the casino.

When you first go to the craps table and want to place a bet you should place a bet on the pass line that runs around the entire table. If you’re the dice shooter then you’ll want to try and roll a 7 or 11, and if someone else is the shooter then you want them to roll a 7 or 11 as well. On the first roll which is known as the come-out roll you automatically win with a 7 or 11 if you placed a bet on the pass line. If the first roll is a 2, 3 or 12, which is known as craps you automatically lose your bets. If any number is rolled other the 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12 then you won’t lose yet you’ll still have some options. Whoever rolled the number will continue rolling until they either roll the same number they just rolled or a 7. If they roll a 7 pass line will lose, but if they roll the same number as the last number then pass line wins. Once one of the two take place the hand is over and their will be new bets placed and a new shooter.

Basic Strategy

Now you’ll want to know some basic strategy to take with you to the craps table. If the shooter doesn’t hit a 7, 11 or craps and the round is still alive then you should place a bet on the number they rolled. As you know from above the shooter now has to roll a 7 or the number they just rolled to end the hand. This means there is a 50% chance that they will roll the same number they just did before they roll a 7, and these are great odds to bet on. So basically you need to put a bet on the number they rolled, usually the same or more then you bet on the pass line. If they roll the same number again then you get paid for the pass line and for the odds bet. Your odds bets payout more then the pass line bets as well, which is why you need to make sure you make these bets.

You could potentially sit at a craps table and just make the following two bets I’ve mentioned above and you would do alright. You might not make much money, but you potentially could if the dice start hitting for everyone. There are over 120 bets that can be made in a craps hand so there is plenty else you still need to learn, but if you want to try out craps then use the strategy above. It’s simple enough to learn and it won’t cost you much money. The game is exciting and all the players around the table are always rooting for each other which makes it a lot of fun, especially when you’re the shooter.