Playing Craps: Best Odds In The House

If you want an exciting online casino game with the best odds in the house, then you've come to the right place! Craps tables are loved worldwide and those who are familiar with the play, appreciate the fast pace and lively tradition that surrounds the game. There's always plenty of excitement surrounding the tables, together with wild hand gestures, raucous laughter and even a seemingly foreign language governing play.

Start of Game Play

But please don't allow the wild-west atmosphere or the seeming intricacies of the game overwhelm you. Craps is more than anything a social game, which is people-orientated, and as long as you can comprehend the two most frequent bets, then you can come to the table with confidence. The general game play is simple; the player rolling the dice (known as the shooter), throw some dice from one side of the table all the way the wall at the far end, where the dice bounce off. The number is simply taken from the two dice added together.

All wagers are made prior to the dice being thrown & then winnings bets paid subsequent to the roll. You don't even need to wait for a brand new game to start in order to join the betting; anyone can join & place a bet before the dice are again thrown. The players take turns being the shooter and at the end of each game normally the next person in a clockwise direction, around the table, will take their turn. You can of course choose to pass, in which case it will go to the next person.

Basics of Playing Craps

	The come roll out is the first roll that each new shooter makes at the beginning of the game.
	If the shooter makes a "natural", by rolling seven or eleven, the shooter has won and the game finishes.
	When the shooter rolls "craps"; which is either a two, three, or twelve, the shooter has lost & while the game is over, they can keep the dice for another turn. In a few casinos, twelve is not counted as a loss, but rather a "push".
	A "point" number is any other number, except the number 7.
	If the shooter rolls a point number before hitting a 7, they win; if they hit a 7 before hitting a point number, they lose.

Craps Betting

For those wanting to delve into the technicalities of the game, there are actually over forty different bets available in Craps. But to begin with, simply learn the two most common bets that both pay even odds:

	Betting for the shooter (Passline Bets) - Firstly the come out roll: Passline bets win if the shooter gets a "natural" (7 or 11) but loses if shooter gets a "craps" (2, 3 or 12). If shooter gets a point number, this is decided on subsequent rolls. Subsequent rolls: If shooter hits a point number before 7 this bet wins, if not it loses.
	Betting against the shooter (Do not Passline Bets) - Firstly the come out roll: Do not passline bets lose if the shooter gets a "natural" (7 or 11) but win if shooter gets a "craps" (2, 3 or 12). If shooter gets a point number, this is decided on subsequent rolls. Subsequent rolls: If shooter hits a point number before 7 this bet loses, if not it win.