Craps Rules—Take a Few Minutes to Learn for a Lifetime of Enjoyment

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The game of craps has started its resurgence in the Eastern section of the United States. I wish I could explain the relationship, but I can’t. I can tell you that the craps tables in Atlantic City far supercede those in Las Vegas, and that the demand online for quality Craps games is compelling. Some of the best odds in the casino parlor are available at the Craps table, and the online version is just as exciting.

The game of Craps is based on the probability of the roll of two dice. All of us as children played board games in which dice played an integral roll. Before you can get into the more sophisticated aspects of the game, the first thing you should know is how to get started. The game of Craps begins when the players make a bet on the player who rolls the dice. This player is known as the “shooter,” and the bet is predicated on his roll. Your initial bet is whether or not the shooter will roll a 7 or an 11 and, if he doesn’t, can he duplicate the roll of the dice a second time before he rolls a 7. This is called the come bet. Let us review this initial bet once more in a little more detail. If you bet on the shooter to pass, or win the point, you place a wager on the pass line. If he rolls a 7 or 11 or duplicates his first roll, you will win on this bet. If, however, he should roll a 2, 3 or 12 on his initial roll of the dice, he loses and so do you if you bet on him. If the initial roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, then the shooter rolls the dice as many times as necessary until he either rolls the same number or he rolls a 7. If he can duplicate his first roll, then everyone who bet on the shooter wins; if the shooter rolls a 7 before he duplicates his first roll, everyone who bet on him loses.

Once you absorb this aspect of the game, I suggest that you go online to one of the online casino sites that offer free Craps plays, and get used to making your initial bets.