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Craps
Craps is an exciting, fast-paced dice game where players can place
several of the best bets in the casino; yet new players are apt
to shy away from the craps table because of the confusing number
of different bets. The strategy to becoming a good craps player
is to:
*Learn the different bets on the craps table.
*Start with a basic beginner strategy.
*The Different Craps
Bets
Pass Line A pass
line bet is a bet placed before the come out roll (i.e. the first
roll of the dice in a new craps round). A wager on the pass line
wins immediately if the come out roll is 7 or 11 (naturals), and
loses if the come out roll is 2, 3, or 12 (craps numbers). If
any other number (4,5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) is rolled, that number
becomes "the point." If the shooter rolls the point
again before rolling a 7, your pass line bet wins. If the shooter
rolls a 7 before rolling the point again, your pass line bet loses.
Don't Pass Line A
don't pass line bet is essentially the reverse of a pass line
bet, and is also placed before the come out roll. If the shooter
rolls 3 or 12 on the come out roll, a don't pass line bet wins
immediately. If, however, the come out roll is 7 or 11, don't
pass line bets lose. If the come out roll is 2, a don't pass line
bet is returned to the player in a push. If the come out roll
is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes the point. Once the
point has been established, don't pass line bets win if the shooter
rolls a 7 before rolling the point again. If the shooter rolls
the point again before rolling a 7, don't pass line bets lose.
Come A come bet is
placed before any roll of the dice, once a point has been established
by the come out roll. Come bets win immediately if the shooter's
next roll is 7 or 11, and lose if the roll is 2, 3, or 12. If
the shooter rolls 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes "the
come point." If the shooter rolls the come point again before
rolling a 7, the come bet wins.
Don't Come A don't
come bet is essentially the opposite of a come bet. Don't come
bets win immediately when the shooter's next roll is 3 or 12,
and lose if the roll is 7 or 11. If the shooter rolls a 2, the
bet will be returned to the player in a push. After the come point
is established, don't come bets win if 7 is rolled and lose if
the come point is rolled.
Odds An odds bet
is a "back up" bet on an original pass line, don't pass
line, come, or don't come bet. Gold Club allows odds bets of three
times your original bets.
Field A field bet
is a bet that the next roll of the dice will be either 2, 3, 4,
9, 10, 11, or 12.
Big Six and Big Eight
A big six bet is a bet that 6 will be rolled before 7. Likewise,
a big eight bet is a bet that 8 will be rolled before 7.
Place Win A place
win bet is a bet that either 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 will be rolled
before a seven.
Place Lose A place
lose bet is a bet that 7 will be rolled before either 4, 5, 6,
8, 9, or 10.
Buy A buy bet is
a bet that either 4, 6, 8, 9, or 10 will be rolled before 7. A
vigorish (vig.) of 5% is charged when placing the buy bet.
Lay A lay bet is
a bet that 7 will be rolled before 4, 6, 8, 9, or 10. A 5% vig.
is charged when placing the lay bet.
Any 7 An "any
7" bet is a bet that the next roll of the dice will be 7.
Any 11 An "any
11" bet is a bet that the next roll of the dice will be 11.
Any Craps An "any
craps" bet is a bet that the next roll of the dice will be
2, 3, or 12.
Horn A horn bet is
a bet that the next roll of the dice will be either 2, 3, 11,
or 12.
Hardway A hardway
bet is a bet that the shooter will roll either a 4, 6, 8, or 10
as doubles (2+2, 3+3, 4+4, or 5+5) before rolling a 7. Rolling
a number by doubles is said to be rolling the number "the
hard way."
*Start on the Pass
Line
A good beginner strategy is to start with a minimum pass line
bet, backed by single odds.
If the bets win,
place a new pass line bet with double odds. Keep the amount of
your original pass line bet (flat bet) the same, but increase
the odds bet.
If those bets win,
go for triple odds.
Don't increase your
minimum flat bet on the pass line until you are winning. Then
only increase it by 50% of your previous wager. If you lose, go
back to the minimum flat bet.
Add a Come Bet
When you are comfortable playing the pass line, you can add a
minimum come bet with single odds. If you win, double and then
triple your come odds.
Don't increase your
minimum come bet (flat bet) until you are winning. Then only increase
it by 50% of your previous wager. If you lose, go back to the
minimum bet.
Don't Pass Line and
Don't Come Bets
When you have gained experience by placing pass line and come
bets, you can try don't pass line and don't come bets with odds.
Use the same betting
strategy: wager the minimum bet with steadily increasing odds.
After a win, you can increase your next flat bet by 50%. After
a loss, you can wager a minimum flat bet.
Taking Odds vs. Laying
Odds
You "take" odds on a pass line or come bet, but "lay"
odds on a don't pass line or don't come bet. Laying odds on don't
bets means that you have to wager more to win less since don't
betters have an advantage once the point has been established.
Place Win on 6 or
8
Although the house advantage is relatively low on this bet, you
should really only consider it when you are winning your pass
line (or don't pass line) and come (or don't come) bets with odds,
and the number 6 or 8 is not already covered by your bets.
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