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Craps Description
Craps has been a popular
casino game since the era of the Roman gladiators.
Players bet on whether the shooter will or
will not be able to roll a winning combination
with a pair of six-sided dice. You'll be hard-pressed
to find a game with more excitement and fun
than Craps. Craps can be an intimidating game
for the beginner. The table seems to have about
a hundred different kinds of bets. Critical
to the understanding of Craps is that it is
a game of rounds. The first roll in a round
is called the Come out roll. Sometimes the
outcome of a round will be determined on the
Come out roll. In particular a 2, 3, 7, 11,
or 12 on the Come out roll immediately ends
a round. If any other total is rolled (4, 5,
6, 8, 9, or 10) that number is called the Point.
A white puck is placed on an area of the table
to designate what the Point is, in case you
forget. If a Point is rolled the dice will
be rolled continuously until the same Point
is rolled again or a 7.
Craps Rules
To understand
craps the first thing you need to learn is
that it is a game of rounds. The first roll
is called the "come out" roll. Sometimes
the outcome of a round will be determined
on the come out roll. A 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12
on the come out roll immediately ends a round.
If any other total is rolled (4, 5, 6, 8,
9, or 10) that number is called the point.
The dealer will place a white puck (white
circle which can be either "on" or "off")
on an area of the table to designate which
point is "on". If a point is rolled,
the dice will be rolled continuously until
the same point is rolled again or a 7 is
rolled, which ends the round and all bets
that are still outstanding, lose. When that
happens, the point comes off and new round
starts.
Craps Bet Types:
Pass
This is the most common
bet in craps. You place your bet on the Pass
Line area on the table on a come out roll.
If the come out roll is a 7 or 11 you win.
If the come out roll is a 2, 3, or 12 you lose.
If any point is rolled on the come out roll
and if the same point is rolled before a 7
is rolled, you win. If a 7 comes before the
point you lose. You cannot remove a Pass Line
bet after the point has been made. Pass Line
bet pays 1:1.
Taking the Odds
(Pass Line Odds)
The odds are simply an
additional wager that the point will be rolled
before a 7 and can be only placed after the
come out role if the point is made. Odds bets
are paid out at: 2:1 if the point is 4 or 10,
3:2 if the point is 5 or 9, and 6:5 if the
point is 6 or 8. Odds bets can be removed or
reduced at any time. You can only place the
Odds bet if you have a Pass bet on. The maximum
amount of Free Odds bets is twice the amount
of the Pass/Don't Pass/Come/Don't Come bets.
Don't Pass
This is almost the opposite
of the Pass Line bet. This bet is placed against
the shooter and wins if craps (2 or 3) is thrown
on the come-out roll and loses if 7 or 11 are
thrown. A 12 is a push. If any point is rolled
on the come out roll and if the same point
is rolled before a 7 is rolled, you lose. If
the 7 comes before the point you win. You cannot
remove a Don't Pass bet after the point has
been made. Don't Pass Line bet pays 1:1.
Laying the Odds
(Don't Pass Line Odds)
On the contrary to Taking
the Odds, Laying the odds is an additional
wager that 7 will be rolled before the point;
and it can be only placed after the point has
been made. Odds bets are paid out at: 1:2 if
the point is 4 or 10, 2:3 if the point is 5
or 9, and 5:6 if the point is 6 or 8. Odds
bet can be removed or reduced at any time.
Come
This bet is exactly the
same as a Pass Line bet but it only can be
made after the point is established. If 7 or
11 rolls, you win. If a 2, 3, or 12 come, you
lose. If 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 rolls, the dealer
moves your bet to the number that rolled which
becomes your 'point' for that bet. If you throw
this same number again, you win; if a 7 is
rolled before your point, you lose. Once your
bet has been moved to the appropriate box,
if 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 was thrown when you placed
your Come bet, you can take the odds on it
just like taking the odds on a Pass Line Bet.
Don't Come
Again, this bet is similar
to the Don't Pass bet with only one difference,
it can be made only after a point has been
made. You cannot remove the Don't Come bet
after it has been placed until it is resolved.
Once your bet has been moved to the appropriate
box, if 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 was thrown when you
placed your Don't Come bet, you can take the
odds on it just like taking the odds on a Don't
Pass Line Bet.
Buy
This bet can be made on
the following numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10.
It is a bet that the relevant number will be
thrown before a 7. Buy bets can only be made
or altered when the point is on, as identified
by the puck. Note: Our Craps game charges a
5% Lay Commission on both winning and losing
Buy wagers.
Lay
Lay bet is the opposite
of the buy bet. This bet can be made on the
following numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. It
is a bet that a 7 will be thrown before the
relevant number. Lay bets can only be made
or altered when the point is on, as identified
by the puck. Note: Our Craps game charges a
5% Lay Commission on both winning and losing
Lay wagers.
Field
This is a bet on the outcome
of the next throw only. It pays even money
if a 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 is thrown and 2:1 if
Snake Eyes (2) or Boxcars (12) are thrown;
if 5,6,7 or 8 come, you lose.
Hard Way
This bet can be made on
4, 6, 8 or 10. It is a bet that the relevant
number will be thrown in its double form (for
instance, a hard 8 occurs when two 4s are thrown)
before a 7 and before that number is thrown
in any other combination.
Propositions
A number of wagering options
that includes any craps, any 7 and either 2,
12, 3 or 11 being thrown on the next roll.
Proposition bets either
win or lose on the next throw. Specific descriptions
of the various bets are below.
- Craps 2: A bet that
a 2 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays
30:1.
- Craps 3: A bet that
a 3 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays
15:1.
- Seven: A bet that a
7 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays 4:1.
- 11(e): A bet that an
11 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays
15:1
- Craps 12: A bet that
a 12 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays
30:1
- Any Craps (c): A bet
that the next roll will be a 2, 3, or 12.
Pays 7:1
- Field Bet: This is
a one time bet that the next roll will be
a 2,3,4,9,10,11, or 12. The 3,4,9,10, and
11 pay even money, the 2 pays 2:1 and 12
pays 3:1.
Big 6
A Big 6 bet is even money
bet that 6 will be rolled before 7.
Big 8
A Big 8 bet is even
money bet that 8 will be rolled before 7.
The table below is a summary
of the various place number bets for quick
comparison.
Bet |
Description |
Pays |
| Big 6 |
6 before 7 |
1:1 |
| Big 8 |
8 before 7 |
1:1 |
| Buy (4) |
4 before 7 |
48:25 |
| Buy (5) |
5 before 7 |
36:25 |
| Buy (6) |
6 before 7 |
144:125 |
| Buy (8) |
8 before 7 |
144:125 |
| Buy (9) |
9 before 7 |
36:25 |
| Buy (10) |
10 before 7 |
48:25 |
| Hard 4 |
Hard 4 before 7
or easy 4 |
7:1 |
| Hard 6 |
Hard 6 before 7
or easy 6 |
9:1 |
| Hard 8 |
Hard 8 before 7
or easy 8 |
9:1 |
| Hard 10 |
Hard 10 before
7 or easy 10 |
7:1 |
| Lay (4) |
7 before 4 |
12:25 |
| Lay (5) |
7 before 5 |
16:25 |
| Lay (6) |
7 before 6 |
12:15 |
| Lay (8) |
7 before 8 |
12:15 |
| Lay (9) |
7 before 9 |
16:25 |
| Lay (10) |
7 before 10 |
12:25 |
| Place (4) |
4 before 7 |
9:5 |
| Place (5) |
5 before 7 |
7:5 |
| Place (6) |
6 before 7 |
7:6 |
| Place (8) |
8 before 7 |
7:6 |
| Place (9) |
9 before 7 |
7:5 |
| Place (10) |
10 before 7 |
9:5 |
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