Craps Table Rentals
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 Rules
The next time you are in the casino stop and listen when you
approach the table games. From the craps pit you will probably
hear whooping and hollering as you see high-fives and other
animated gestures coming from the players. Craps is by far the
most exciting game in the casino and the players are not afraid to
let their emotions show. The game is fast moving and at times very
loud. It is for this reason that craps is probably the most
intimidating game to new players. If you feel this way you are not
alone. Many players would like to learn how to play craps but the
thought of approaching a craps table scares them.
Craps is not as confusing as it looks. It actually is an easy game
to learn. An understanding of the basics of the game and how to
make a passline bet will get you started on your way. You don't
have to be concerned with any other of the craps bets when you
begin to play craps. There are about 40 different bets that can be
made on a craps layout but most of them like the proposition and
hardway bets have terrible odds that you should avoid. To get
started playing craps, all you need to understand is the basic
passline bet.
Passline Bet
A simple passline bet works like this. You place your bet on the passline before a new shooter begins his roll. This is known as the come out roll. If the shooter rolls a 7 or 11 you win. If the shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12, you lose. If the shooter rolls any other number, that number becomes the point number. The shooter must roll that number again before a seven is rolled. If that happens, you win even money for your passline bet. If a seven is rolled before the point number is rolled again, you lose.
Example
A new shooter rolls the dice for the first time and they land
on a 4 and a 2. The total is six, which becomes the "Point."
The dealers places a marker that looks like a hockey puck on
the number 6 on the craps layout. The shooter must now roll a
six before he rolls a 7. If he rolls the six, the passline bet
wins and the shooter rolls again. This is a new comeout roll
and the same procedure applies as the first time the shooter
rolled the dice.
If the shooter rolls a seven before the six the pass line bet
loses and the dice are passed to the next shooter.
Odds Bet
Once the point is established the bettor can make an
additional bet behind the passline bet. This is known as the
"Odds Bet." It is the only bet in the casino that does not
have a house edge as it is paid off with true odds.
Most
casinos offer double odds, which means you can make a bet
twice the size of your pass line bet. If you passline bet is
$5 you are allowed to make an odds bet of $10.
Odds
The odds bet is paid as following:
If the point is 4 or 10 it pays 2 to 1
If the point is 5 or 9 it pays 3 to 2
If the point is 6 or 8 it pays 6 to 5.
Hitting
A passline bet is the simplest bet you can make on at the
craps table and it will get you on your way to playing this
exciting game.
An easy way to learn how to play craps is to take advantage of
the free lessons offered by many of the casinos. The
instruction will give you the basics and also show you some of
the table etiquette that will make you feels more comfortable
approaching the table.