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Introduction to Craps The game of craps is played with two dice
and played on a craps table layout. The game begins with a new shooter ( a player)
being offered the dice by the stickman. The stickman will slide five dice to the
new shooter and the shooter selects two dice from these. In order to roll the dice you
must have a line bet down on the layout. Once you have selected two dice you may
then roll them by tossing the dice toward the far end of the craps table. This first roll
of the dice is called the comeout roll. On this roll if a 7 or 11 is rolled then
the pass line bet is won. If a 2,3, or 12 is rolled this is called craps and
the passline bet is lost. When a 7,11,2,3 or 12 is rolled then the next roll will also be
a comeout roll and will continue until a point has been established. If a 4,5,6,8,9
or 10 is rolled then that number is your point. The shooter will now continue to roll the
dice until the point is repeated or a 7 is rolled. The roll of a 2,3,11 or 12 will have no
effect on the passline bet after a point has been established. When the point is repeated
the pass line bets win and the shooter retains the dice and begins again with a new
comeout roll. If a 7 is rolled before your point repeats then the pass line bet is lost
and the dice will pass to the next player and they will begin the process again with a new
comeout roll. This is the basic process of the craps game now to get into more
detail.
The Craps Layout and Passline Below is a sample craps
layout with the passline highlighted. In order to place a passline bet put the desired
chips on the passline when a new comeout roll begins. This is a good time to mention the puck.
The puck has two sides on one side is written "ON" and the other side says
"OFF". When the dealer turns the puck from ON to OFF this is the time to place
your passline bet and a new comeout roll will begin. The dealer will leave the puck on the
"Don't Come Bar" when it is OFF and the come out roll is in process. When a
point is established the dealer will turn the puck over to ON and place the puck on the
point number that was rolled. The Craps Layout If you win
during this roll the dealer will place your winnings next to your bet. You must pick up
these chips before the next roll of the dice or they will be considered a bet and be at
risk. All winning passline bets are paid at 1 to 1. After a point has been established you
may then make a backup or odds bet. You do this by placing chips behind your
original bet and may be an amount up to the cash limit. Normally this will be double the
amount originally bet although a lot of cash are now offering greater amounts such as
10x odds or even 100x odds. The winning odds bet is paid at the true odds and is an
excellent bet to make. The passline bet backed up with an odds bet is the closest bet you
can make to being even with the house. If you play the passline with odds the house
advantage is cut to less than 1%. A bet with 100x odds cuts the house advantage to less
than .02% !!!