How to play Craps
Put bets are simply the pass+odds or come+odds combination bet where the player foregoes the come out roll. The bet is paid exactly like how a pass+odds or come+odds would be paid. The casino has the advantage on the flat bet portion of the put bet, but on the odds portion of the put bet, there is no house edge. I've been reading a manuel on dealing craps. I thought it stated odds as follows: odds payout on 4 & 10 at odds bet plus 100% bonus (2:1). 5 and 9 payout as odds bet plus 50% bonus. 6 and 8 as odds bet plus 20%. I'm very new to the 'dealing side of craps. Actually I don't play that often, living in Montana.
Craps is a game dating right back to Ancient Rome before the days of online pokies! Soldiers used to carve pig bones into dice and gamble with them. Today you can play craps online at choiceonlinecasino.com or in a casino where craps is played around a specialised table with raised sides. Although the game is very simple, it offers a wide range of interesting bets.
In a casino, the game is run by two or more operators. The players take it in turns to roll the dice. The player to roll the dice is called the shooter. Usually the shooter is given a choice of five dice, from which two are selected for the game. When the dice are rolled they should hit the far side of the table before landing, to ensure a fair play.
The Basic Game and the Pass Line Bet pays 1/1 The operator indicates the start of a round by placing a plastic disc on the table showing the word OFF. The shooter (and any other players who want to bet on him) places a bet on the Pass Line. |
The first roll of the dice is called the Come-Out Roll. The two dice are rolled and the total on the dice is counted. Here are the possible outcomes:
- 7 or 11 This is called a natural. All bets on the Pass Line WIN. This pays 1/1 so if you bet $5, you receive $5 plus your $5 stake back. The round is finished.
- 2,3 or 12 This is called craps and all bets on the Pass Line LOSE. The round is finished.
- 4,5,6,8,9 or 10 Whatever number rolled is called the Point and the round continues...
| If a point is thrown, the operator flips the plastic disc over to show the word ON and places it on the table to indicate which point is active. The shooter keeps rolling again until:
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What are your chances of winning on the Pass Line?
Before we look at any other bets, let's see how likely we are to win the simplest Pass Line bet.
Two normal dice can land in 6 x 6 = 36 different ways.
To win on the Come-Out roll, we need to throw 7 or 11. There are 6+2 = 8 ways of doing this so the chance is 8/36 = 22.22%
To lose on the Come-Out roll, we need to throw 2,3 or 12. There are 1+2+1 = 4 ways of doing this, so the chance is 4/36 = 11.11%
The chances of getting a point and needing to roll again are 24/36 = 66.67%.
To lose on the Come-Out roll, we need to throw 2,3 or 12. There are 1+2+1 = 4 ways of doing this, so the chance is 4/36 = 11.11%
The chances of getting a point and needing to roll again are 24/36 = 66.67%.
Craps Odds And Payouts
To work out our chances of winning on a point, we look at the individual point score chances.
