Craps
Here you will find craps rules, strategies and betting advice for all players, beginners to advanced.
Casino Craps
Introduction
Craps is a fast moving game played with two dice, and is one of the most popular casino games.
It is also a big-money game, offering good returns if you get it right. There are definite right and wrong bets in craps, so it's worth finding out how to play before you get swept away by the excitement of the craps playing crowd.
Craps is believed to have originated in the USA from an old dice game called Hazard. In Hazard the term "crabs eyes" was used to describe a throw of two ones - also known as snakes eyes. Crabs eyes quickly became "craps".
The Rules
The player who is rolling the dice is called the "shooter". The first roll in a round of Craps is called the "Come Out" roll. If the shooter rolls a 7 or 11, they win. If the shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12, that's a Craps and they lose. If any other number is rolled it becomes the "Point". The purpose of the "Come Out" roll is to set the Point, which can be 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. The Dealer places a puck marked "On" above the Point number printed on the table.
The shooter's objective now is to roll the "Point" again before a 7 is rolled, called the "Out 7". If the Point is rolled, the shooter and his fellow bettors win and the round is over. If the shooter rolls "Out 7", they lose and the round is over. If the roll is neither the "Point" nor "Out 7", the shooter continues to roll until they get the "Point" or "Out 7".
All bets must be placed before the shooter rolls. There are numerous ways of betting on Craps, including One Roll Bets, Pass Line Bets, Don't Pass Bets and Come Bets.
Basic Strategy
The best place to start is with a bet placed on the "Pass Line". The Shooter makes his first roll (called the "come Out Roll") and you win immediately if the numbers of both dice total 7 or 11. But you lose if craps (2, 3 or 12) are rolled. However any other number rolled becomes the "Point" which means you are now betting that number will come up again before a 7 is rolled. If it does, you win.
Alternatively, a "Don't Win Line" bet is just as easy. It is simply the opposite of the Win Line bet. You lose if 7 or 11 comes up on the Come Out Roll and Win on 3 or 12. (2 is called a "Stand-Off" and you neither win nor lose). Any other number becomes the Point.
One Roll Bets
At any time when the game is in progress you may bet on the "One Roll"
Any Craps - A One Roll bet which wins on a throw of 2, 3 or 12.
Craps 2 - A One Roll bet which wins on a throw of 3 only.
Craps 12 - A One Roll bet which wins on a throw of 12 only.
Any 7 - A One Roll bet which wins on a throw of 7 only.
Eleven - A One Roll bet which wins on a throw of 11 only.
Field - A One Roll bet which wins even money on throws of 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11; pays double on 12.
Horn Bet and Horn High - A One Roll Combination bet covering 2, 3, 11 and 12.
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