You may have never played the game of craps but if you’ve been inside a land casino, you would know that the craps table is usually surrounding by excited players and onlookers. The higher the stakes are and the longer a player keeps a roll going, the louder the crowd often cheers. That sort of excitement can be infectious and get everyone in the casino just as thrilled and hopeful as the lucky shooter.
You use a regular set of dice for craps but it is played on a unique table. The sides of the table are a few inches high, to contain the dice as well as to have a back wall for the dice to bounce off of. The person playing is called the shooter and the first roll results in the point number. Once that is determined, each successive roll is to attempt to roll that number again without hitting craps. Craps would be rolling a 7. The only numbers allowed as the point number are 4 through 6 or 8 through 10.
There are several types of bets that can be placed when playing craps. The pass line bet is the most common one and simply means wagering with the shooter. No matter which player is the shooter, the rest of the players can still bet on their rolls, not just their own.
Other types of bets include the come line bet, the don’t come bet, taking full odds, place bet, bet on the field, proposition bets and place bets. With that many different bets available, no wonder so many people remain intimidated by the game of craps!
This can all be hard to take in but you shouldn’t let that stop you from giving craps a try. Stick to the basic pass line bets in the beginning and then slowly venture into new wagers one at a time until they become more familiar. Watch the other players and what they bet and observe their results – you will soon pick up the terminology and begin to know how and when to place the various bets.
