How to play Craps

Craps is a great game to play, but it can be tricky if you have never learned the rules to this blood rushing and exciting game.

Craps begins with a shooter who rolls two die against a wall. This first roll in known as the "come out" roll. If the shooter rolls a 2,3, or 12 this is known as craps and the shooter would lose the pass line bet, the round ends, and the same shooter would roll a new come out roll. If that shooter would have rolled a 7 or 11 then the shooter would win the pass line bet, the round ends, and the same shooter rolls a new come out roll.

You may be asking what happens if the shooter rolls a 4,5,6,8,9, or a 10. Well rolling one of these numbers establishes a "point" number. If you roll one of these then the round continues and on your next roll you are trying to roll your point number before rolling a 7. If you roll your point first then you win the pass line bet, the round ends, and the same shooter rolls a new come out roll. But if the 7 is rolled first then the shooter loses the pass line bet, the round ends, and the die are passed to the next shooter to the left.

The betting for this game has a great variety as players can bet on the way a round will end, a specific total being rolled, and a specific number being rolled. The first shooter or newest must bet on either the pass or dont pass line.

The pass line is won if a 7 or 11 is rolled first. This same bet can also be won if the shooter rolls a point number then rolls that same point number again before rolling a 7. The pass line bet would be lost if the shooter rolled a 2,3, or 12 to start or if they established a point number, but rolled the 7 first. The opposite goes for the dont pass line and players can choose to bet on whichever line they would like.

When betting on specific numbers remember to look at the craps board which displays all the bets that can be made and the odds of hitting that number.

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