How
to Play Craps
The most basic craps bet is placed on the "Pass
Line" before the shooter rolls the dice. If the shooter rolls 7
or 11, you and the shooter win, and the shooter keeps the dice to roll
again. If the shooter hits 2, 3, or 12, the bet is lost but he remains
the shooter and continues to roll the dice until he either makes his
point and you both win, or he rolls a 7 and the bet is lost.
In the above case, you have bet with the shooter. If you want to bet
against him, you place your bet on the "Don't Pass" line and
the rules are entirely reversed except that if, on his first roll, the
shooter rolls 12, it is a standoff (you neither win nor lose).
After the roll has begun and the shooter has a point, you can make a
bet by placing it on the "come" line. The same rules apply
to you as if the shooter were making a first roll: it the next roll
is 7 you win; if it is a 2, 3, or 12, you lose; if it is any other number,
that becomes your "come point" and, for you to win, it must
be rolled again before a 7. If a 7 comes first, the bet is lost.
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Betting Rules
PASS
LINE:
An even money bet. If the first roll of the dice adds up to 7 or 11,
you win. 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet. Any other number is the "point"
and if the point is rolled again, you win, but lose on 7.
DON'T PASS LINE:
Just the reverse of the PASS LINE, except that if 12 is the first roll,
it's a standoff; nobody wins.
COME
BETS:
Basically the same as the PASS LINE except that you must bet after the
point.
DON'T
COME:
The reverse of the COME BET, except that a first roll of 2 or 3 wins,
and 12 is a standoff.
ODDS:
Once you have a "point" or a "come-out point", you
may take the ODDS and win if the point or the come point is made before
a 7. Payoff for ODDS are: Two to one for 1 0's or 4's, three to two
for 5's or 9's, six to five for 8's or 6's. When betting DON'T PASS
or DON'T COME, you lay the odds as outlined. The ODDS are place behind
your bet on the PASS LINE. On DON'T PASS bets, your ODDS bet is placed
to the side of your bet and offset the chips toward the dealer.
PLACE
BETS:
Once a shooter makes a "point", you may take a PLACE BET on
numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. If your number comes up before 7, you
win. Payoff - Nine to five on 4's or 1 0's, seven to five on 5's or
9's, seven to six on 8's or 6's.
FIELD:
Here you're betting that 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 is rolled before the
5, 6, 7 or 8 The 2 and 12 pay double. This is also a one roll bet. The
dealer will take your money if the dice show a number that is not in
the field (5, 6, 7 or 8).
BIG
6 OR 8:
You may bet one or both and win even money on the number when thrown
before 7.
PROPOSITION
BETS:
Include all the bets made in the center of the table in front of the
"stick man." The "stick man" will ask that
these bets are made before every roll of the dice. The 2 and 12 pay
thirty for one, 3 and 11 pay fifteen for one. These are one-roll bets.
That is, the bet loses if the dice do not show a 2, 3, 11, or 12.
You can also bet what is called a HORN bet or a HORN HIGH BET. A HORN
bet is a combination of all four numbers, 2, 3, 11, or 12. A HORN HIGH
BET is a wager that has an extra amount on one of the four numbers.
For example, a $5 HORN HIGH TWELVE means that a dollar each is upon
three of the numbers with $2 on the twelve. Proposition bets also include
HARD WAY BETS, ANY CRAPS and bets on the 11.
HARD
WAY BETS:
You win if the number comes up exactly as on the table; lose if the
number comes up any other way, or if a 7 is thrown. For example, if
you have $1 on the hard 4, the dice must roll two two's to win. If the
dice roll is 1 and 3, the bet loses. HARD WAY bets will remain on the
table in play until the number rolls, or if a seven rolls.
ANY
CRAPS:
You can bet this bet on any roll. If a 2, 3 or 12 rolls, you win.
You are paid seven times the amount of your bet. If any other number
is rolled, you lose.
MOST
COMMON BET....The most common bet on a Crap table will be Place Bets
on the 6 and 8. The bet is made in increments of 6-dollars on
each number on a five-dollar minimum table. Often players will
also make a Pass Line bet and take as much odds as possible behind the
Pass Line. But be conservative with your money if you are learning.
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