Craps rules

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Craps are just a simple pair of dice, with a world of betting possibilities. Now, there are a few new terms to memorize, and some basic rules to learn, but it sure worth it, it is lots of fun.

The dealer is called box man, the person whom it is his/hers turn to roll the dice is called the shooter.

The first roll of the dices in a round is called the come out roll.

There are many kinds of bets, which differ from each other slightly And each is printed on the table, for you to place your bet on. For a start we will concentrate on the basic, and most simple bet: a Pass Line bet.

Basic rules

 

We start at the come out roll, (the first toss in a round), if the shooter rolls a 7 or 11, it is a 1:1 win, and the round is over, and the (same) shooter makes a new come our roll.

If the shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12, it’s a loss, and again the round is over.

Any other number, that is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is set as the Point.

While making come out rolls, you see a small black circle with the word “off” written in the middle. When the point is set, the circle is placed on the number of the point that is printed on the table, but now its color turns white and in the middle appears the word “on”.

Once the point is set, and the white “on” puck is marking it, the target is to keep rolling the dice till the point repeats itself, or till the shooter rolls a 7.

The 7 that is rolled not during a come out roll is called an out 7.

If the point repeats itself, the shooter wins and the round is over.

If the shooter rolled an out 7, shooter looses, and the round is over.

Any other number rolls, just keep on shooting.

 

Placing the bet:

(this is a partial view of the craps table which contains the bets covered here, the rest is covered in Risky Bets)

Bets that are placed before making a come out roll :

Pass line bet

As we mentioned earlier it is the most common bet. It is placed prior to the come out roll by placing the chips (or actually clicking on) the pass line bar printed on the table.

The bet is on the chance that the point will repeat itself before rolling an out 7. Win odds are 1:1

Once the point is set, you can’t remove or reduce a pass bet, you have to stay till the round is over, either by a roll of the point or an out 7.

You win 1:1 when:

• During come out roll, shooter tosses 7 or 11.
• After the point is set, it repeats itself.

• You loose when:

• During come out roll, shooter tosses 2, 3 or 12.
• After the point is set, shooter rolls an out 7.

Don’t pass line bet

This bet is the opposite of the pass line bet above. It’s placed before the come out roll, on the “don’t pass bar” that is printed on the table. Pays even money.Unlike pass bets, you can remove or reduce your don’t pass bets from the table by right clicking on it.

You win 1:1 when:

• During come out roll, shooter tosses 2 or 3.
• After the point is set, shooter rolls an out 7.

 

You loose when:

• During come out roll, shooter tosses 7 or 11.
• After the point is set, it repeats itself.

 

You push when:

• During come out roll, shooter tosses 12.(a push is a draw. Player gets his/hers money back)

 

Bets that are placed after making a come out roll :

Come bets

This bet is very similar to a pass line bet, except it is placed after the come out roll is over. So if you came in late, there is still room for you.

The bet is placed on the COME bar printed on the table

 

Rules are alike: 7 or 11 wins. 2, 3 or 12 looses. Any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10) becomes the come point and the box man will move the come bet from the COME bar and place it on the number equal to the come point, that is printed on the table.

Once the come point is set, you can’t remove or reduce a pass bet, you have to stay till the round is over, either by a roll of the come point or an out 7.

You win 1:1 when:

• Before the come point is set, shooter tosses 7 or 11.
• After the come point is set, shooter repeats it.

You loose when:

• Before the come point is set, shooter tosses 2, 3 or 12.
• After the come point is set, shooter rolls an out 7.

Don’t Come bets

The opposite of a come bet. All procedures are same as come bet except you place the bet on the DON’T COME bar.

You may not remove or reduce the bet till an out 7 or the come point is rolled. But, if the original point is rolled (thus, ending the round) you may remove your bet.

You win 1:1 when:

• Before the come point is set, shooter tosses 2 or 3.
• After the come point is set, shooter rolls an out 7.

You loose when:

• Before the come point is set, shooter tosses 7 or 11.
• After the come point is set, shooter repeats it.

You push when:

• During come out roll, shooter tosses 12.

Odds bets

An odd bet is a complementary bet to a pass/don’t pass or a come/don’t come bet.

Odds bets gives the player the best payoff, because the casino pays true odds.

Pass line odds bet

After setting the point, you can place an odd bet by left clicking on the table outside the pass line bar, under the original pass line bet.

An unresolved pass odds bet can be removed.

Pays are:

• 2:1 on a roll of 4 or 10
• 3:2 on a roll of 5 or 9
• 6:5 on a roll of 6 or 8

don’t Pass line odds bet

After setting the point, you can place an odd bet by left clicking on the right side of the don’t pass line bar. Removing a don’t pass odds bet (by right clicking on it) also removes the original don’t pass bet.

Pays are:

• 1:2 on a roll of 4 or 10
• 2:3 on a roll of 5 or 9
• 5:6 on a roll of 6 or 8

Come odds bet

After setting the come point, you can place an odd bet by left clicking on the table directly under the come bet (that is, on the box that represents the come point).

An unresolved come odds bet can be removed.

Pays are:

• 2:1 on a roll of 4 or 10
• 3:2 on a roll of 5 or 9
• 6:5 on a roll of 6 or 8

Don’t Come odds bet

After setting the come point, you can place an odd bet by clicking in a small spot directly under the don’t come bet in a narrow upper bar over the box that represents the come point.

An unresolved don’t come odds bet can be removed.

Pays are:

• 1:2 on a roll of 4 or 10
• 2:3 on a roll of 5 or 9
• 5:6 on a roll of 6 or 8

we recommend betting the odds because it’s the best bet you can make in a casino.

Here are the outcome statistics of the craps, each roll has 36 possible results:

 

result	combinations	%probability
2	1-1	2.77%
3	1-2,2-1	5.55%
4	1-3,2-2,3-1	8.33%
5	1-4,2-3,3-2,4-1	11.11%
6	1-5,2-4,3-3,4-2,5-1	13.88%
7	1-6,2-5,3-4,4-3,5-2,6-1	16.66%
8	2-6,3-5,4-4,5-3,6-2	13.88%
9	3-6,4-5,5-4,6-3	11.11%
10	4-6,5-5,6-4	8.33%
11	5-6,6-5	5.55%
12	6-6	2.77%

 

The are additional possible bets, but they are mostly against the player. Those bets are covered in the article “risky craps bets”.

 

So, good-luck

in this game luck is on your side!

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