| How to play craps or shoot dice is rather | | | | |
| easy to learn and then progress to more | | | | These bets can be of two types, all day bets |
| sophisticated methods of play. Craps is all | | | | and single roll bets. All day bets stay up in |
| about the number seven which on a pair of | | | | play until a seven is rolled. A single roll |
| dice is made up of 3-4 or 2-5 or 1-6. The | | | | bet either wins or loses on the next roll. |
| shooter or the roller of the dice makes what | | | | The better bet unless the player has a strong |
| is called the come out roll. If the dice come | | | | hunch is the all day bet. |
| up seven or eleven on that first roll, the | | | | |
| shooter and all who bet on the pass line will | | | | If a player knew nothing about craps except |
| win. It the roll is a 2 or a 3 or a 12, the | | | | to bet the pass line and take the max behind |
| pass line bets lose. If the roll comes up any | | | | the line bet on all points, then they would |
| other number that number becomes what is | | | | play better than most craps players. When a |
| called the point. The pass line bet is a | | | | player adds to this betting on the come line |
| winner if the number repeats before a seven | | | | and placing bets, they have most of the |
| is rolled. If the dreaded seven comes up | | | | reasonable bets covered that the craps table |
| first then the pass line bets all lose. | | | | offers to a player. |
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| The first simple strategy is to take | | | | The rule in craps is to push the devil out of |
| advantage of the odds offered in a craps | | | | a hot table and parlay bets, take the odds |
| game. A player makes their first bet on the | | | | and keep all of the number bets covered until |
| pass line and either wins, loses or gets a | | | | the table cools down. More money can be made |
| point. If a point number is rolled, the | | | | on a hot craps table faster than any other |
| player should take behind the line odds on | | | | casino game. Players who know how to play |
| the point. Each casino has its own rules as | | | | craps make a killing when they find a hot |
| to what they will accept on a behind the line | | | | table. |
| bet. Just ask the stick man or a dealer what | | | | |
| their limit is and then bet it. If the table | | | | The secret to recognizing a hot table early |
| gets hot, the dice will roll many numbers and | | | | is each shooter holds the dice for a number |
| few untimely sevens. A really hot table will | | | | of passes. Certain shooters hold the dice for |
| also roll many hard way numbers like four, | | | | much longer than normal and throw many |
| six, eight and ten. These are called | | | | numbers in a row before making their point. |
| hardways, as the dice are pairs of twos, | | | | Hardways become common and all of this is |
| threes, fours or fives. | | | | going on without many sevens being rolled. |
| | | | The lack of sevens is another clue that the |
| A table of dice payoffs is the next thing | | | | table is moving in favor of the craps |
| that a player should learn as this is where | | | | players. |
| the money is made when a dice table gets hot. | | | | |
| (these payoff numbers can be obtained on the | | | | Be alert to these runs of numbers and which |
| Internet or on many online casino sites) When | | | | shooters seem to be lucky. Then make the bets |
| a table is showering the players with | | | | and watch your stack grow as the table goes |
| numbers, the player should be making all of | | | | from warm to hot. |
| these number bets at odds. | | | | |