Craps

Craps is basically a game in which winners are determined by the outcome of the rolled dice. It's a table-game played by numerous players, with one of the players rolling the dice called the ‘shooter'. The craps board is made up of two asymmetrical halves, but you only need to concern yourself with one half, and that half is usually what you'll have access to online.

The Craps table itself consists of a series of boxes where the chips of various types of bets are placed. Considering there are many types of bets in Craps, with many options and decisions that you need to make, you really should familiarize yourself with what each bet involves, and you should learn what type of bet goes where. Depending on the bets you're placing, Craps is one of those games that can either be as simple or as complex as you like, and there are many strategy tips and advice which you can find online. The most important of which are, studying the bets and terms with their meanings, and of course, plenty of practice.

Generally, players are to place their bets before the dice is rolled, which is called ‘Pass Line Bets'. Numbers that are circled usually mean that they provide bonuses, sometimes as much as double. The ‘Come-out Roll', is the shooter's first roll of the dice after the bets are placed. The come-out roll determines the outcome of the bets. Depending on the total of the come-out roll, the round might end and the shooter must roll another come-out roll. A result of 2, 3 or 12 is called ‘Craps', while a ‘Win' or a ‘Natural' is a result of 7 or 11. A ‘Point' is when any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) is rolled on the come-out roll.

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