Craps - Basics and Rules

Craps is a fun and exciting casino game. It is played with two dice on a purpose-built table. The dice are made under strict standards and are routinely discarded to be replaced with new ones after about eight hours of play. They are constantly checked for damages and casinos have rules laid down as to how they should be handled. The player has to use only one hand when throwing the dice which must hit the walls on the opposite end of the table. If the dice happen to fall of the table, they have to be duly inspected before resuming play.

The craps table can accommodate up to 20 players, each of whom gets to throw the dice. You are allowed to bet on the thrower and several types of bet can be made on the action at the table. The casino crew consists of a stickman, boxman and two dealers.

When a new game begins, the first roll of the dice in a betting round is called the Come Out roll and can only be made when the previous shooter fails to make a winning roll. If the present shooter makes his Point, the dice are returned to him and he then begins the new Come Out roll. This is a continuation of that shooter's roll, although technically, the Come Out roll identifies a new game about to begin. If the shooter fails to make his Point, the dice are then offered to the next player for a new Come Out roll and the game continues. The game moves in a clockwise manner and the new shooter is the person directly to the left of the previous.

The dice are rolled across the craps table. The craps table layout is divided into three areas - two side areas separated by a center one. Each side area is the mirror reflection of the other and contains the following: Pass and Don't Pass line bets, Come and Don't Come bets, Odds bet, Place bets and Field bets. The center area is shared by both side areas and contains the Proposition bets.

There are several different types of bets in Craps like :

Pass Bets and Pass Line Bets.

Odds On Pass Line Bets

Come Bet an Odds on Come Bet

Don't Pass Line and Don't Come Bet

Place Bets and Field Bets

Big Six, Big Eight Bets

Proposition Bets