Online Craps game

Official rules of craps The craps rules might seem complicated if you're new to the world of casino games. However, if you are a craps beginner you should not be intimidated by the chaotic craps table layout or the hectic surroundings. When you have learned the craps rules, and familiarized yourself with this fast and exciting dice game you will understand why it's so popular. The shooter's first roll is known as a Come Out. In order to make a simple Pass Line Bet, you would simply lay your chips on the area marked Pass Line. You will win if the shooter hits a natural: 7 or 11. If they roll craps: 2, 3, or 12, you lose. If they happen to hit a shooter's point: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, they must hit that point again before rolling a 7 for you to win. Knowing how the pass line works will help your overall understanding of Craps.

For example, there is a Don't Pass Line Bet, and it is as anyone would assume; the exact opposite of the Pass Line. The only discrepancy is that a 12 represents a tie/push. So, don't be shy. Get in the mix and get a bet on the table. The only way to learn to play craps is to actually play craps!

Craps Other Ways of Betting

Don’t Pass Line Bet: This is essentially a Pass Line bet in reverse and must be placed on the Don’t Pass Bar area of the table. If the come out roll produces a 2 or a 3, the Don’t Pass line bet will win. However, if a 7 or 11 is rolled, the Don’t Pass line bet will lose. If you roll a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 this number will become the point. Once it has been established, the Don’t Pass line bet will win if you roll a 7 before rolling the point number again. If you roll the point before rolling a 7, you will lose the bet. A winning Don’t Pass line bet will pay even money (one-to-one).

Come Line Bets: Come Line bets are placed in the Come area of the craps board and are made after a point has been established. Like the Pass Line bet, you can put money on the odds if a point is thrown on the first roll after the come out roll. A come wager will win if the dice produce 7 or 11 but will lose if a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled. If none of these numbers are rolled, a point will automatically be established and the Come bet will be moved to that particular number. This is where the Come Point bet comes into play. The rolls that follow in the next round will win you your Come Point bet if your point number is rolled before a 7. If 7 is rolled before the point, you will lose the come point bet. A winning Come line bet will pay out one-to-one odds.

Don’t Come bets: Don’t Come bets (betting against the shooter) are played in a similar way to the Don’t Pass bet and the opposite of a Come bet. You can place a Don’t Come bet after the come out roll. The bet wins if the shooter rolls a 2 or a 3. However, if the dice roll a 7 or an 11, you will lose the bet. If none of these numbers are rolled, points will come in to play. So if you roll a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 that number will become the point and a Don’t Come Point bet will be applied. You win a Don’t Come Point bet when the shooter does not roll the point number before rolling a 7. This offers one-to-one payout odds.

Odds Bet: This is another common bet, made in addition to the Pass Line bet or the Don’t Pass bet, after the point has been established. The Odds bet is considered the most advantageous of all craps bets as it doesn’t have a house edge, therefore you will win true odds (the more money you place, the better your chances are of winning big). For example, if the point number lands on 4 or 10, you will get a two-to-one payout. If the point lands on 5 or 9 you will receive a three-to-two payout and if the point is 6 or 8, you will be paid six-to-five. To place an Odds bet on Casino.com, click on the chip you would like to bet with. If you have just placed a Pass Line bet, secure your chip on the Pass Line Odds strip. If you have just placed a Don’t Pass bet, secure your chip on the Don’t Pass Line Odds section of the table.

Craps History

Modern Craps gambling starts in New Orleans, but Craps' most direct predecessor - Hazard - dates back to the Middle Ages. It has been proved that dice games were among, if not the first games ever played.  Recently, archaeologists discovered numbered bones dating back to 6000 BC.  In other words, following Craps history means following a long and winding road; it's no wonder game aficionados disagree on its path. There are a few Craps secrets that can be irrefutably verified.  As mentioned before, the game of Hazard is a direct precursor to the game that we know today, and its roots are firmly tied to the Middle Ages. Hazard was derived from a dice game called "Azzahr", which was brought to Europe with the returning Crusaders and was anglicized in the 16th Century by European gamblers. Like so many other games, Hazard traveled across the Atlantic with Europeans colonizing the new world and took hold in French Canada.  It later moved south with the first French settlers of New Orleans. In America, this intriguing game changed form, both in terms of its rules and its name. But of all the unsolved Craps secrets, the game's name is one of the biggest points of contention. There are two logical theories as to how the name "Craps" came about. The first theory asserts that it is simple a Creole-accented pronunciation of "crabs" which is another name for the game's losing combination of two ones. The second theory suggests that Craps is an abbreviated form of the French word "crapauds," meaning "toads." New Orleans dice players were often called crapauds because of the way they crouched while playing.

Online Internet Craps

Craps history doesn't end there, though. At the end of the 20th Century, the popular pastime took on a new form: internet Craps. This "play anywhere" model made the game accessible to everyone. It also stripped away the elaborate casino etiquette, making it easier for amateur and low stakes players to play Craps. These days dice fans can play real-time online games via their TVs or mobile phones.