Craps Rules and Information

Craps is probably the world’s most popular “Dice” game. This game is very exciting and is usually the one with crowds of people around the table shouting and cheering. With the graphocs and sounds available at online casinos today it is just as thrilling to play craps online. With craps, there are many of different betting options, which makes this game seem a bit confusing, but once you understand it is very easy to play (and get hooked). Many players can play at a time (up to 20) with one of them being the “shooter” (the lucky player who gets to roll the dice). In Craps there are a number of different bets that can be made, before or during the round, the following briefly outlines theses bets.

Pass Line Bets: When making a Pass Line bet you are said to be betting with the shooter. If the shooter’s first roll is a 7 or 11 you automatically win. If it is a 2,3 or 12 (AKA Craps) you automatically lose. But if it is any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) a “point” has been set and that number must be rolled again before a 7 is rolled in order for the pass line bettor to win. If a 7 is rolled before the point, you lose.

Come Bets: These bets work the same way as the pass line bet except that the bet is made after the point has been determined. If the next roll is a 7 or 11 you win, if it is 2, 3, or 12 you lose. If it is nay other number it becomes the “come” number and must be rolled again before a 7 in order to win.

Don’t Pass and Don’t Come Bets: With these bets you are said to be betting against the shooter and are the opposite of the pass line and come bets. If the come out roll (or for don’t come bets, a roll after the point has been set) is a 7 or 11 you lose and if the roll totals a craps (2, or 3) you win. If a point or come number has been set, then you are betting that a 7 will come up before the point or come number.

Pass Line, Come, Don’t Pass Line and Don’t Come bets all pay out at 1 to 1

Place Bets. These bets can only be placed after the point has been determined. With Place bets you are betting on an individual number (either a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10). If the number you bet on is rolled before a 7 you win, you lose if the 7 is rolled first. Payouts differ depending on the number: 4 or 10 pays out at 9 to 5, 5 or 9 pays out at 7 to 5 and 6 or 8 pays out at 7 to 6.

Big Six and Big Eight Bets. These bets can be made at any time during the game and payout 1 to 1 odds f a 6 or 8 is rolled before a 7.

Field Bet. This bet is a one roll only bet. It is a bet that if a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 is rolled you win. If a 5, 6, 7 r is rolled you lose. If it is a 2 that comes up you will be paid out at 2 to 1 and if a 12 comes up you are paid out 3 to 1. For a 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 you will be paid at 1 to 1.

Preposition Bets. The following preposition bets are all one roll bets and can be made at any time during the game:

Any Craps – Wins if a 2, 3 or 12 is thrown. Payout is 8 to 1.

Any Seven – Wins if any 7 is thrown. Payout is 5 to 1.

Eleven – Wins if an 11 is thrown. Payout is 6 to 1.

Aces – Wins if a 2 is thrown. Payout is 30 to 1.

Boxcars – Wins if a 12 is thrown. Payout is 30 to 1.

Ace Deuce – Wins if a 3 is thrown. Payout is 16 to 1.

Hardway Bets. These bets are won if the total bet on is rolled hard (by way of a pair, 2-2, 3-3, or 4-4, for example) before it is rolled as a soft total or before a 7 is rolled. Hard Bets can be made on totals of 4, 6, 8 and 10. Hardway Bets are paid out at 10 to 1.