Play Crap in Las Vegas casino
The craps table is divided into marked areas (Pass, Come, Field, Big 6, Big 8, and so on), and this is where you place your chips to bet.
PASS LINE A "Pass Line" bet pays even money. If the first roll of the dice adds up to 7 or I 1, you win your bet; if the first roll adds up to 2, 3, or 12, you lose your bet. If any other number comes up, it's your "point." If you roll your point again, you win, but if a 7 comes up again before your point is rolled, you lose.
DON'T PASS LINE Betting on the "Don't Pass" is the opposite of betting on the Pass Line. This time, you lose if a 7 or an Eleven is thrown on the first roll, and you win if a 2 or a 3 is thrown on the first roll. If the first roll is 12, however, it's a push (standoff), and nobody wins. If none of these numbers are thrown and you have a point instead, in order to win, a 7 will have to be thrown before the point comes up again. A "Don't Pass" bet also pays even money.
COME Betting on "Come" is the same as betting on the Pass Line, but you must bet after the first roll or on any following roll. Again, you'll win on 7 or I 1 and lose on 2, 3, or 12. Any other number is your point, and you win if your point comes up again before a 7.
DON'T COME This is the opposite of a "Come" bet. once more, you wait until after the first roll to bet. A 7 or an eleven means you lose; a 2 or a 3 means you win; 12 is a push, and nobody wins. You win if 7 come up previous to the point. (The point, you will recall, was the first number rolled if it was none of the above.)
FIELD This is a bet for one roll only. The "Field" consists of seven numbers: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12. If any of these numbers is thrown on the next roll, you win still money, except on 2 and 12, which pay to 2 to 1 (at some casinos 3 to 1).
BIG 6 AND 8. A "Big 6 and 8" bet pays even money. You win if either a 6 or an 8 is rolled before a 7.
ANY 7. An "Any 7" bet pays the winner five for one. If a 7 is thrown on the first roll after you bet, you win.
"HARD WAY" BETS In the middle of a craps table are pictures of several possible dice combinations together with the odds the online casino will pay you if you bet and win on any of those combinations being thrown. For example, if 8 is thrown by having a 4 appear on each die, and you bet on it, the bank will pay 10 for 1; if 4 is thrown by have a 2 appear on each die, and you bet on it, the bank will pay 8 for 1; if 3 is thrown, the bank pays 15 for 1. You win at the odds quoted if the exact mixture of numbers you bet on comes up. But you lose either if a 7 is rolled or if the number you bet on was rolled any way other than the 'Hard Way' shown on the table. In-the-know gamblers tend to avoid "Hard Way' bets as an easy way to lose their money. And note that the odds quoted are not 3 to 1, 4 to 1, or 8 to 1; here the key word is for that is: 3 for 1 or 8 for 1.
ANY CRAPS Here you are lucky if the dice "crap out"- if they show 2, 3, or 12 on the first roll after you bet. If this happens, the bank pays for 8 for 1. Any other number is a loser.
PLACE BETS You can make a "Place Bet" on any of the next numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. You are betting that the number you choose will be thrown before a 7 is thrown. If you win, the payoff is as follows: 4 or 10 pays at the rate of 9 to 5; 5 or 9 pays at the rate of 7 to 5; 6 or 8 pays at the rate of 7 to 6. "Place Bets" can be detached at any time previous to a roll.
