| Rules for playing craps
Craps is the most widespread casino game. The main goal of the players is to predict the number that will fall on the dice after the roll has been made. It seems to be quite simple at the first sight but there are so many bet options that a new player can feel at a loss. But it’s not that complicated.
In the game of craps players throw two dice. And the result of each throw is the sum of numbers
from 2 to 12.
The first throw is called Come Out Roll.
Before this roll you should make a bet on Pass Line (win) or Don’t Pass Line
(loss) of the player who is casting the dice.
After the first throw (Come Out Roll) there
are some possible combinations of the dice:
| Craps
(the sum of points is 2, 3
or 12) |
Pass
Line loses, Don't Pass Line wins (If it is 2 or 3 points, the value
of winning payouts is 1 to 1; if it is 12 points, the bet is returned
to the player). |
| Natural
(the sum of points is 7 or 11) |
Don't
Pass Line looses, Pass Line wins (1 to 1). |
| Point
(the sum of points is 4, 5,
6, 8, 9 or 10) |
In
this case the rolled sum of numbers is fixed and called the point. Then
bets Pass Line & Don’t Pass Line should be played in this way: you
need to throw the dice until it is 7 or point. If it is 7, Pass Line
looses & Don’t Pass Line wins (1 to 1). If it is point, Pass Line
wins (1 to 1) & Don’t Pass Line looses. |
After the Pass Line & Don't Pass Line
have been completed, the game starts again from the first round. Bets on Pass Line and Don't Pass Line can be accepted only before
the Come Out Roll.
Here are some additional bets:
| PassCome
Odds Bet |
It
is an additional bet on the point. You can make it after the bet on
the Pass Line or Come bet. This bet wins, if point falls before 7. If
it is 4 or 10, the winning payouts - 2 to 1, for 5 or 9 – 3 to 2, for
6 or 8 – 6 to 5. |
| Don't
PassCome Odds Bet |
It
is an additional bet on the point. You can make it after the bet on
the Don’t Pass Line or Don't Come bet. This bet wins if 7 falls before
the point. |
| Win
Bet |
It
is a bet on one of these numbers: 4,5,6,8,9,10. The bet wins, if the
point falls before 7. |
| Lose
Bet |
It
is a bet on one of these numbers: 4,5,6,8,9,10. This bet wins if 7 falls
before particular point. The winning payouts depend on the number: 4
and 10 win 2 to 5, 5 and 9 win 4 to 7, 6 and 8 win 4 to 5. |
| Hardways |
It
is a bet on 2:2, 3:3, 4:4 or 5:5. Bet wins if 2:2, 3:3, 4:4 or 5:5 falls
before 7 and before its sum in other combination. The winning payouts
for 2:2 or 5:5 are 7 to 1; for 3:3 or 4:4 – 9 to 1. |
| Big
6 and Big 8 |
These
are bets on the proper sum (6 or 8). The bet wins, if this sum (6 or
8) falls before 7. The winning payouts are 1 to 1. |
The next bets play only one round. A player loses his bet if none of the following combinations come.
| Field
Bet |
It
is a bet on one of these numbers: 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12. If it is
2 or 12, the winning payouts will be 2 to 1; for 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 – 1
to 1. If any other number falls, the bet looses. |
| Any
Seven |
It
is a bet on 7 that will fall in the next round. The winning payouts
are 4 to 1. |
| Any
Craps |
It
is a bet on Craps (the sum of points is 2, 3 or 12). The winning payouts
are 7 to 1. |
| Craps
Two |
It
is a bet on 1:1. The winning payouts are 30 to 1. |
| Craps
Twelve |
It
is a bet on 6:6. The winning payouts are 30 to 1. |
| Craps
Three |
It
is a bet on 1:2. The winning payouts are 15 to 1. |
| Eleven |
It
is a bet on 5:6. The winning payouts are 15 to 1. |
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