 Craps
Rules
To understand craps the first thing you need to learn is that
it is a game of rounds. The first roll is called the "come out"
roll. Sometimes the outcome of a round will be determined on the
come out roll. A 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 on the come out roll
immediately ends a round. If any other total is rolled (4, 5, 6,
8, 9, or 10) that number is called the point. The dealer will
place a white puck (white circle which can be either "on" or
"off") on an area of the table to designate which point is "on".
If a point is rolled, the dice will be rolled continuously until
the same point is rolled again or a 7 is rolled, which ends the
round and all bets that are still outstanding, lose. When that
happens, the point comes off and new round starts.
Pass Line
This is the most common bet in craps. You place your bet on the
Pass Line area on the table on a come out roll. If the come out
roll is a 7 or 11 you win. If the come out roll is a 2, 3, or 12
you lose. If any point is rolled on the come out roll and if the
same point is rolled before a 7 is rolled, you win. If a 7 comes
before the point you lose. You cannot remove a Pass Line bet
after the point has been made. Pass Line bet pays 1:1.
Taking the Odds (Pass Line Odds)
The odds are simply an additional wager that the point will be
rolled before a 7 and can be only placed after the come out role
if the point is made. Odds bets are paid out at: 2:1 if the
point is 4 or 10, 3:2 if the point is 5 or 9, and 6:5 if the
point is 6 or 8. Odds bets can be removed or reduced at any
time. You can only place the Odds bet if you have a Pass bet on.
The maximum amount of the Odds bet is five times the amount of
the Pass Line bet.
Don't Pass Line
This is almost the opposite of the Pass Line bet. This bet is
placed against the shooter and wins if craps (2 or 3) is thrown
on the come-out roll and loses if 7 or 11 are thrown. A 12 is a
push. If any point is rolled on the come out roll and if the
same point is rolled before a 7 is rolled, you lose. If the 7
comes before the point you win. You cannot remove a Don't Pass
bet after the point has been made. Don't Pass Line bet pays 1:1.
Laying the Odds (Don't Pass Line Odds)
On the contrary to Taking the Odds, Laying the odds is an
additional wager that 7 will be rolled before the point; and it
can be only placed after the point has been made. Odds bets are
paid out at: 1:2 if the point is 4 or 10, 2:3 if the point is 5
or 9, and 5:6 if the point is 6 or 8. Odds bet can be removed or
reduced at any time.
Come
This bet is exactly the same as a Pass Line bet but it only can
be made after the point is established. If 7 or 11 rolls, you
win. If a 2, 3, or 12 come, you lose. If 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
rolls, the dealer moves your bet to the number that rolled which
becomes your 'point' for that bet. If you throw this same number
again, you win; if a 7 is rolled before your point, you lose.
Once your bet has been moved to the appropriate box, if 4, 5, 6,
8, 9, 10 was thrown when you placed your Come bet, you can take
the odds on it just like taking the odds on a Pass Line Bet.
Don't Come
Again, this bet is similar to the Don't Pass bet with only one
difference, it can be made only after a point has been made. You
cannot remove the Don't Come bet after it has been placed until
it is resolved. Once your bet has been moved to the appropriate
box, if 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 was thrown when you placed your Don't
Come bet, you can take the odds on it just like taking the odds
on a Don't Pass Line Bet.
Buy Bets (Replaces 'Place Bets')
This bet can be made on the following numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or
10. It is a bet that the relevant number will be thrown before a
7. Buy bets can only be made or altered when the point is on, as
identified by the puck. Note: Our Craps game charges a 5% Lay
Commission on both winning and losing Buy wagers.
Lay Bets
Lay bet is the opposite of the buy bet. This bet can be made on
the following numbers: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. It is a bet that a
7 will be thrown before the relevant number. Lay bets can only
be made or altered when the point is on, as identified by the
puck. Note: Our Craps game charges a 5% Lay Commission on both
winning and losing Lay wagers.
Field Bets
This is a bet on the outcome of the next throw only. It pays
even money if a 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 is thrown and 2:1 if Snake
Eyes (2) or Boxcars (12) are thrown; if 5,6,7 or 8 come, you
lose.
Hard Way Bets
This bet can be made on 4, 6, 8 or 10. It is a bet that the
relevant number will be thrown in its double form (for instance,
a hard 8 occurs when two 4s are thrown) before a 7 and before
that number is thrown in any other combination.
Proposition Bets
A number of wagering options that includes any craps, any 7 and
either 2, 12, 3 or 11 being thrown on the next roll. For details
and payouts please see the table below.
Big 6
A Big 6 bet is even money bet that 6 will be rolled before 7.
Big 8
A Big 8 bet is even money bet that 8 will be rolled before 7.
Game Pay Outs
| Bet Type |
Payout |
| Pass Line |
1:1 |
| Don't Pass Line |
1:1 |
| Come Bet |
1:1 |
| Don't Come Bet |
1:1 |
| Pass/Come Taking the Odds |
|
| - 6 or 8 |
6:5 |
| - 5 or 9 |
3:2 |
| - 4 or 10 |
2:1 |
| Pass/Come Laying the Odds |
|
| - 6 or 8 |
5:6 |
| - 5 or 9 |
2:3 |
| - 4 or 10 |
1:2 |
| Field Bet |
|
| - 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 |
1:1 |
| - 2 or 12 |
2:1 |
| Buy Bets |
|
| - 6 or 8 |
6:5 less 5% of the Wager Amount |
| - 5 or 9 |
3:2 less 5% of the Wager Amount |
| - 4 or 10 |
2:1 less 5% of the Wager Amount |
| Lay Bets |
|
| - 6 or 8 |
5:6 less 5% of the Wager Amount |
| - 5 or 9 |
2:3 less 5% of the Wager Amount |
| - 4 or 10 |
1:2 less 5% of the Wager Amount |
| Big 6 or 8 |
1:1 |
| Proposition Bets |
|
| - Any 7 |
4:1 |
| - Any 11 |
15:1 |
| - Any Craps (2, 3, or 12) |
7:1 |
| - Craps 2 |
30:1 |
| - Craps 3 |
15:1 |
| - Craps 12 |
30:1 |
| Hard Way Bets |
|
| - Hard 6 or 8 |
9:1 |
| - Hard 4 or 10 |
7:1 |
|
