Craps Excitment

Craps is the most common game of chance played with dice and is one of the most exhilarating forms of online casino gambling. Beyond that, craps is renowned for being the game with the fairest odds and best deals for the player. Craps is also notorious for its reputation of having games within the game. At first it can appear quite confusing and too fast of a paced game but craps is actually quite simple and a thrill to play.

In craps all bets are made against the “house,” (online casino). A special dice table is laid out with the various different betting options. A player signifies his bet by placing chips or cash on the appropriate part of the layout before any dice roll.

In craps, also known as “bank craps” the player throwing the dice, (known as the “shooter”), or anyone wanting to bet that the shooter wins places their bet “on the line” (in the area marked either as “pass” “come” or “win,” depending on the layout.

The shooter wins if he throws a seven or eleven, (a “natural”), on his first toss. The shooter automatically loses on a toss of two, three, or twelve. If a shooter throws a four, five, six, eight, nine, or ten that number is his “point” and he rolls again until he either makes his point or throws a seven and “craps out.” The shooter keeps the dice for as long as he doesn’t “crap out.”

Beyond betting on the shooter winning or losing you can also bet on individual dice rolls and on the number that will come up, known as “proposition bets.”

Posted: April 30, 2007