Here’s a quick and dirty lowdown on the basic rules for craps. Craps is one of the few games where the player is the direct cause of the outcome – the numbers the dice lands on. Don’t let this intimidate you, there’s no right way for throwing a pair of dice. There is however a wrong way – don’t handle the dice with both hands before throwing this could lead the casino to suspect you’re trying to switch their dice with your own loaded pair, needless to say you don’t want them getting this idea. Other issues you may have when rolling the dice is that your throw may go wide and the dice fly off the table, don’t worry about this everyone does it. You want to be sure you don’t throw or ‘shoot’ the dice too softly either as in order for the roll to be valid the dice have to hit the opposite side of the craps table. Or if you’re a shy shooter you can simply bet on other people’s rolls, when it’s your turn just pass the dice to the next player on your left.
Any new shooter’s first roll is called their “Come Out” roll, your goal here is to make a point which you do by rolling a 4,5,6,8,9 or 10. If you roll a 2,3 or 12 then the roll is a loss, if you roll a 7 or 11 of course the roll is a winner. Your turn isn’t over until you roll a 7 after making your first point; this is called a “Seven Out”. Once you make your first point you are marked as “On” for that particular craps table and can then make wagers at that table.
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