Before you start playing Craps, it’s important to understand who the different dealers are. The “Stickman” deals with the dice. Two other dealers are used for payouts. The “Boxman” stands in the middle, watching the game and the payouts.
Each player is known as the “Shooter.” All of the many types of bets must be placed before the “Shooter” rolls the dice.
BETS
1. PASS LINE: This bet earns the amountthat you put down. The player rolls the dice.
A 7 or 11 wins. A 2, 3 or 12 loses. All other numbers rolled are called the “Point.” In this case, you continue to roll. If you re-roll the point number before you roll a 7, you win the Pass Line Bet. If you roll a 7, the dice are passed to the next player.
2. DON’T PASS LINE : This is the opposite of a Pass Line. First rolls of a 2 or 3 win.
A 7 or an 11 loses, and a 12 ties. In addition, a 7 rolled before the point is a winner.
3. TAKING ODDS: After a point is determined, you can bet on whether the point will be rolled before a 7.
4. LAYING ODDS: This bet is made if you think 7 will be rolled before the point.
5. COME BETS: This is just a Pass Line, but it is placed after a point has already been
determined. A 7 or 11 wins on the first roll, and 2, 3 or 12 loses.
6. DON’T COME BETS: This is the reverse of a Come Bet, but 2 and 3 win, 7 and 11 lose and a 12 ties.
7. PLACE BETS: After a point is set, you can wager if the player will hit 4, 5, 6, 8, 9
or 10 before a 7. The dealer leaves your original bet on the table and pays you as your winnings occur.
8. FIELD BETS: If the “Shooter” rolls anything but a 5 through 8, you win. Payouts are even, except 2 and 12 pay 2-1. These bets only last for one roll.
9. PROPOSITION BETS: These are one-roll bets also, but with much higher pay-offs.
You can pick 2 or 12 to pay 30-1. And 3 and 11 to pay 15-1.
10. HARDWAYS BETS: These are made on double combinations that equal 4 (double 2), 6 (double 3), 8 (double 4) or 10 (double 5). If one of these four numbers is rolled, but not as doubles, you lose. You also do not win if a 7 is rolled before your hardway.