Craps Rules
Craps looks like a very complicated game, and indeed it can be. But, as you will shortly find out, it can also be a game as simple as you want to make it.
Craps is a game played with two dices and up to eight players participating. In physical casinos you will see that the craps table are always the most crowded tables. The constant action makes craps one of the most exciting and most played games in casinos.
The game starts with what is called a "Come Out" roll made by the so called "Shooter". This is the player currently rolling the dices. The shooter wins if he rolls a so called "Natural" which is a 7 or 11, and loses if the roll is a 2, 3 or a 12. This Is called "Craps". Rolling any of the remaining numbers (4,5,6,8,9, or 10) is known as the Point. If the shooter establishes a point at the come out roll, he has to roll another point and then a 7 to win the game. Rolling a seven right after the first point would mean he loses and the dices and they go on to the next player. In case you are the next shooter and you don't want to roll the dices you always have the option to give them right to the next player without rolling yourself.
The Betting!
There are many different ways you can place bets in craps. Everybody on the table can place bets, not only the shooter. Here is a part of the craps table to make the bet easier to understand.
1.) Pass Line Bet / This is the most popular and simplest bet in craps. You bet that the shooter wins his game. This bet can be made at any time but is generally made before the come out roll. The odds are 1:1 on this bets.
2.) Don't Pass Bet / This is exactly the opposite of the above. You bet the shooter does not win his game. Odds are 1:1 too.
3.) Odds Bet / When the shooter establishes the point in the come out role you can place an odds bet as an option to your Pass Line or don't Pass wager. In this bet the casino has absolutely no advantage because you don't bet against it. Basically you strengthen you pass or don't pass wager. A winning odds bet pays you the true odds which are 6:5 for a 6 and 8 roll, 3:2 for a 5 and 9 roll and 2:1 for a 4 and 10.
4.) Come Bet / The come bet works exactly like the Pass line bet but you make the bet after the point is established. The next roll becomes the come out roll for your bet. A come bet wins with 7 and 11 and loses with 2, 3 and 12. All other rolled numbers cause your wager to be moved to that particular number (the x is the spot where your wager is moved to, in this case the result of the roll was an 8). For you to win, the point has to be re-established before a 7 is rolled. The odds are 1:1 also.
5.) Don't Come Bet / The opposite of the explained above. Odds also are 1:1.
6.) Field Bet / You bet the outcome of the next roll will be a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12. If the dices show 5, 6, 7 or 8 you lose. The odds are 2:1 on a 2 and 12 roll and 1:1 on a 4, 9, 10 and 11.
7.) Place Bet / Here you bet that a certain number will be rolled before a 7. The odds are 7:6 on a 6 and 8 roll, 7:5 on a 5 and 9 roll and 9:5 on a 4 and 10.
8.) Buy Bet / A buy bet is the same as the place bet but it pays the true odds with a 5% charge with every win.
9.) Big 6 and 8 / Here you bet that a 6 or a 8 is rolled before the next 7. Odds are 1:1.
10.) Any Craps / You bet the next roll will be a 2, 3 or 12. The odds on this one are 7:1.
11.) Hardways / This is a place bet on one of the doubles, 2+2, 3+3, 4+4 and 5+5. The odds are 7:1 on a hard 4 and hard 10 (2+2 and 5+5) and 9:1 on a hard 6 and a hard 8 (3+3 and 4+4).
Casino Jokes
A husband and wife were having dinner at a very Fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big kiss, tells him she'll see him later, and walks away.
His wife glares at him and says, "Who was that??!!" "Oh," replies the husband, "that was my mistress." The wife says, "That's it; I want a divorce." "I understand," replies her husband, "But, remember, if you get a divorce, there will be no more shopping trips to Paris, no wintering in the Caribbean, no Infinity or Lexus in the garage, and no more Country Club, but the decision is yours." Just then the wife notices a mutual friend entering the restaurant with a gorgeous woman. "Who's that woman with Jim? " she asks. "That's his mistress," replies her husband.
"Ours is prettier," says the wife.
The name refers to the Earl of Sandwich who lived 1718 to 1792. The British have always been betting and gambling buffs. It's in accordance with their idea of sports and sportsmanship - basically a British philosophy.
But the Earl of Sandwich overdid it even by British standards. During his gambling days, taking meals was considered by him as highly unwelcome interruptions. He therefore invented a kind of meal not requiring him to exchange the gambling table for the dinning table: sandwiches.
The best bet for a player to make is what is called a "Mind Bet" You stand behind the game watch the action and attempt to predict the winner. You never bet any real money you only bet in your mind. Last week a friend of mine lost his mind three times.
During the Great Depression, there was this man who walked into a bar one day. He walked up to the bartender and said, "Bartender, I'd like to buy the house a round of drinks". The bartender said, "That's fine, but we're in the middle of the Depression, so I'll need to see some money first". The guy pulls out a huge wad of bills and sets them on the bar. Well, the bartender can't believe what he's seeing. "Where did you get all that money?" asked the bartender. "I'm a professional gambler", replied the man. The bartender said, "There's no such thing! I mean, your odds are 50-50 at best, right?" "Well, I only bet on sure things," said the guy. "Like what?" asked the bartender?
"Well, for example, I'll bet you $50 that I can bite my right eye." The bartender thought about it. "OK". So, the guy pulls out his false right eye and bites it. "Aw, you screwed me", said the bartender, and paid the guy his $50. "I'll give you another chance. I'll bet you another $50 that I can bite my LEFT eye," said the stranger. The bartender thought again and said, "Well, I know you're not blind, I mean I watched you walk in here. I'll take that bet". So, the guy pulls out his false teeth and bites his left eye. "Aw, you screwed me again". "That's how I win so much money, bartender. I'll just take a bottle of your best scotch in lieu of the $50", said the man.
With that, the guy went to the back room and spent the better part of the night playing cards with some of the locals. After many hours of drinking and card playing, he stumbled up to the bar. The guy, drunk as a skunk, said, "Bartender, I'll give you one last chance. I'll bet you $500 that I can stand on this bar here on one foot and piss into that whiskey bottle on that shelf behind you without spilling a drop".
The bartender once again pondered the bet. The guy couldn't even stand up straight on two feet, much less one. "OK, you're on". The guy climbed up on the bar, stood on one leg, and began pissing all over the place. He hit the bar, the bartender, himself, but not a drop made it into the whiskey bottle.
The bartender was ecstatic. Laughing, the bartender said, "Hey pal, you owe me $500!" The guy climbed down off the bar and said, "That's OK. I just bet each of the guys in the card room $1000 each that I could piss all over you AND the bar and still make you laugh!"
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