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Craps is one of the more exciting and social table games played in casinos today. It is one of the few truly social games played in modern casinos, and one of the few played with dice. While the game's apparent complexity and odd jargon like hardways and horn bets may, at first, be intimidating, you will find the game of Craps relatively simple to master, enjoyable and rewarding.

The object of Craps is to predict the number displayed on the dice after the dice toss. You are able to place all bets that you would find at a traditional land-based Casino. Depending on the bet placed by the player, the player is either betting with (Don't Pass Line bet) or against (Pass Line bet) the house winning.

Craps is usually played on a large sunken table. On the table’s surface is printed a complicated-looking pattern. The game is played with a pair of dice, which are thrown by the ‘shooter’, the player who is currently holding the dice. Other players may join in and place their own bets.

The game of Craps can be as simple or as complicated as the player wishes to make it. There are quite a number of bets to choose from. In the simplest form of the game the shooter places a bet on the Pass Line and attempts to roll a seven or eleven (or on the Don't Pass Bar and attempt to roll a two or three) .

The ROLL button will start a game of Craps by rolling the dice. The ROLL button will only work if there is a bet on the table.

The table felt is divided up according to the pattern of a traditional craps table. It is strongly suggested that you read up about the kinds of bets available in the Types of Bets section. To place a wager on any of these bets simply left click on the table to

increase the size of your bet and right click to decrease or you can use the drag & drop method.

The COIN buttons allows you to adjust the size of your wager. If you are using a Chip size of 1 then each mouse click will only add or remove 1 from the current pile of chips on the table.

There are numerous betting options available but you only need to understand a few of them to play the game, have fun and win.

You are betting on the number the next roll of the dice will display or won't display. In its simplest form you place a bet on the Pass line (or on the Don't Pass Line) and try to roll a seven or an eleven (or a two or three). If you succeed the bet will pay even money and you can make another bet. This first roll is called the 'Come Out' roll.

Should you fail to roll a seven, eleven, two, three or twelve then the 'point' is established on the number of the value of the dice rolled. Once a point is established your objective is to roll the 'point' again before the next seven is rolled. If a seven is rolled you lose your bet. Once the 'point' has been established you can not remove your bet from the table.

Dice rolling continues until the PASS/DON'T PASS bets have either won or lost. If there are remaining bets (COME/DON"T COME bets, PLACE bets etc.) dice rolling will continue and a new point will be established. If no other bets are remaining on the table you must place a bet in order to roll the dice.

At any time between dice rolls you can place bets. PASS LINE/DON'T PASS LINE bets can only be placed if the white puck is NOT on the table.

There are numerous bets you can place on a craps table:

Pass Line Bet
The wager is placed on the PASS LINE field. A wager on the PASS LINE wins if the COME OUT ROLL is a 7 or 11 and loses if a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled first.

If the COME OUT roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 the POINT is established. To win the bet, you must repeat the POINT before a 7 is rolled. If you roll a 7 before the POINT is repeated, the PASS LINE bet loses.

Once the POINT is established, the bet may not be removed or changed.

Don't Pass Bets
The wager is placed on the DON’T PASS BAR field. A wager on the DON’T PASS BAR wins if the COME OUT ROLL of the dice is a 2 or 3 and loses if a 7 or 11 is rolled first. If you roll a 12, it is considered a tie and play continues.

If the COME OUT roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 the POINT is established. To win the bet, you must roll a 7 before the POINT is repeated. If you repeat the POINT before a 7 is rolled the DON’T PASS LINE bet loses.

Once the POINT is established, the bet may not be removed or changed.

Come Bets
COME bets are made after the POINT has been established. The rules for this bet are the same as the PASS LINE bet.

The wager is placed on the COME field. A wager on the COME field wins if the dice throw – immediately following the placement of the bet - is a 7 or 11 and loses if a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled.

If the roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 the COME POINT is established. To win the bet, you must repeat the COME POINT before a 7 is rolled. If you roll a 7 before the COME POINT is repeated, the COME bet loses.

Once the COME POINT is established, the bet may not be removed or changed.

Don't Come Bets
DON'T COME bets are made after the POINT has been established. The rules for this bet are the same as the DON'T PASS LINE bet.

The wager is placed on the DON’T COME BAR field. A wager on the DON'T COME BAR field wins if the dice throw – immediately following the placement of the bet – is a 2 or 3 and loses if a 7 or 11 is rolled. If you roll a 12, it is considered a tie and play continues.

If the roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 the COME POINT is established. To win the bet, you must roll a 7 before the COME POINT is repeated. If you repeat the COME POINT before a 7 is rolled the DON’T COME bet loses

Once the COME POINT is established, the bet may not be removed or changed.

Place Bets

Place bets are made on the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 only.

NOTE: On Place bets you must bet the proper amount to get an even payout. The Casino software automatically forces you to bet the proper amount on Place bets you don't need to determine the proper amount to bet.

Place Bet to Win
The wager is placed on the WIN field below the number. To win the bet, you must roll the place number before a 7 is rolled; otherwise the bet loses.

The bet may be placed or removed at any time.

Place Bet to Lose
The wager is placed on the LOSE field above the number. To win the bet, you must roll a 7 before the place number is rolled; otherwise the bet loses.

The bet may be placed or removed at any time.

Free Odds Bets

Free Odds bets are placed on the point or come point only.

NOTE: On Free Odds bets you must be careful to bet the proper amount to get an even payout. On uneven payouts the casino will round down to the next lowest even payout. On 5 or 9 your bet should be made in multiples of $2, on 6 or 8 your bet should be made in multiples of $5 and 4 or 10 it doesn't matter what you bet because the payout - 2 to 1 - is always even. Remember that your Pass/Don't Pass bet determines the value of your Free Odds bet.

Free Odds after Pass Line Bet
The FREE ODDS stake is equal to your original PASS LINE stake and can only be made after the POINT has been established. The rules for this bet are the same as the PASS LINE bet.

The wager is placed beside your PASS LINE stake. If the PASS LINE bet wins, the original PASS LINE bet and the FREE ODDS bet are paid.

The wager may be placed any time after the POINT has been established and can be removed at any time.

Free Odds after the Don't Pass Line Bet

The FREE ODDS stake is equal to your original DON’T PASS stake and can only be made after the POINT has been established. The rules for this bet are the same as the DON’T PASS bet.

The wager is placed beside your DON'T PASS stake. If the DON’T PASS bet wins, the original DON’T PASS bet and the FREE ODDS bet are paid.

The wager may be placed any time after the POINT has been established and can be removed at any time.

Free Odds after a Come Bet

The FREE ODDS stake is equal to your original COME stake and can only be made after the POINT has been established. The rules for this bet are the same as the COME bet.

The wager is placed beside your COME stake. If the COME bet wins, the original COME bet and the FREE ODDS bet are paid.

The wager may be placed any time after the COME POINT has been established and can be removed at any time.

Free Odds after a Don't Come Bet
The FREE ODDS stake can be up to your original DON’T COME stake. The rules for this bet are the same as the DON
’T COME bet.

The wager is placed beside your DON’T COME stake. If the COME bet wins, the original COME bet and the FREE ODDS bet are paid.

The wager may be placed any time after the COME POINT has been established and can be removed at any time.

Hard Way Bets
This bet can be made on a 4, 6, 8 or 10.

The wager is placed on the dice image fields just below the Any Seven field. To win the bet, you must roll the specified number as a double - the hardway - before rolling a 7 or rolling the number as a non-double - the easyway; otherwise the bet loses.

The wager may be placed or removed at any time.

Big 6 Bet
The wager is placed on the Big 6 field. To win the bet, you must roll a 6 before a 7 is rolled. If a 7 is rolled before a 6 is rolled the bet loses.

The wager may be placed or removed at any time.

Big 8 Bet
The wager is placed on the Big 8 field. To win the bet you must roll an 8 before a 7 is rolled. If a 7 is rolled before an 8 is rolled the bet loses.

The wager may be placed or removed at any time.

One Roll Bets

All one roll bets participate only in the roll immediately following the placement of the bet.

There are 9 types of one-roll bets:

1. Field Bet: is placed on the FIELD field. The bet wins if a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 is rolled and loses if a 5, 6, 8 or 7 is rolled.
2. Any Craps: is placed on the ANY CRAPS field. The bet wins if a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled and loses if 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 7 is rolled.
3. Any 7: is placed on the ANY 7 field. The bet wins if a 7 is rolled and loses if 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 is rolled.
4. Craps 3 Bet: is placed on the DICE IMAGE field totaling 3. The bet wins if a 3 is rolled and loses if 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 7 is rolled.

5. Eleven Bet: is placed on the DICE IMAGE field totaling 11. The bet wins if an 11 is rolled and loses if 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12 or 7 is rolled.
6. Craps 2 Bet: is placed on the DICE IMAGE field totaling 2. The bet wins if a 2 is rolled and loses if 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 or 7 is rolled.
7. Craps 12 Bet: is placed on the DICE IMAGE field totaling 12. The bet wins if a 12 is rolled and loses if 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 7 is rolled.

8. Horn Bet: is placed on the EC IMAGE field. The game will move your bet to the double sixes and the eleven DICE IMAGE field. The bet wins if a 12 or 11 is rolled and loses if 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 or 7 is rolled.

There is a $1 minimum wager and a $500 table limit.

The payouts on the table are as follows:

BET Payout
Pass Line Bet 1 to 1
Don’t Pass Line Bet 1 to 1
Come Bet 1 to 1
Don’t’ Come Bet 1 to 1
Place Bet to Win· 4 or 10· 5 or 9· 6 or 8 9 to 57 to 57 to 6
Place Bet to Lose· 4 or 10· 5 or 9· 6 or 8 2 to 54 to 74 to 5
Hard Way Bets· Double fours· Double threes· Double twos· Double fives 10 to 110 to 18 to 18 to 1
Big 6 1 to 1
Big 8 1 to 1
One Roll Bets· Field Bet· 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11· 2 or 12· Any 7 Bet· Any Craps Bet· Craps 3 Bet· Craps 2 Bet· Craps 12 Bet· Eleven Bet 1 to 12 to 14 to 17 to 115 to 130 to 130 to 115 to 1
Free Odds After Pass Line Bet· 4 or 10· 5 or 9· 6 or 8 2 to 13 to 26 to 5
Free Odds After Come Bet· 4 or 10· 5 or 9· 6 or 8 2 to 13 to 26 to 5
Free Odds After Don’t Pass Bet· 4 or 10· 5 or 9· 6 or 8 1 to 22 to 35 to 6
Free Odds After Don’t Come Bet· 4 or 10· 5 or 9· 6 or 8 1 to 22 to 35 to 6