A Few Winning Craps Tips.

If you are new to the world of craps, you might be finding it all a little confusing. The game entails many more things than the simple throwing of a couple of dice. There are wide variations on the types of bets that can be placed, these give the game of craps an apparently complicated air, with complex rules and strategies.

But, good news; the game is actually really easy to master, and one of the most exciting casinos have to offer. The first misconception to remove when it comes to the game of craps is the idea that there is no more to the game than simple luck. Although this is true to a degree, the whole game does not rest solely on the premise of luck. There are a wide variety of strategies that can be employed, some of which will be covered during the course of this article, which is designed simply as an introduction to strategic approaches to craps.

Winning at craps by understanding the rules:
Firstly, the game of craps is a game of dice, consisting on the prediction of the outcome of a roll. Two dice are used in craps, each with 6 sides- so any throw can produce a value between 2 & 12. The person who is rolling the dice is known as the Shooter. Certain numbers will arise more frequently than others, because it is all about what numbers can result in a certain combination. For example, many combinations add up to 7 and 8, but only one combination adds up to 2 and only one combination adds up to 12. The probabilities dictate that 7 is the most common number to come out. The 7 will only win when it is thrown on the come-out roll.

If you are playing craps online, then you will see that the screen only shows half the table. When playing at a bricks and mortar casino, however, the table is twice the size, and the other half is revealed, which is identical to the side played online.

This is because it allows more people to play at a time, as there is more space to place bets. At the start the shooter will roll the dice and if a 7 or 11 is thrown then that player automatically wins. If a 2, 3, or 12 is thrown then the shooter automatically loses. Regardless of whether the shooter wins or loses, they can continue to throw the dice.

With a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 assigns the shooter a point; if they manage to get their point before they roll a 7 then they will win. If a 7 comes out before they manage to roll their point then the player loses.

If the player wins then they can continue to roll the dice, if not then the dice pass to the next player.

This may all seem a little confusing, but once you have practiced a couple of times it will become a lot clearer. So, before you start playing craps online for money, we advise you that you take advantage of the ‘free play'/'practice play' options available at many online casino, simply to familiarise yourself with the game.

Winning at craps: don't bet everything at once.

So after covering the basic rules, how do you actually win?

Firstly, the most lucrative bets to make are the ‘odds bets'; this is because the house has very little advantage on these bets. With an odds bet on the pass line then the house odds are less than 1%. A good rule to adhere to when making bets is to set yourself some boundaries, prior to placing any bets. Winning at craps rests on how much of your bankroll you are willing to place on a single bet, and what amount you will be satisfied with winning. Once you have laid down your own personal law, stick to it, do not bet more than you said you would, and walk away when you have the amount you set, or you exhaust your pre-defined bankroll.

Winning craps by starting small.
Until you have managed to accumulate a nice stack of chips, make sure that you only place the minimum bet at each roll. It is true that with this technique you will not win very much, but the idea is to build up extra chips to the ones you started out with, and then try to play with these, that way you will only lose your profits on a losing bet, and not your actual real-life money.

Once you have a stack that is fairly large, then you can begin to increase the size of your bets. Consider your chips as units of measurement, if you win one, then next time bet two.

But, lost importantly, once you lose your added chips, then re-start the process from scratch and start betting the minimum amount again.

Win craps by knowing when to leave the table.
It is up to each player to establish themselves the time they should split. If you are winning by twice the amount of cash you arrived with, then walk away- this rule holds for all casino games- you risk pushing your luck too far if you stay on in the hope of winning more, don't let your greed carry your winnings away from you.

Win craps, avoid the field bets.
The field bet is best avoided, the most common numbers that are thrown over the period of a day will be the 5, 6, 7, & 8, and these are all numbers with which you lose a field bet.

Win at craps by observing the shooter.
If the shooter appears to be confident, then they will probably be the better one to bet on, they are probably more familiar with the game than others and are thus more likely to know what they are doing. If they seem confident then bet on the pass line, if not, bet the don't Pass Bar.

Win craps by using systems.
There are many available craps systems on the Internet, each one with tips and strategies designed to help you win. For example, the ‘Golden Touch System' will help to teach you about dice control, although a lot of practice is needed to perfect the strategy. But remember, read these strategies with a critical eye, if they seem too good to be true, then it is probably because they are.

Finally, although these pieces of advice may seem fairly insignificant to you, taken together and put into practice will, in the long run, lead to more wins.