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 <br>If you walk through any major casino, you will immediately notice one game that is completely chaotic and more crowded than blackjack or roulette. Players are yelling and celebrating as the dice bounce across a massive table. This chaotic scene is known as Craps. To a complete beginner, the craps table looks like an impossible mathematical nightmare. The felt is covered in weird text, and the dealers are shouting slang. Yet, this is completely false. Despite the crazy layout, the core game is incredibly basic, and best games in the entire casino. By understanding one rule, you can confidently roll the dice.<br>
 The Core Mechanic: How the Game Starts
 <br>The only logical way for a beginner to learn how to play craps is to ignore all the crazy bets in the middle. The confusing center sections are mathematically terrible "sucker bets" with massive house edges. You only care about one line wrapping the table: the Pass Line bet. Betting on this line is the foundation of craps. When a new round begins, the person rolling the dice (the "Shooter") rolls the dice for the first time. If you bet the Pass Line, you get paid 1:1 immediately if the dice total 7 or 11. You lose immediately if a 2, 3, or 12 is rolled. It is truly that simple: 7 or 11 wins, 2, 3, or 12 loses.<br>
 The Ongoing Game: Chasing the Point
 <br>What if they roll a different number? If the shooter rolls any other number a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number is now the Point. The dealer takes a white puck and flip it to the "ON" side directly onto that specific number on the table layout. The phase of the game shifts. To win your Pass Line bet, the player keeps rolling until they hit that exact "Point" number a second time. If they hit the Point, everybody with a Pass Line bet wins. However, there is a catch: if a 7 appears before they hit the Point, the round ends. You lose your bet, the game resets, and the next person shoots. The entire game of craps is a group effort hoping the Point hits before the 7.<br>
 The Best Bet in the Casino: Once a Point is established, you can back up your bet. This is the Odds bet and it is the only wager that pays true mathematical odds. It is a perfectly fair bet.
 The Villain Bet: You can bet that the table will lose. This is betting on the 7, or if they Seven Out before hitting their point. It is mathematically slightly better, but nobody will high-five you because you are betting with the house.
 The Sucker Bets: All the bets in the middle of the table with the huge payouts are terrible math traps with huge [casino](https://hawook.com/author/brigittewhitfi/) advantages. Do not touch those bets.
 Simplifying the Math: The Only Rules You Need
 <br>To simplify the game, as easy and stress-free as possible, review the simple cheat sheet below. It explains the basic rules of the fundamental craps bet: the Pass Line.<br>
 Phase of the GameWhat the Shooter RollsWhat Happens to Your Pass Line Bet
 The Come-Out Roll (First Roll)Shooter rolls a 7 or an 11.You get paid
 The StartShooter rolls a 2, 3, or 12 (Crapping Out).You lose
 Setting the PointThe Point is setBet stays on the table
 The GrindPoint is hitYou WIN your Pass Line bet (and any Odds bets). Round resets.
 The GrindThe Deadly 7Total Loss
 <br>To wrap it up, craps is actually incredibly simple. The operators create the board to confuse beginners so that amateur players will guess and lose their money. By simply walking up, betting only on the Pass Line, avoiding the middle of the table, and playing smart math, you are playing the best game on the floor. Roll the dice, and experience the greatest time in the world.<br>