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The famous casino Craps game is of American origin, it started
from the game Hazard by Bernard de Mandeville in New Orleans in
1813. Soon after it's inception Craps became a trend in the American
lifestyle and slowly made its way into the American casino. Craps
used to be one of the more popular games in the casino, but over
the last 20 years it has slowly divided itself and other games
have become more popular.
When playing at a Craps table, the environment is built upon
having a little party around the table. With Craps, unlike other
games, you get to play along with other players. It's a great
camaraderie because when one person wins, everyone making that
bet also wins, and you get to work as a team. For a lot of people
this is what Craps is all about, but for others the essence is
to make money.
Many people don't like playing Craps because it seems like a
difficult game to grasp, but once you get the hang of it, it is
easy to follow.
There are two ways to play Craps, Street Craps and Bank Craps.
Usually, you will only find people playing Street Craps in an
informal situation, the betting is simpler, and someone must cover
the bet in order for the game to go on. Bank Craps is the type
played in the casino. Betting becomes more complicated and the
house covers the bets so the players are in effect, playing against
the house.
Craps is played by either the banker or setter setting a stake,
then a player, or caster, calls a main (a number from 5 to 9)
and then throws two dice. If the player throws in, or nicks, they
win the stake. The player currently rolling the dice is called
the shooter and they continue rolling as long as they win. The
first roll in each game is called the come out roll. The shooter
wins if the come out roll is 7 or 11 and loses if they get Craps
(2,3 or 12). If the player gets 4,5,6,8,9 or 10, they receive
a point. If the player obtains the point again before 7 is rolled
they win. If the player rolls a 7 before the point, they lose
and the player to the left is handled the dice and becomes the
next shooter.
Online Craps games have a little way to go yet, before it can
simulate the craziness of a real casino. When playing online,
it is very much the same as playing an on-land casino. There are
many methods used to beat the game of online Craps but not a single
one is capable of doing this in the long run. However, your long
run Craps strategy will help improve your play, reducing the overall
exposure to the house edge making it possible for your Craps strategy
to work. Maybe they'll work for you or maybe they won't - it's
gambling after all
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