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What is the game of craps?
Craps is a dice game and possibly the worldâs most common gambling game with dice. The version known as bank craps, casino craps, or Las Vegas-style craps is played in American casinos and also in some British, Australian, and Asian casinos and gambling houses.
In bank craps, a special table and layout are used, and all bets are made against the house. The player throwing the dice, known as the shooter, or anyone wishing to bet that the shooter will win, places his bet "on the line". The house has a mathematical advantage of between 1.4 and 11.1 percent, depending on the type of bet. Craps is derived from the English dice game hazard. The private form of craps played in the United States evolved in the mid-19th century among African Americans.
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How is craps played with dice?
Craps is a dice game where players bet on the outcome of a roll, with bank craps being the most common version in casinos. In bank craps, the shooter, or someone betting they'll win, bets "on the line." Those betting against the shooter use the "Don't Pass" area.
The shooter wins by rolling a 7 or 11 (a natural) on the first throw (comeout roll) and loses with a 2, 3, or 12 (craps). If the first throw is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes the point, and the shooter continues until they roll the point again to win or roll a 7 and lose.
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What is a 'Pass Line' bet in craps?
In craps, a dice game played in casinos, the "Pass Line" is a bet made before the come-out roll, signifying a wager that the shooter will win. To make this bet, a player places chips or cash in the area marked "Pass," "Come," or "Win" on the craps table layout.
The shooter wins if they roll a 7 or 11 on the first throw, known as a natural. Conversely, the shooter loses if they roll a 2, 3, or 12 (known as craps). If the shooter rolls 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes the point, and the shooter continues to roll until they make the point again to win or roll a 7 and lose.
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How does a player win or lose on the first roll in craps?
In the game of craps, a player wins or loses on the first roll, also known as the come-out roll, based on the following outcomes:
- Wins: The shooter wins if they roll a 7 or 11, which is called a natural.
- Loses: The shooter loses if they roll a 2, 3, or 12, which is called craps.
If the shooter rolls a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes the point. The shooter continues to roll until they either roll the point again to win or roll a 7 to lose (craps out).
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What does the term 'point' mean in craps?
In craps, "point" refers to a number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) established on the shooter's first roll (the come-out roll). If the shooter's first roll is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes the point.
The shooter continues to roll the dice, attempting to roll the point number again before rolling a 7. If the shooter rolls the point number again, they "make their point" and win. However, if they roll a 7 before the point number, they "miss out" or "craps out" and lose their bet and the dice.
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craps, dice game, possibly the worldâs most common gambling game with dice. The version known as bank craps, casino craps, or Las Vegasâstyle craps is played in virtually all American casinos and also in some British, Australian, and Asian casinos and gambling houses. A special table and layout are used, and all bets are made against the house. A player signifies his bet by placing chips or cash on the appropriate part of the layout before any roll. It is invariably required that the dice be thrown so that they strike a wall of the table and bounce back.
In bank craps the player throwing the dice (the shooter), or anyone wishing to bet that the shooter will win, places his bet âon the lineâ (in the area marked âPass,â âCome,â or âWinâ on various layouts). Anyone betting against the shooter places his bet in the area marked âDonât Passâ or âDonât Come.â The shooter is said to win if he throws 7 or 11 (a natural) on his first throw (the comeout roll) and lose if he instead throws 2, 3, or 12 (craps). Bets are then settled. If the shooterâs first throw is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number is his point, and he continues to throw until he rolls the same number again (makes his point) and wins or throws 7 (misses out, or craps out) and loses both his bet and the dice. If the shooter loses (or if he wins but declines to shoot again), he must pass the dice to the next player on his left. If the shooter wins, he may keep the dice and must put up the next bet. Side bets may be laid with or against the shooter, either before he has a point or after. Anyone wishing to bet on a special outcome of any roll, such as which number will or will not be thrown, places his bet in the appropriate space on the layout; such bets are called proposition bets. The house has a mathematical advantage of between 1.4 and 11.1 percent, depending on the type of bet. A slightly different version of bank craps, called eastern or New York craps, and with another type of table layout (sometimes called a double-end dealer), can be found in casinos in the Caribbean and the eastern United States.
The version of the game called money craps, or open craps, is found in simpler or illegal gaming houses and is mostly played for cash on a table without the elaborate layout found in bank craps. The players may gamble with each other on the shooterâs point numbers, but all other wagers must be placed with the book (the organizers of the game), for which the players must pay a charge, usually 5 percent. In private crap games the rules are rather more informal, and the players bet against each other, proposing or accepting (fading) any bets they wish.
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Craps is derived from the English dice game hazard. The private form of craps played in the United States evolved in the mid-19th century among African Americans. The originator of bank craps and the forerunner of the present table layout in casinos is generally recognized to have been American bookmaker and dice manufacturer John H. Winn, who developed this form of the game about 1910.