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Craps can be a baffling game for a novice. First, understand that Craps is a game of rounds. The Come Out roll is the first roll in a round. Occasionally the outcome of a round will be decided on the Come out roll. Pay special attention if a 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 is rolled on the Come out roll, because it immediately ends a round. When and if any other total number is rolled (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) that number is called the Point .

When starting a round, the first roll of the dice in a betting round is always called the Come Out roll. The come out roll is made when the previous shooter fails to make a winning roll, in other words, they fail to make the Point or seven out.

The players surrounding the Craps table all get a chance to throw (shoot) the dice in turn. If you decide you don't want to throw the dice, you can always bet on the thrower. Quite a few types of bets can be made on the table action.

Now the dice are rolled across the craps table layout. Let's explain, the layout is divided into three areas - two side areas that are separated by a center one. Each side area is the mirror image of the other and contains the all of the following: Odds bet, Place bets and Field bets, Pass and Don't Pass line bets, Come and Don't Come bets. The center area contains the Proposition bets and is shared by the two side areas.

Winning/losing plays

When does a Pass Bets win? When the come out roll is 7 or 11, though pass bets lose when the come out roll is 2, 3, or 12.

When do "Don't bets" win or lose? Don't Bets lose when the "come out" roll is either a 7 or 11, and 'don't bet's win when the "come out" roll is either a 2 or 3.

When do "Don't bets" tie? "Don't Bets" are tied when the come out roll is 12 (in some casinos a 2; the 'Bar' roll on the layout shows which roll is treated as a tie).

Kinds of bets at Craps

Pass Line Bet - You can win if the initial roll is a natural (7, 11) and you can lose if it is craps (2, 3, 12).

Odds on Pass Line Bet - After a point is rolled you are allowed to make this additional bet by taking odds. There are various payoffs for every point.

Come Bet The same rules apply as the Pass Line bet. The difference is in the fact that you can only make this bet only after the point on the pass line has been determined.

Odds on Come Bet - Precisely the same as the Odds on Pass Line bet, with the only difference that you take odds on the Come Bet, not on the Pass Line bet.

Don't Pass Line Bet - This is a reversed Pass Line bet. If the first roll of a dice is a 2 or a 3 you win and if it is a natural (7, 11) you lose.

Don't Come Bet - The reversed Come Bet. After the come point is established you win if a 2 or 3 is rolled, and lose for 7 or 11.

Place Bets - This type of bet works only after the point has been determined. You can place a bet on a dice roll of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10. 8 pays 7:6. Feel free to cancel this bet anytime you want to.

Field Bets - These bets are for one dice (one roll of two dice) roll only. If a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12 is rolled you win. A 5, 6, 7 and 8 you lose.