How To Master Craps
The appeal of playing craps cannot be matched by other casino games. Playing craps can provide great social bonding with other players because everyone is playing towards a common goal. And if you have played craps, you would recognise the fist-bumps and cheers when a shooter is rolling some hot luck. But, playing craps is tough without a solid strategy.
We’ve put together this quick-and-easy guide on how to master the game of craps for beginners, and you can use it today to improve your winnings with these four simple craps playing strategies.
Browse and download Games apps on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch from the App Store. The App Store has a wide selection of Games apps for your iOS device. The master renovation, which started in 2016 and was completed in 2019, included the redesign of more than 4,100 hotel rooms at all three of The Row’s resorts, the addition of The Spa and a Top Golf Swing Suite at Silver Legacy, improvements to the carnival midway at Circus Circus Reno, new dining options, and more.
The Best Craps Strategies to Win Real Money
Great craps strategies rely on making the best craps bets and game management choices to win big and master the game.
How To Master Craps
Best Low House Edge Craps Bets
Placing A Bet On A Shooter
When placing a bet on a craps shooter, the best bet to make is either a Pass Line bet with full odds or a Come bet with full odds.
This is because for both the Pass Line and Come bets the house edge is only 1.41%.
This means that every $10 you bet, you will lose just 14 cents (on average over time).
Using odds reduces the edge for the house considerably, so place a small bet on the Pass Line and Come bets and increase the odds as much as you can afford (be smart).
Placing A Bet When You Are The Shooter
Kick things off by placing three easy bets:
- Pass Line bet with full odds that you can afford
- One Come bet with full odds that you can afford
- Another Come bet with full odds
How To Master Craps Machine
Now, if you are lucky and score a hot roll, spread your bets to all numbers and increase the Pass Line and Come bets to increase your odds.
Small Bets Equal Large Bankrolls
It is simple, place your bets in line with your bankroll.
Think about it this way, don’t be destructive. If you have a $10 bankroll, you would be bonkers to place $1 bets because after a few weak rolls or poor bet placements, you could quickly end up with back-to-back losses which can empty your bankroll.
So, the idea is to play smart and make bets that are reasonable for your bankroll. Consider making a ratio that works, we like to stick to a $1 per every $500 in bankroll for bets.
Don’t Pass and Don’t Come While Laying Odds
Don’t Pass and Don’t Come bets have a slightly better house edge at 1.36% compared to their opposite bets.
The best strategy with this bet is to bet the table minimums on Don’t Pass and Don’t Come, and then lay the odds to reach your predetermined bet total.
The upside to this is that this gives you the lowest house edge in the game of craps.
However, the downside is that the total bet can become quite large even if starting with the bare minimum bets. Remember to consider your bankroll and let that be your guiding force.
It is also worth noting that given the social aspect of craps, you might not feel like part of the fun. if you are playing at a brick-and-mortar casino, some might lay into you for not betting with the shooter.
Place Six and Eight
Players love this craps strategy because it gives them the opportunity to pick their own numbers, rather than waiting for the shooter to determine the point.
Outside of rolling a seven, the six and eight are the next most commonly rolled numbers in craps.
Placing on six and eight attracts a house edge of 1.52% which although higher than other bets, is still a lot lower than most other casino games you’ll play.
What players need to consider is that not all place/number bets offer the same house edge. For a five or nine, the house edge is 4% and for four or ten the house edge is 6.67%.
So, stay well clear on these place bets.
If you do place six or eight, make your bets in multiples of $6. This is because winning bets are paid at 7-6 odds. If you don’t bet in these multiples you will come out with shorter payouts. What this means is that a $5 bet will pay $5, however, a $6 bet will pay 7$.
The only real downside to these place bets are that there are no free odds offered, and the house edge is higher than the Pass Come and Don’t Pass Don’t Come bets.
Mastering Craps Conclusion
Now you have our four easy tips to mastering craps, put them into action and see if you can boost your winnings by playing smarter, not harder. If you are struggling to find somewhere to play, check out the 5StarPokies five best mobile casinos for Aussies. If you don’t check out our best mobile casinos article, be sure to read this important post we made about fake casinos first!
Let It Ride is a casino table game based on poker, where the player wagers on a five-card poker hand formed by their own three cards and two community cards. It is a product of Bally Technologies, under its Shuffle Master brand.
History[edit]
The game was invented by Shuffle Master founder John Breeding, with the goal of fueling demand for the company's shuffling machine.[1]
Initially popular in many casinos, the popularity of the game has waned since the because of its relatively high house edge. Like blackjack and video poker, player decisions in Let It Ride affect the house edge. With the standard pay table and optimal strategy, the house edge is 3.51%,[2] several times that of blackjack and craps.[3]
Basic rules[edit]
Let It Ride is a variation of five-card stud, based on three player cards and two community cards. The two community cards are initially dealt face down. The most distinguishing feature of Let It Ride is that the player is given two opportunities to withdraw exactly one-third of their initial wager. One chance occurs after the player looks at their hand but before the first community card is revealed, and the second occurs after the first community card is revealed, but before the second is revealed. The player may reduce their wager on either of these occasions, or on both, or neither. If the player decides not to withdraw part of their wager, they are said to 'let it ride.'[4] In order to ensure that the player's initial wager is divisible by three, each player must distribute their wager over three betting spots which must all contain the same chip value. On some table layouts these spots are given the symbols 1, 2 and $, with 1 and 2 indicating the thirds of the wager which the player can withdraw before the first and second community cards respectively are turned up, and $ representing the third of the wager which there is never a chance to withdraw.[5]
How To Be Good At Craps
After players have placed their bets, the dealer starts from their left, and deals each player one card, followed by the first face-down community card, followed by a further card to each player, followed by the second community card, followed by a final card to each player. Players are not permitted to show their cards or to see the cards of other players at any point before the end of the deal.
In the event of a winning hand after the second community card is revealed, what remains of the player's wager is paid out according to a payout table such as the one given below. There are small variations in payoffs between casinos, but the lowest paying hand in Let It Ride is typically a pair of 10s; a pair of nines or less is a losing hand, which results in the player forfeiting their remaining wager to the house.
Payouts[edit]
| Hand | Payout |
|---|---|
| Royal flush | 1,000 to 1 |
| Straight flush | 200 to 1 |
| Four of a kind | 50 to 1 |
| Full house | 11 to 1 |
| Flush | 8 to 1 |
| Straight | 5 to 1 |
| Three of a kind | 3 to 1 |
| Two pair | 2 to 1 |
| Pair of 10s or better | 1 to 1 |
Three Card Bonus[edit]
The Three Card Bonus is an optional side bet offered at some tables. The bet is placed on the player's three cards only. Winnings from a fixed payout table are awarded based on the three-card hand, following the hand rankings of three-card brag. This is comparable to the 'Pair Plus' side bet in the casino game of Three Card Poker.
References[edit]
- ^'Shuffle Master Inc. Places Winning Bet'. Chicago Tribune. Bloomberg Business News. October 8, 1995. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^Michael Shackleford. 'Let it Ride: Supplemental Pay Tables'. Wizard of Odds. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
- ^'Deal Me In: Blackjack versus Let It Ride'. pilarski.casinocitytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^'Let It Ride'(PDF). Shuffle Master. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^'Let It Ride Poker'. vegas.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^'Let It Ride'. BP. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.