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The cheers and applause you hear on a casino floor can only mean one things: A "shooter" in the craps pit must be "throwing" a tremendous hand. This exciting and fast paced game can appear to be very intimidating to the beginner. Once the novice understands the various bets, the game becomes enjoyable. A craps table has three dealers: The dealer controlling the dice and standing on the outside of the game is the Stickman. The two dealers on the inside of the game make the player's payoffs and the Boxman sits in the middle, watching the payoffs carefully. Listen to the Stickman as he calls the game — it's exciting. Each player must place their wagers before the shooter throws the dice and we are ready to go as the "shooter" throws the dice.

There can be any number of throws between the Come Out roll and the end of the round. If a 7 comes before the Point, the shooter sevens out and the dice are passed to another player for the start of the next round. On the other hand, if the shooter hits the Point, he or she can elect to keep rolling for the next round. A shooter who rolls a 2, 3 or 12 on the Come Out roll craps out and passes the dice to the next player. Rolling a natural on Come Out (7 or 11) lets the shooter keep the dice for another Come Out roll.

There are a variety of bets that can be made on each throw, some are conditional and some are bets against a specific result. Some bets can stay on the table for the entire round, some bets span rounds and some are only viable for a single throw. All the variability makes craps interesting, fascinating and fun to play.

The best way to start playing Craps is with a Pass Line bet on the Come Out roll. A 7 or 11 on Come Out make it an immediate winner, paying 1-to-1. If a Point is established, then the Pass Line bet will pay 1-to-1 if the Point is repeated before a 7. Ask our professional craps dealers to explains all the beting options.