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While you are trying to make the point, you can add extra bets to the table. A player can place Pass-Line bets, and if the initial roll is a 7 or 11, the player wins. Each player gets a chance to roll the dice, and the person rolling the dice is the shooter. The boxman, who sits behind the middle of the table, is the boss. A game of Craps can consist of two distinct phases, the Coming Out phase and the Point phase. The shooter does not relinquish the dice. Pass Line bets lose if the come-out roll is 2, 3 or 12. In the bonus round, rolling the number that got you into the bonus round wins, while a 7 loses, and any other number is irrelevant. The first roll in a Craps round is called the come out roll. Now, no matter what number has been rolled, if the shooter throws the dice so hard that they leave the table, he's said to be Banging the Babysitter, and has to give two of his chips to the youngest female player at the table. Craps is a game where you bet on the numbers you think the next roll of dice will produce. Craps is one of the more exciting and social table games played in casinos today. Any other number becomes the players "point". This begins a new series of rolls by that shooter and lasts for as long as that shooter continues to make winning rolls. It is one of the few truly social casino games, and one of the few played with dice. A player who bets all of these without excluding the Field Bet is called the Big Stinky by the other players and the cocktail waitress will stop serving him at that point, until he rolls a Tiny Rufus followed by a Chocolate Fetus (a 5 and a 6) In the simplest form of the game you place a bet on the Pass Line and attempt to roll a seven. He continues to roll until he "sevens out". This is where you place a bet on either the Pass Line or the Don't Pass Line and try to roll a 7 or 11. By clicking on a pile of chips you increase it's bet by the denomination of the current chip until there are 10 chips, the pile will then change it's denomination to the next highest chip size. Each throw of the dice is called a "roll". Making a Point: this is when the Shooter re-rolls the Point, once it has been established. Players take turn rolling the dice, clockwise around the table, and the player rolling at any given time is called the "shooter". Craps is usually played on a large sunken table. It is white on one side and black on the other, and is used by the dealers to identify the "Point". Other players may join in and place their own bets. If another number is rolled initially, this number is called the point, and that roll “Establishes the Point”. This is known as "rolling craps". If you succeed in doing this, the bet will pay and you can make another bet. We'll ignore the bad bets completely. Shooter : The Player that rolls the dice. The so-called "Pass Line" is a strip on the table layout marked by two lines roughly two inches wide and it rims the entire table layout across from the Box Man. Come-Out Roll: this is any roll before a point is established. In the simplest form of the game, you place a bet on the Pass Line and attempt to roll a 7. Craps has the deserved reputation of being the most entertaining and intense table game offered at casinos. White side up over a "Point" indicates the game is in progress and that this box number is the "Point". Once the shooter establishes a "Point", you can then place an additional bet behind your "Pass Line" bet. We'll cover all this in our lesson on how to play craps. On the other hand a total of 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 on the come out roll immediately ends the round. The only way to win at this point is to double down and hope that the shooter rolls an 11 before two non-consecutive Thunder Monkeys. The inside walls of the table are covered with a serrated egg-carton like foam, designed to make the dice bounce around to assure randomness. The table felt is divided up according to the pattern of a traditional craps table. Craps is the most popular dice game in the Unites States. Once a point has been established you cannot remove your bet from the table. The only exception to this is the bet called the "Pass Line" bet with odds", which can be made only on the "Come Out" roll. The table is divided by the center box of proposition bets and by the stickman, who stands on the players' side of the table.

A game played by one or more players against a casino is bank craps. All players' bets are covered and the odds on the payout are set by the casino. Rolling two dice players take turns. The "shooter" rolls the dice. Bets on the shooter's dice rolls are made by other players. Rounds are played in the game. The first roll of a new round is called the "come-out roll". A shooter bets the the table minimum on either the "Pass" line or the "Don't Pass" line. The shooter is then presented with five dice by the stickman. He picks two of them. If the Point numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 are rolled, the come-out roll is over. The shooter will now continue rolling until either the point is rolled or a seven. The pass line wins if the shooter rolls the point. The pass line loses if the shooter rolls a seven. The dice is passed to the new shooter. For each round or each roll players can make a large number of bets. A casino craps requires four casino employees. The chips are guarded, the dealers are supervised and the coloring out players is handled by a boxman. Two base dealers stand to either side of the boxman and collect and pay bets. A stickman stands directly across the table from the boxman. He takes bets in the center of the table, announces the results of each roll, collects the dice with a wooden stick, and directs the base dealers to pay winners from bets in the center of the table. Each employee makes sure the other is paying out winners correctly. The shooter is usually insisted to roll with one hand and that the dice bounce off the far wall of the table by the dealers. These requirements keep the game fair.
Informal craps playing is called street or private craps. The most notable difference between playing street craps and bank craps is that there is no bank or house to cover bets in street craps. Players must bet against each other by covering or fading each other's bets for the game to be played. If using money instead of chips and depending on the laws of where it is being played, street craps can be an illegal form of gambling. Street craps has many variations. Betting options offered by street craps are more simplified. If the shooter wants to roll the dice he is required to make either a Pass or a Don't Pass bet. Another player must choose to cover the shooter to create a stake for the game to continue. The shooter will always be betted against by the person covering him. Any bets are made by other players once the shooter is covered and there is a player willing to cover.