Craps Mini Computer Casino
Craps is one of the few truly social games played in modern Casinos, and one of the few played with dice. A 7 or 11, or natural, on the come out roll wins for a right bettor. 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. If you bet on that roll then you win if any number below 8 comes up but you lose if the stickman starts coughing up blood. If the dice total is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 then the point is established. It is one of the few truly social games played in modern casinos, and one of the few played with dice. 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. After you've bought chips, look for a big hockey puck on the table that says ON or OFF. The Undo, Redo, Clear and Repeat buttons are provided to allow you to rapidly change the bets on the table. In the Point phase of the game, the objective is to roll the same number as the Point, before you roll a seven. The game is played with a pair of dice, which are thrown by the ‘shooter’, a player who is currently holding the dice. This area is a strip on the table layout and it rims the table directly above the "Pass Line". Craps is a game where you bet on the numbers you think the next roll of dice will produce. While the game's apparent complexity and odd terminology may be intimidating, you will find the game of Craps easy to learn, enjoyable and rewarding. Game play
begins when the “shooter”, the player with the dice, throws the dice for the
first time. If it says ON, wait until the dealer turns it to OFF before you place your bet. At this point place another chip below (due South) of your original bet. The Big 6 and Big 8 bets are displayed at the lower left of the screen. The puck stays on this "Point" until the shooter either makes his "Point" or until he sevens out. It is one of the few truly social casino games, and one of the few played with dice. Shooter : The Player that rolls the dice. Establishing a "Point" is an event that happens as the immediate result of the "Come Out" roll, unless that "Come Out" roll results in 7, 11, 2, 3 or 12, in which case more rolls must be made until a "Point" is established. When the point has been established, an “ON” puck will be placed on the point. If, on the first roll, you make a
7 or 11, you've rolled a "natural" and you win. If you succeed in doing this, the bet will pay and you can make another bet. If a 7 is rolled you lose your bet. Craps is a game of chance and is played on a large sunken table with a pair of dice that are thrown by the Shooter. Making a Point: this is when the Shooter re-rolls the Point, once it has been established. There are quite a number of bets to choose from when playing Craps. When the shooter fails to make his or her "Point", the dice are then offered to the next player for a new "Come Out" roll and the game continues in the same manner. Any number so rolled is thereafter referred to as the "Point". That player isn't allowed to roll either, but the dice become "dead" when they hit the third dead player, so a new pair is chosen by the stickman and given back to the first player. Now, stay with me here, because here's where it gets complicated: If you make a bet on the Pass Line, then you can't place any other bets except a Field Bet, Hardways, Big 6, Seven-Up, or Double Orange Latte. At that point, he has the option of getting a 6 to 5 payout if he gets a Dead Leprechaun or even money if he rolls a Liver Smoothie, which is when the dice land closest to the player with the Hawaian shirt. From here on out, until the “Point Number”
or a 7 is rolled, the “shooter” will continue to roll the dice. He keeps a constant watch over the game. In other table games someone else is dealing you the cards or spinning the little marble. " But if the shooter rolls a 3 or a 9, you lose, unless that 9 is made up of a 4 and a 5 if it's a 6 and a 3 instead, that's a Thunder Monkey, and it pays 3 to 2. There are lots of different bets you can make in craps and covering them all would take a small book, but the good news is that you only need to focus on a few easy bets, because the rest of the bets are sucker bets anyway. To bet against the shooter, you must place your bet in an area marked "Don’t Pass". One person, the shooter (who may or may not be betting), rolls two dice. There are quite a number of bets to choose from. It probably won't be your turn to roll right away, and if you're still getting used to the game you can pass your turn (unless you're the only one playing, of course)

What are the rules of behaviour at the craps table? Besides the rules of the game itself, there are unwritten rules of craps etiquette. A certain etiquette is sticked to by the players. A bet is placed while the dice are in the middle of the table.Have it clear in your mind what bets to place. The dice isn't supposed to be handled with more than one hand. To change hands you put the dice on the table, let go, then take them with the other hand. The opposite end of the table should be hit with the dice when they are thrown. A more controllable short roll is called a "no roll". It is also a "no roll" if a die or both dice leave the table. The dealers and the players aren't allowed to touch and handle the chips directly to each other. Players lay the cashdown on the layout and the dealer places chips in front of the players. Like any other table game, the casino can ask a player to leave the table or the casino for any reason. Without fear of offending anyone a player may pass the dice to the next player when offered the dice to shoot. At least one player must always be a shooter. Pass line or don't pass line should be betted by him to continue the game. Tip the dealers. Dealers in the US don't get that much. To to toss chips onto the table and say, "For the dealers" or "For the boys" is the most common way of tipping. It is also common to place a bet for the dealers. A bet that is part for the player and part for the dealers is a two-way bet. Usually, the dealers' bet is smaller than the player's bet, but it is appreciated. To change dice in the middle of a roll is considered bad luck. The shooter calls "Same Dice!" if he doesn't want a new die. Food, drinks, cigarettes, and other things shouldn't be held over the table and should remain off the chip rail. To leave the table after a successful come-out roll is bad luck. To avoid interfering with the dice players should remove their hands from the table area when the shooter is ready to roll. The stickman will often say "hands high, let 'em fly" or "dice are out, hands high". Coloring up should be done only when the player is preparing to leave the table. It is generally permissible to color up and then decide to stay for one more round. But it is impolite to color up multiple times while at the same table.
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