The Rules of Online Casino Craps

The rules of craps are incredibly easy to understand. Once you’re familiar with the online craps table, its betting areas and the various ways to bet, you’ll be a step closer to playing for real money at Casino.com.

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To begin playing online craps , you must make a bet by placing chips on the relevant betting sections of the craps table. At this point in the game, you may place bets on the Pass and Don’t Pass bet lines only. You, the "shooter," must then roll the dice. This is known as the "come out roll."

The Come Out Roll

If the come out roll produces 7 or 11, you will be given another opportunity to roll the dice. If the dice land on 2, 3 or 12, you will lose the game and a new round will begin, as explained in the How to Play Craps page. If the dice roll produces a number other than those mentioned, the "puck," situated at the top of the craps table, will switch from Off to On to let you know that the "point" number has just been established.

Rolling the Point Number

Once a point has been established, the rules change slightly. Now, 7 is the number you must try to avoid. Your aim as the shooter is to keep rolling the dice until you roll the point again (in this example, the 6). If the point comes out before a 7 is rolled, then you win even money. But if the 7 comes out first, you lose. This is known as the Pass Line bet.

Other Ways of Betting

Don’t Pass Line Bet: This is essentially a Pass Line bet in reverse and must be placed on the Don’t Pass Bar area of the table. If the come out roll produces a 2 or a 3, the Don’t Pass line bet will win. However, if a 7 or 11 is rolled, the Don’t Pass line bet will lose. If you roll a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 this number will become the point. Once it has been established, the Don’t Pass line bet will win if you roll a 7 before rolling the point number again. If you roll the point before rolling a 7, you will lose the bet. A winning Don’t Pass line bet will pay even money (one-to-one).

Come Line Bets: Come Line bets are placed in the Come area of the craps board and are made after a point has been established. Like the Pass Line bet, you can put money on the odds if a point is thrown on the first roll after the come out roll. A come wager will win if the dice produce 7 or 11 but will lose if a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled. If none of these numbers are rolled, a point will automatically be established and the Come bet will be moved to that particular number. This is where the Come Point bet comes into play. The rolls that follow in the next round will win you your Come Point bet if your point number is rolled before a 7. If 7 is rolled before the point, you will lose the come point bet. A winning Come line bet will pay out one-to-one odds.

Don’t Come bets: Don’t Come bets (betting against the shooter) are played in a similar way to the Don’t Pass bet and the opposite of a Come bet. You can place a Don’t Come bet after the come out roll. The bet wins if the shooter rolls a 2 or a 3. However, if the dice roll a 7 or an 11, you will lose the bet. If none of these numbers are rolled, points will come in to play. So if you roll a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 that number will become the point and a Don’t Come Point bet will be applied. You win a Don’t Come Point bet when the shooter does not roll the point number before rolling a 7. This offers one-to-one payout odds.

Odds Bet: This is another common bet, made in addition to the Pass Line bet or the Don’t Pass bet, after the point has been established. The Odds bet is considered the most advantageous of all craps bets as it doesn’t have a house edge, therefore you will win true odds (the more money you place, the better your chances are of winning big). For example, if the point number lands on 4 or 10, you will get a two-to-one payout. If the point lands on 5 or 9 you will receive a three-to-two payout and if the point is 6 or 8, you will be paid six-to-five. To place an Odds bet on Casino.com, click on the chip you would like to bet with. If you have just placed a Pass Line bet, secure your chip on the Pass Line Odds strip. If you have just placed a Don’t Pass bet, secure your chip on the Don’t Pass Line Odds section of the table.

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If you’ve never played craps before, make sure you read the How to Play Craps page. You can also learn about the rules of the game and how it originated. They are simple, straightforward and designed to get you playing as soon as possible. If you have any questions about playing craps, please contact a member of our friendly customer support team. Have fun playing craps at Casino.com – the only place to play.

Online Casino Craps Terms

Insurance Bet: When you place two or more bets to cover one another during a game of online craps.
One Roll Bets: A bet in which the outcome is decided on the next roll of the dice during a game of online craps.
Seven Out: When the number 7 is rolled after a point has been made, the next player will roll the dice.
Shooter: This refers to the online craps player who is throwing the dice.
Stickman: The casino craps person that is in charge of calling out the dice rolls and returns the dice to the shooter.
The Point: This refers to the number in online craps that is rolled on the come-out roll.
Any Craps: This is a bet that the next dice roll will fall on the numbers 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven: A bet that the next dice roll will fall on the number 7 during online craps.
Come Out Roll: This is the first roll of the online craps dice in which the point number is determined.
Don't Come: This is a bet made against the dice, after the ‘Come out roll’ has been thrown.
Field Bet: A bet that is placed on the online craps table against the numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
Crap: A roll which produces 2, 3 or 12.
Double Odds: When a free odds bet is made at double the original wager.
Edge: The online casino’s advantage over the player.
Odds Bet: A bet offering true odds with no house edge.
Betting Wrong: Betting on a losing roll (e.g. ‘Don’t Pass’).
Big Red: A bet that 7 will be the next number rolled.
Big 6: A bet that 6 will be rolled before 7. This pays one-to-one.
Big 8: Betting that 8 will be rolled before 7, paying one-to-one.