As you walk through a casino, the loudest area of the room will be where the craps tables are located. Craps is one of the most high-paced, exciting, and energetic games in the casino, and players really get into the game. They aren’t afraid to let their emotions show with whooping, hollering, and slapping each other high fives. Because of how fast the game moves, the crowds it draws, and how much noise it generates, it can be quite an intimidating table to walk up to, especially if you’ve never played it before.

In fact, craps is a really easy game to learn and one of the gambling games with the best odds in a casino. In reality there are over forty bets you can place on a crap table, but you only need to know two. With the other thirty-eight the odds are against you even more, so I never really play them. Why bother, when you’re almost guaranteed to lose.

The first bet you need to know is the Passline Bet. The passline bet is when you place your bet on the passline before a new shooter comes out. The Shooter rolls two dice, and if the total of the dice equals either a seven or an eleven, you win. If they roll a two, three, or twelve — you lose. If the Shooter rolls anything else it’s the point number. Your money stays on the table, and the Shooter has to roll that number again before a seven is rolled. If that happens, you win even money. If it doesn’t and they roll a seven first, you lose.

The other bet is called an Odds Bet. An odds bet is made after the Shooter has rolled the dice and gotten a point number. Then if the Shooter rolls the point number again before the seven, you win.

Now you can confidently be a part of the rowdiest game in the casino. Let’s roll.