Craps for beginners: a simple walkthrough of the table

Craps can look chaotic in a casino, but the table is highly structured once you know what you’re seeing. The layout is split into player areas and dealer zones, with a “Pass Line” running along the edge where most beginners start. Two dice are thrown by the shooter, and the game moves through two phases: the come-out roll (to set the round) and point rolls (to try to repeat a target number). Ignore the shouting and focus on the basic flow: one roll can end the round quickly, or it can establish a point that keeps play going.

On the come-out roll, a 7 or 11 wins a Pass Line bet, while 2, 3, or 12 loses (often called “craps”). Any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) becomes the point. After that, the shooter keeps rolling until either the point is hit again (Pass Line wins) or a 7 appears (Pass Line loses). The simplest, lower-house-edge add-on is “odds” behind the Pass Line once a point is set, because it pays true odds. You’ll also see “Don’t Pass” for betting against the shooter, “Come” as a travelling Pass Line bet, and a cluster of centre-table bets that pay big but generally cost more in the long run.

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