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+<br>If you walk through any major [casino](https://yours-tube.com/@rachaelmacfarl?page=about), you will undoubtedly find a table that is much louder and more crowded than blackjack or roulette. Players are yelling and celebrating as the dice bounce down the length of a massive, incredibly confusing green felt table. This highly intimidating game is the game of Craps. To a complete beginner, the game seems terrifyingly complicated. The felt is covered in weird text, and the dealers are shouting slang. But this is a huge misconception. Despite its terrifying visual appearance, craps is actually one of the simplest, and most profitable games in the entire casino. By understanding one rule, you can join the fun.<br>
+The Only Bet You Need to Know: The Come-Out Roll
+<br>The secret to survive the craps table is to look away from the center of the board. The confusing center sections are terrible traps built to trick tourists. You only care about one line wrapping the table: the famous Pass Line. Placing a chip on the Pass Line is how you play the game. At the start of a round, the shooter rolls the dice for the first time. With your money on the Pass Line, you instantly win even money if the Come-Out roll is a 7 or an 11. You instantly lose your bet on a 2, 3, or 12. That is the first step: 7 or 11 wins, 2, 3, or 12 loses.<br>
+Establishing the Point: The Goal of the Shooter
+<br>But what about the other numbers? If the shooter rolls any other number a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that specific number officially becomes "The Point". The dealer will take a large plastic puck and places it directly onto that specific number on the table layout. The goal now changes. To secure a win, the player keeps rolling until they hit that exact "Point" number a second time. When the Point rolls, the table cheers and wins. Here is the danger: if a 7 appears before they hit the Point, this is a "Seven Out". You lose your bet, the game resets, and the next person shoots. The whole table is just players cheering trying to avoid the 7.<br>
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+The Best Bet in the Casino: After the Point is set, you can place additional chips directly behind your original Pass Line bet. This is called "Taking Odds," and it is literally the only bet in the entire casino that has a house edge of exactly 0.00%. It is a perfectly fair bet.
+Betting the Dark Side: You can bet that the table will lose. This means you win if the shooter rolls a 2 or 3 on the come-out, or if they Seven Out before hitting their point. It has a lower house edge, but the other players will hate you because you are cheering for everyone else to lose.
+The Sucker Bets: All the bets in the middle of the table (like 'Any Craps', 'Hard 8', or 'Snake Eyes') are sucker bets with huge casino advantages. Do not touch those bets.
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+The Rules at a Glance: How the Pass Line Works
+<br>For a quick reference before you play, as easy and stress-free as possible, memorize this table. It explains the basic rules of the only bet you will ever need to make: how to play the Pass Line.<br>
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+ActionThe NumbersThe Result
+Come-Out RollShooter rolls a 7 or an 11.You instantly WIN even money. The round resets.
+The Come-Out Roll (First Roll)Shooter rolls a 2, 3, or 12 (Crapping Out).You instantly LOSE your bet. The round resets.
+Establishing the PointShooter rolls a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10.Bet stays on the table
+Trying to Hit the PointHits the PointYou WIN your Pass Line bet (and any Odds bets). Round resets.
+The GrindRolls a 7 (Seven Out)Table groans, you lose
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+<br>To wrap it up, craps is not a game you should be afraid of. The felt is designed to look like a math puzzle specifically so uneducated tourists will guess and lose their money. By simply walking up, placing your chips exclusively on the Pass Line, taking your odds, and playing smart math, you are playing a nearly even game game on the floor. Grab the dice, throw them against the back wall, and have the best time in the world.<br>