A Amateur's Guide For Gambling On Craps Online

By Simon M Skinner

If you're new to online casino gambling, you may want to try playing craps. This game can be quite confusing for novice gamblers, however. The betting strategies can be complicated and complex and there is a lot of money at stake, so the risks are high. This game is the same online as it is in a live casino. However, with a free online casino, you may have the option to play for free with imaginary money instead of betting your hard-earned cash. Or you could participate in a freeroll game.

This article will attempt to outline basic betting strategies for craps since even those basics can be hard to grasp. Afterward, if you get comfortable with these, then you can explore learning complex betting strategies-and even then, learning at a free online casino is the recommended way to go.

If you were playing craps in a real physical casino, you'd notice this game involves a shooter and four individual dealers to play and it moves really fast. Online casino gambling, however, allows the shooter to move around the table. Also, the computer generates the payouts and collecting winnings and losses.

The "pass line" bet is the basic online casino gambling bet. Some players use the "don't pass", which means the opposite of the winning bet. Each free online casino craps game starts with a "come out" roll, which establishes the point that the shooter has to re-roll before "crapping" out with a roll of seven. The come out roll is distinguished by a marker that says "off". The only exception is if the 7 or 11 is the come out roll, then you win even money. After that, the 7 means you lose, if it is rolled before you hit the point.

On the come out roll, if you roll a 2, 3 or 12, which is called "craps", you lose. If you roll 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that is your point that you have to roll again before the 7. So, the game starts with you using the "pass line" to place your bet, betting on hitting the point before hitting a 7. If you use the "don't pass" line, it means you are betting that a 7 will hit before hitting the point number.

For instance:

The game starts with the dealer placing the black "off" marker down and everyone placing a bet. The shooter shakes and rolls the "come out" dice. It rolls a 7. Everybody wins-unless they were betting on the "don't pass" line. Those people lose.

The process starts over, except this time the shooter rolls a 5. The dealer flips the black "off" marker over to the white "on" side and places it next to the 5 on the board. The shooter continues to roll and finally rolls a 5, without hitting a 7 first, so everybody wins, except for the "don't pass" bettors.

So now it's another round. Again the dealer puts the black "off" marker out and everyone who wants to play places their bests. In this scenario the This time, the shooter gets a 6 on the "come out" roll. So the dealer flips the white "on" marker and puts it by the 6. This time the shooter rolls numerous times and then rolls a 7 without getting a 6. Now the opposite is true. Everyone loses-unless they placed a bet on the "don't pass" line. Those betters win this time around.

These are the basics of online casino gambling and the game of craps. Free online casinos are the best way to start learning the game and getting familiar with the odds before you move on to more complex strategies and real money.

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