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Smarter Bet Guide to Craps
by Basil Nestor
Some craps bets are good, some are not-so-good, and some are for suckers. The Smarter Bet Guide to Craps separates the best from the rest, and makes craps easy to learn. Everything is here in a clear-cut format: Table layout, dice-shooting techniques, a detailed analysis of every craps bet, and mathematically proven strategies that help lower the casino's advantage. A good basic guide to the game for players who are just starting out.
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Craps Essentials - What You Need to Know
by Basil Nestor
The shooter’s attempt to pass is the basic contest in craps. Players can wager with the shooter on the pass line or against the shooter on the don’t-pass bar. These do and don’t
Basil Nestor is the author of the new Playboy Complete Guide to Casino Gambling. This wonderful book teaches players how to avoid sucker bets and win more when playing gambling games. He is also the author of The Smarter Bet Guide series for video poker, slots, craps, and many other books about gambling. Basil's website is www.smarterbet.com bets have a house edge of 1.4 percent.
Basil Nestor is the author of the new Playboy Complete Guide to Casino Gambling. This wonderful book teaches players how to avoid sucker bets and win more when playing gambling games. He is also the author of The Smarter Bet Guide series for video poker, slots, craps, and many other books about gambling. Basil's website is www.smarterbet.com bets have a house edge of 1.4 percent.You can tell if a shooter is coming out or throwing for a point by finding the puck on the layout. It will show “OFF” or “COME-OUT” when the shooter is starting a new pass, and “ON” or “POINT” when the shooter is trying to throw a point.
You should throw the dice with one hand, and be sure they take a bounce off the wall at the far end of the table. But don’t throw them so hard that they fly off the table.
Come and don't-come bets are made after a point has been established. They are independent of the shooter’s contest, but otherwise they operate by the same rules as pass and don't-pass. Come and don’t-come have a 1.4 percent house edge.
Odds is an additional bet made in conjunction with a pass, don’t pass, come or don’t come wager. Odds wagers have a 0% house edge; this makes them the best bet in craps.
Come, don’t-come, and their related odds bets are handled by dealers. The chips are moved into the numbered squares on the table to signify the working point. Chips in the numbered squares (and the center portion of the table) are handled solely by the dealer, and they are off-limits to the players.
Odds bets can be turned on, off, or taken down as the player prefers. Don’t bets can be reduced or removed from the layout at any time. Do bets (pass and come) are trapped on the layout once a point is rolled.
Odds on the come are automatically off when a shooter is coming out.
Place bets and buy bets are similar to taking odds, but they don’t require a previous wager on the line or come. Unfortunately, the casino pays less than true odds for winning place bets, and the casino charges a 5 percent vig (fee) for buy bets.
Lay bets are similar to laying odds on the don’t, but a bet on the bar or don’t come is not required. The casino charges a 5 percent vig on the amount to be won.
The field is a one-roll bet that pays 1:1 when the dice produce 3, 4, 9, 10, or 11; it pays double (or in some casinos triple) for 2 and 12. Nevertheless, the field is not a good wager. It has a house edge of 5.6 percent.
Big six, big eight, hardways, and propositions (one-roll bets) are all extremely unfavorable wagers with house edges of 9.1 percent to 16.7 percent.
The preceding material is just a sample of what you'll find in Basil Nestor's Smarter Bet Guide to Craps.
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