Craps is a table game played with two dice. It is one of the oldest gambling bingo games that there is with some saying that the game dates back to the ancient Egyptians and Romans. The original “dice” were first made of bones. Then they became fancier and were soon made of ivory, precious stones, and porcelain.  Today, they are made of cellulose and are finely balanced precision casino gambling tools.  Modern craps is handed down to us through the Middle Ages when English soldiers played a game called Hazard. It became the game of the European aristocracy. This game became popular, in New Orleans, having been brought over by the French, and along the Mississippi in the early 1800s.  The playing rules of this early game made it susceptible to the use of unbalanced or loaded dice.  This was done away with in 1931 when “right”, “wrong” and “don’t pass” were added to the playing rules by John Winn.  This revolutionized the game which was then adopted by the Las Vegas casinos. Loaded dice can no longer influence the outcome of the game.

The craps internet bingo game is played with two dice.  Each six-sided die is made of cellulose and has one to six dots on each size. This means the total rolled is from two to twelve. The dice will usually have the casino name on them and may be in the casino colors.  The dice will stay in play from two to twenty-four hours at a casino.  The game is played on a craps table.  This is a felt covered table with different areas for different kinds of bets placed on it.  Each side of the table is the same so it doesn’t matter which side of the table the player is on.  Each craps table is manned by four casino staffers – three on one side of the table and one directly opposite them.  Each of these staffers has a specific job.  The Boxperson and Stickperson are on opposite sides of the table from one another.  The Boxperson is responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the game.  He counts the money and makes sure the dealers are accurately handling the money and he settles any disputes.  The Stickperson is in charge of moving the dice around the table with a stick (this is sometimes called a mop).  Part of his job is to encourage bets by talking it up.  A Dealer stands on each side of the Boxperson.  These are the people who keep track of the bets on the table.  They handle the payoffs and take off the losing chips.  They will also place certain kinds of bets for the players. They will also mark numbers with a placer puck.  When the white side of the puck is up it means it is marking a point.  When the black side is up, it means a point hasn’t yet been established.

When you go to a craps table, just take any open position. The table can accommodate up to eight players. One of the players will act as the Shooter. This is the person who rolls the dice. The position rotates clockwise around the table. Each player will be given the chance to act as the Shooter, and each new Shooter has the opportunity to select his dice from those offered by the Stickperson. Each Shooter keeps rolling for the series. The Shooter must roll the dice in such a way that they bounce off the opposite side of the table.  If they don’t bounce, he will have to roll again. The dice must always remain on the table.  The Shooter keeps rolling until he Sevens out after a point. Then the roll passes to the next person and new players can enter the game. The new players obtain chips from the dealer and place their bets.

The basic bet is the Pass Line bet.  Players place the chips they are betting in this area of the table.  Bets placed in this way represent a series bet.  This means that the players are betting that the come-out roll, the first roll of a series, will be a seven or eleven.  When this happens, the players double their money and the series ends.  The series also ends if the roll is a two, three or twelve on the come-out roll.  These numbers represent Pass Line losers. If any other number is rolled (four, five, six, eight, nine or ten) the series will continue.  The number becomes the Point and the Dealer will mark the number with the puck, white side up. One the point has been established, players can no longer change their bets.  Now the Shooter keeping rolling until his point number comes up again, without rolling a seven.  If a seven is rolled, it is called a seven out and is a loser since the Pass Lines bets all lose.  If the Shooter rolls the point number before a seven, the Pass Line bets win, the dealers payoff and the series has ended.  The roll of Shooter passes to the next player. Any other number rolled beside a seven and the point number, causes another roll.  There is no winner or loser in the Pass Line bets.  Any other number just results in another roll.

The important fact to remember here is that the come-out roll is different than any other roll because it is the first roll of the series.  A seven on the come-out roll wins and ends the series, doubling the amount wagered on Pass Line bets. A seven after the point is different.  It ends the series and results in losses for the Pass Line bets. In either case a seven ends the series. It is when the seven is rolled that determines if players win or lose. In craps the players are not betting against each other. They on betting on the Shooter rolling the number that he needs to win, because when he wins they all win.