Craps school

Learn craps

Start at the top. Each one takes about five minutes, and every payout here is the one our tables pay.

1. 01

   How to play craps

   The whole game in five minutes. The shooter, the come-out roll, the point, and the two bets that cover most of what happens at a craps table.

2. 02

   The Pass Line and the Odds

   The first bet every craps player learns, and the only bet in the casino with no house edge. How they work, what they pay, and a worked example.

3. 03

   Come bets and the Come Odds

   A Come bet is a new Pass Line bet made after the point is on. How it moves, how to back it with Odds, and the two surprises that catch newcomers.

4. 04

   Place and Buy bets

   Skip the Come bet and pick your number. What Place bets pay, why the 6 and 8 are the ones to play, and when a Buy bet is the better deal.

5. 05

   Good bets, bad bets: the house edge in craps

   Every craps bet ranked by how much it costs you over time. The best bets on the table, the worst, and why no betting pattern can beat the math.

6. 06

   Craps strategies, played by bots

   Three-Point Molly, the Iron Cross, the dark side, and nine more ways to play craps, each one played all week by a bot on PlayCraps Live. What each does and what it costs.

7. 07

   Crapless craps

   A craps game where the come-out can't lose. What changes, what 2, 3, 11, and 12 pay as points, and why crapless costs more than it looks.