8 Craps Strategies to Improve Your Game

Craps is a fantastic game with fantastic bets. Craps is a terrible game with terrible bets. You get to pick which one you want to play. You can play one (the good game) or both (the bad game) or a mix of the two (most players actually play a combination of both).

Because they are so engrossed in the game, many craps players never consider the dangers they face. Craps is without a doubt the most exciting casino game in my opinion. Except for slot players who have struck big (a single frenzied scream), the kind of commotion you hear at a craps table is unusual.

When it comes to craps, I am a rigid constructionist. No bad bets for me. I don't want to hear about how some person you played with earned thousands of dollars by making the stupidest bets on the planet. Those terrible luck streaks do exist, but they are the exception rather than the rule. It is insane for a craps player to not comprehend the game's math. Therein lay the catastrophe. Craps is the personification of mathematics.

Craps math is unbreakable, and until you can modify the probability of the game, you will not be able to change the game's ultimate expectation, which is that the player will lose. The amount of money that players can anticipate losing boils down to a simple statement: play the wonderful game of craps and your losses will be reasonable; play the terrible game of craps and you're asking for trouble, often big trouble.

To refresh everyone's mind, there are two kinds of craps bettors. Those who bet with the dice and against the 7 are referred to as "Rightside" or "Do players," whereas those who bet against the dice and for the 7 are referred to as "Darkside" or "Don't players." About 95 percent of craps players are Rightside players, and they despise (some say despise) Darkside players.

Craps has eight outstanding bets with exceptionally low house edges. These are the wagers you should place, and you may disregard the others. Playing the game with these bets gives you a good probability of having winning sessions and relatively small loss sessions.

TIP 1: PLACE A BET ON THE PASS LINE.

The Pass Line is a great bet since it has a low house edge of 1.41 percent (a loss estimate of $1.41 every $100 gambled).

TIP 2: PLAY THE COME BET.

The Pass Line is a great option because it has a low house edge of 1.41 percent. This sounds just like the Pass Line bet. Yep!

TIP 3: PLACE A BET ON THE DON'T PASS.

The Don't Pass is a great play because it has a low house edge of 1.40 percent. The majority of craps players believe that this wager goes against the grain of the game. Don't Pass bets are rarely made by craps players (Some analysts will use 1.36 percent as the house edge for this bet.).

TIP 4: PUT YOUR MONEY ON THE DON'T COME BET.

The Don't Come is a great bet because it has a low house edge of 1.40 percent. The majority of craps players believe that this wager goes against the grain of the game. Don't Come bets are rarely made by craps players (Some analysts will use 1.36 percent as the house edge for this bet.). If you think you're reading twice, you're right. A Don't Come bet is essentially the same as a Don't Pass bet, just as a Come bet is essentially the same as a Pass Line bet.

TIP 5: CHOOSE THE HIGHEST ODDS BET.

There is no house edge. "Yes, one hundred percent." Nada. Nothing. Does that sound right? It is, but there is a catch (there is always a catch!).

The Odds bet is placed after any of the four previous bets has landed on a number. Craps players are well aware of this. You can increase your wagering without fear of providing the house an advantage. It's one of the "pleasant perks" that casinos provide. God bless them.

TIP 6: USE THE 6 AND/OR THE 8.

Place bets aren't quite as fantastic as our first four picks, but picking the 6 and/or 8 is still one of the finest bets in the casino. The house edge is 1.52 percent, which means that you should anticipate losing $1.52 for every $100 bet.

Place bets must be made in $6 increments until betting exceeds $20, at which point they can be made in $3 increments. As a result, you can wager $21.

Many players mistakenly believe (incorrectly) that place bets are the best bets since they may be taken down or called off. In order for this concept to be true, a placebettor would have to call their bets more than 80% of the time. I've never seen a craps player do something like this.

TIP 7: FOLLOW THE DON'T 6 AND DON'T 8 RULES.

This is also known as "The Nos. 6 & 8." You're betting on the 7 coming up before the 6 or 8. The house edge is 1.82 percent (a loss of $1.82 for every $100 gambled against the 6 or 8). I have rarely seen this bet placed in my almost a quarter-century of playing the game, often more than 130 days a year. Players simply dislike placing "don't bets."

The number 7 is the most powerful in the game of craps, and the seven best bets are listed above. Forget about the rest. These are the ones you should make! And now for the betting mindset you should have when playing this game.

TIP 8: DON'T GET CAUGHT UP IN THE CRAPS RIOT.

Craps is a controlled riot, and players get completely engrossed in it. This is usually a terrible thing because many, if not most, players will begin to make poor decisions. Do not allow yourself to lose sight of yourself by playing foolishly. Ignore everything else and stick to the 7 bets listed above.