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Step №1:

Select one gambler who will roll the dice first. The player who rolls the dice is a shooter and he should wager on the game to continue. Other gamblers will wager on the shooter’s play.

Step №2:

Set up the point by having the player who is a shooter roll the dice. In case when he rolls two, three or twelve they have shot craps and lost. Then the next shooter should play. In case when the shooter rolls seven or eleven, that is called as a natural, he wins and shoots again. Any other amount establishes as the point.

Step №3:

Wager on whether the player who shoots will pass, or roll the point again before rolling seven, or not pass, rolling seven before rolling the point. But when you play formal games you may make other wagers. In official craps the main wager is only  the “Pass - Do Not Pass" wager.

Step №4:

You should roll the dice some times until the shooter rolls a seven or the point. In case when the shooter is not able to pass then a new shooter starts his play.

Step №5:

Compose all wages before the next shooter starts play.

Hints and Cautions

“Hard" numbers is a consequence of doubles on the dice. There are two exceptions from a rule: it is double 1s, which has the name Snake Eyes, and double 6s, which is called Boxcars. Double 2s are known as a Hard Four. A majority of other numbers are called "East."

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Jacks or Better is a popular type of video poker that is known for its nice chances of winning. If you are ready to play this game, you may like the following strategy tips. They are not complicated at all, however, the following information may be helpful in getting desired victory.

If you browse the net searching for Jacks or Better advices, you will see several different strategies that can be applied during the game, but usually they are rather complicated and require serious concentration. A mistake in such strategies is a synonym of defeat, that is why it’s preferable to stick to a simpler strategy first. By the way, expected return here is as high as 99.5%!

To apply this strategy, try to play your initial hand according with the following list: (note, when you see “high card” expression, this means jack or higher rank – jack, queen, king and ace)

- full house or better

- four to royal flush

- three of a kind, flush or straight

- four to a straight flush

- 2 pairs

- high pair

- three to royal flush

- four to a flush

- low pair

- 3 to straight flush

- 2 high cards of different suits

- 2 cards of the same suite, 10/J, 10/Q or 10/K

- 1 card of high rank

- discard all cards

Also it’s not bad to retain high cards as when doubled they return your bet. Do not forget about such terms as inside and outside straight. Outside straight means card sequence that can be completed at both ends, for example, 7, 8, 9 and 10. When you can complete card sequence only by finding a missing card in the middle, we get inside straight, for example, 6, 7, 9, 10. Also sequences like J, Q, K, A are also considered inside ones as they are already at extreme end.

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Craps is known as a game of chance. It means that it is almost impossible to guess and change the result of the game. But, nevertheless, an emulative spirit is an integral part of this game. The players should show competitive artistry in order to win. Moreover, if you want to win regularly you should possess a lot of skills.

Weak players often make the same mistakes while the stronger ones play better and better. We present this article for the players who just start to go into the rules of the game. It will help you to master the basics of craps and so maximize your chances at the craps table.

The Basics

Tne main aim of the player in this game is to put winning bets and the house to “clothe” them. The player can pick either the “pass” or the “don’t pass” bet. There are some more kinds of bets, which we will introduce to you a bit later.

Craps is the game where except players should be four persons. One person is the boxman. He sits in the middle of the casino crisp table and operates as the referee of the game. The other two persons who sit on either side of the referee are the dealers. Their function is to pay off the winners and accumulate the losers’ chips. The fourth person is the stick man, who stands on the players’ side and collects and distributes the dice.

The players should put their bets and then the stickman names the player who will roll first. This part of the game is called the “roll out” and in case when the player rolls a 7 or 11, then he has rolled a “natural” and this player wins the sum equal to the amount of chips which he put on the pass line before rolling. But in case when he rolls a 2, 3, or 12 on the roll out it means that he loses. In such situation the dealer collect his chips. This is known as “craps”.

The rest numbers on the first roll (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10) denote the player’s “box point”. The player proceed with rolling the dice till that number is made again. But if he rolls a 7 before making his “box point” it meant that he loses.

General Advice and Odds

The best odds (and the lowest house edge) happen when a player plays the line or the come, in other words “to pass” or “not to pass”. It is sometimes occurs that casinos propose double or higher on pass line bets, so try to take advantage of this proposal.

One more necessary part of a sound craps strategy includes an excellent understanding of the smart bets on the table. If you think that it is difficult to realize you are mistaken. The fact is that in craps there are a limited number of bets with the lowest house edge. Below we list all the bets. See the different kinds of proposition bets that are available.

Commonly it is not a bad idea to stick with pass line bets backed by free odds, come bets backed by free odds, and put bets on the 6 or 8. We recommend to learn to hedge your bets when you will make more complex wagers. But you should also remember that it is not the be all and end all of strategies.

Usually a hedge betting approach diminishes the inconstancy of the game emphatically, but at the same time it limits your chances to win. Simply put, if you are a hedge bettor there will be less down-spells that could bottom out your bankroll, but in case when you are winning you will finish with fewer in the end than you would have without hedging.

Proposition Bets

Besides the pass line bets in craps, there are some bets which have different payouts. The short explanation of each bet is stated later:

Seven – The casino at most cases pays out 4 to 1 on a seven, although the real odds are 5 to 1. This makes for a house border of 16.66%. So, it is a poor bet.

Eleven – It is like betting on seven: the casino pays 14 to 1 even in situation when the true odds are 17 to 1, giving the house a weighty edge.

Place Bets – Rolling a 4 or a 10 pay off at nine to five. The correct odds are 10 to 5, meaning a 6.66% house edge. Rolling a 5 or a 9 pay off at seven to five. In this case the real odds are 7.5 to 5, meaning a house edge of 4%. Rolling a 6 or an 8 pay off at seven to six, with correct odds at 6 to 5, meaning a house edge of 1.51%.

Buy Bets – In this situation the player pays a 5% vig and he gets real odds on all numbers. But only those bets which put on rolling a 4 or a 10 are rewarding, because they abate the house edge from 6.66% to 4.76%

Hard Ways – It is possible to make this bate on the 4, 6, 8, and 10, with a pay off of nine to one on the 6 or 8 and seven to one on the 4 and the 10. The house edge is 9.09% and 11.11%, so, non of them is a really good bet.

Come Bets and Don’t Come – They are even money bets. Their house edge is 1.414% and 1.402%.

Pass Line – These bets have similar house edge as the previous ones (come bets).

Don’t Pass – These bets have analogous house edge as don’t come bets, so they are becomes good bets.

The Field – This is a one-roll bet which pays two to one on 2 or 12. The house edge is 5.55%.

Big 6 & 8 – A player gets even money on this kind of bet despite of the correct six to five odds. The house edge in this case is 9.09%.

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