Craps
can be an intimidating game for the beginner
player. The table seems to have about a
hundred different kinds of bets, the players
are barking out commands in what seems to
be a foreign language, and the tempo is
too fast to ever ask a question.
If this is how you view
the game we have good news. There is one
fundamental bet that almost all players
make. You can easily get it by knowing just
this bet your first time. As you get more
experienced you can add more bets to your
list. After just your first five minutes
you should feel comfortable with the flow
of the game and can start acting natural,
like you've been a craps player for years.
Players wager money against
the casino on the outcome of one roll, or
of a series of rolls of two dice. All bets
have a negative expectation, except the
"free odds" bet with an expectation
of 0, that the player is allowed to make
after a point is established on a flat (line)
bet. Since there is no correlation between
die rolls, there is no possible winning
strategy over any given period of time.
While experienced blackjack players who
learn to count cards can gain a small mathematical
advantage over extended playing sessions
by diligent study, there is no comparable
strategy for craps.
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