What is Vegas Craps?

Vegas Craps is an exciting, fast paced game of chance, developed by Microgaming. It is played on a large sunken table with a pair of dice that are thrown by the Shooter. There are two distinct phases, the Coming Out phase and the Point phase, and the basic objective it to bet on certain number combinations being rolled. Learn how to play Craps. Try internet Craps for fun and real money at First Web Internet Casino.

Rules of How to Play Vegas Craps

A game of craps can consist of two distinct phases. In the Coming Out phase, the point is to roll a Seven or an Eleven, while betting on the Pass line. If you roll Four, Five, Six, Eight, Nine or Ten instead, a Point is established. When a Point is made, you can make an odds bet which is placed next to the Pass Line. In the Point phase of the game, the goal is to roll the same number as the Point, before you roll a Seven.

Betting in Vegas Craps

There are many different bets to be made in Microgaming online Vegas Craps. This allows for great excitement and variety in the game, especially if you play Craps for real money. The Pass Line bet is a bet that the Shooter will roll a Seven or Eleven on the come-out roll, or establish a Point by rolling Four, Five, Six, Eight, Nine or Ten. Next is a Come bet. This is similar to the Pass Line bet, but it can only be made after a Point is established. This is a bet that the Shooter will roll a Seven or Eleven on the next roll or make a Point.

The Don't Pass bet is a bet that the Shooter will roll a Two, Three or Twelve on the come-out roll, or establish a Point by rolling Four, Five, Six, Eight, Nine or Ten. The Don't Come bet is similar to the Don't Pass bet, but can only be taken after a Point is established. There are also Odds bets that can be made as additional bets on established Pass, Don't Pass, Come or Don't Come bets.

A Place to Win bet says that the Shooter will roll the number that a Win bet is placed on Four, Five, Six Eight, Nine or Ten before a Seven is rolled. In contrast, a Place to Lose bet says that the Shooter will roll a Seven, before the number that a Lose bet is placed on Four, Five, Six Eight, Nine or Ten is rolled.

Next there is a Field bet. This is a single roll bet that the Shooter will roll a Two, Three, Four, Nine, Ten, Eleven, or Twelve on the next roll. A Hardways bet says that the Shooter will roll a Four, Six, Eight or Ten as a double, before a Four, Six, Eight or Ten is thrown in any other combination, or before a Seven is rolled.

Other Craps Bets

Next there are a series of straightforward bets that are betting on the Shooter rolling one specific number. They include the Any Seven bet (betting that the Shooter will roll a Seven), the Any Craps bet (that the Shooter will roll a Two, Three or Twelve), the Craps Two bet (that the Shooter will roll a Two), the Craps Twelve bet, the Craps Three bet, and the Eleven bet.

Next there is the Big 6 bet, betting that a Six will be rolled before a Seven; and the Big 8 bet, betting that an Eight will be rolled before a Seven.

Finally, there are Buy and Lay bets. Both of these are paid at true odds less a 5% commission on winning bets. In a Buy bet you are betting that the Shooter will roll the number that a Win bet is placed on Four, Five, Six, Eight, Nine or Ten, before a Seven is rolled. In a Lay bet you are betting that the Shooter will roll a Seven, before the number that a Lose bet is placed on Four, Five, Six, Eight, Nine or Ten, is rolled.

How to Win at Vegas Craps

There are many different ways to win at internet Vegas Craps, as there are many betting options. For Pass Line and Come bets, the payout is 1:1 for rolling a Seven or Eleven. For Don't Pass and Don't Come bets the payout is 1:1 for rolling a Two or Three and a tie for rolling a 12. For True odds for Pass Line and Come bets the payout is 2:1 for rolling a Four or Ten; 3:2 for rolling a Five or Nine; and 6:5 for rolling a Six or Eight. For True odds for Don't Pass and Don't Come bets the odds are 1:2 for rolling a Four or Ten; 2:3 for rolling a Five or Nine; and 5:6 for rolling a Six or Eight.

The True odds paid for Buy bets are 2:1 for rolling a Four or Ten; 3:2 for rolling a Five or Nine; and 6:5 for rolling a Six or Eight. Note that Buy bets are paid at true odds less a 5% commission for winning bets. The True odds paid for Lay bets are 1:2 odds for rolling a Four or Ten; 2:3 odds for rolling a Five or Nine; and 5:6 odds for rolling a Six or Eight. The odds paid for other bets are as follows. Place to Win bets have six combinations. The odds are 9:5 if you win on 4. The odds are 7:5 if you win on 5. The odds are 7:6 if you win on 6. The odds are 7:6 if you win on 8. The odds are 7:5 if you win on 9. And the odds are 9:5 if you win on 10. Place to lose bets have six combinations. The odds are 5:11 if you lose on 4. The odds are 5:8 if you lose on 5. The odds are 4:5 if you lose on 6. The odds are 4:5 if you lose on 8. The odds are 5:8 if you lose on 9. And the odds are 5:11 if you lose on 10.

In a field bet if a two is rolled the payout is 2:1, while if a 12 is rolled the payout is 3:1. If other numbers are rolled, the payout is Even Money. There are four Hardways bet combinations. For Hardways 4 the odds are 7:1; for Hardways 6 the odds are 9:1; for Hardways 8 the odds are 9:1 and for Hardways 10 the odds are 7:1. For an Any Seven bet the odds are 4:1. For Any Craps bets with a combination of any Two, Twelve or Three, the odds are 7:1. For Craps Two bets the odds are 30:1. For Craps Twelve bets the odds are 30:1. And for Craps Three bets the odds are 15:1. For Eleven bets the odds are 15:1 and for Big 6 or Big 8 bets the odds are 1:1.

More about Payouts in Vegas Craps

Now for a few payout rules. If the sum of the dice is Seven or Eleven, you win even money on a Pass Line bet. If the sum of the dice is Two, Three or Twelve the Pass Line bet is lost. If the sum of the dice is Four, Five, Six, Eight, Nine or Ten the number becomes a Point. You keep rolling the dice until the point is rolled again or a Seven is rolled. If the Point is rolled again then the Pass Line bet pays even money. If a Seven is rolled the Pass Line bet is lost.

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Definitions & Terms for Vegas Craps

Box Cars - This is when the Shooter rolls two Sixes.

Snake Eyes - This is when the Shooter rolls a Two.

Come-Out Roll - This is any roll before a point is established. In is an attempt to win a Pass Line bet by rolling a Seven or Eleven. Pass Line bets lose if the come-out roll is a Two, Three or Twelve.

Craps Out - This is when the Shooter rolls a Two, Three or Twelve on a come-out roll.

Establish a Point - This is when you roll a Point on the come-out roll.

Making a Point - This is when the Shooter re-rolls the Point once it has been set. Once a Point is set, re-rolling the Point wins, a Seven loses, and any other number does not affect the Pass Line bet.

Point - This is a number, Four, Five, Six, Eight, Nine or Ten that the Shooter is trying to roll to win the Pass Line bet.

Shooter - The Player who rolls the dice.