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+<br>If you walk through any major [casino](https://gitlab.and-works.com/luigiolivarez3), you can always hear one game that is completely chaotic and more energetic than any other game in the building. The crowd is going wild while someone rolls the dice across a massive table. This loud, complex game is called Craps. To a complete beginner, the craps table looks like an impossible mathematical nightmare. There are dozens of different betting sections, and the dealers are shouting slang. But this is a huge misconception. Despite the crazy layout, the core game is incredibly basic, and most profitable games in Vegas. If you just learn the basics, you can join the fun.<br>
+The Only Bet You Need to Know: How the Game Starts
+<br>The absolute best way to start playing this game is to look away from the center of the board. The confusing center sections are terrible traps with massive house edges. You only need to look at the long line wrapping the table: the "Pass Line". Betting on this line is the fundamental core of the entire game. When a new shooter gets the dice, the person rolling the dice (the "Shooter") rolls the dice for the first time. With your money on the Pass Line, you get paid 1:1 immediately if the Come-Out roll is a 7 or an 11. You instantly lose your bet if the Come-Out roll is a 2, 3, or 12 (known as "Crapping Out"). The math is that basic: 7 or 11 wins, 2, 3, or 12 loses.<br>
+The Second Phase of the Game: Chasing the Point
+<br>But what happens if the Come-Out roll is not a winner or a loser? If the shooter rolls any other number one of the other numbers, the Point is established. The dealer will take a large plastic puck and moves it directly onto that specific number on the table layout. The goal now changes. To secure a win, the shooter keeps throwing until that specific number hits. If they hit the Point, everybody with a Pass Line bet wins. But there is a fatal flaw: if the shooter rolls a 7 prior to the Point, the round ends. All Pass Line bets are swept away, the game resets, and the next person shoots. The whole table is a group effort hoping the Point hits before the 7.<br>
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+Taking Odds: Once a Point is established, you can place an 'Odds' bet behind your chips. This is the Odds bet and it is literally the only bet in the entire casino that has a house edge of exactly 0.00%. It is a perfectly fair bet.
+Betting the Dark Side: You can play the 'Don't Pass' line. This is betting on the 7, or when the shooter sevens out. It is technically a smarter bet, but you will be the most hated person at the table since you win when the table loses.
+Avoid the Center of the Table: The center layout (like 'Any Craps', 'Hard 8', or 'Snake Eyes') are terrible math traps with huge casino advantages. Do not touch those bets.
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+Simplifying the Math: How the Pass Line Works
+<br>For a quick reference before you play, as easy and stress-free as possible, memorize this table. It breaks down the math of the Pass Line bet: the Pass Line.<br>
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+ActionThe Dice ResultThe Result
+The Start7 or 11You instantly WIN even money. The round resets.
+The Come-Out Roll (First Roll)Shooter rolls a 2, 3, or 12 (Crapping Out).Instant Loss
+The Middle PhaseShooter rolls a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10.The puck flips ON
+The Ongoing GameShooter rolls the exact Point number again BEFORE rolling a 7.Table cheers, you win
+Trying to Hit the PointRolls a 7 (Seven Out)You LOSE your bet. The round completely ends. Dice pass to next player.
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+<br>To wrap it up, craps is not a game you should be afraid of. The operators create the board to confuse beginners so casual gamblers will make bad bets. By simply walking up, betting only on the Pass Line, taking your odds, and ignoring the proposition bets, you are playing a nearly even game games in the entire casino industry. Roll the dice, and experience the greatest social gambling experience Las Vegas has to offer.<br>