Play Craps - PlayCraps

Welcome to the play craps web site. When I first became interested in playing craps, I did a lot of searching for information on how and where to play, so I decided to put together this little craps site for the next person with the same interests. Just find the section with the title you are interested in to learn more. Thanks for visiting, feel free to bookmark this page, and good luck rolling the dice! I have also included a play craps site map to list other pages on the site. (assuming there are more pages in the future :)

How to Play Craps

I have put together a short tutorial to help you learn how to play craps. It looks a little complicated the first time you see someone playcraps, but it really is a pretty simple game. At the beginning craps dice roll, the shooter is rolling a "come out" roll. For this roll, you can place a pass line bet or a don't pass bet. On a pass line bet, if the come out roll is a 7 or 11, you win even money on the bet. On a don't pass bet, you win if the roll is a 2 or a 3. In some casinos you also win a don't pass bet if a 12 is rolled.

In the vent the first roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, a point is established, meaning neither of the bets has been won yet. After a point is established, if the shooter rolls the point again before rolling a 7, the pass line bet wins. If the shooter rolls a 7 before the point, the don't pass bet wins.

You can also place odds bets after the come out roll. This bet is placed right behind your pass line or don't pass bet. An odds bet wins if the point is rolled again before a 7. The advantage of the odds bets are they get paid out at even house odds, creating a craps bet with no house edge. The payout on the odds for a points of 6 and 8 is 6 to 5, points of 5 and 9 is 3 to 2 and 4 and 10 is 2 to 1.

The bets listed above are the ones to concentrate on to give the craps casino the smallest house edge. There are many additional craps bets available, and you can learn more about them and the craps odds by following the craps odds link. But once again, I do not recommend ever placing a bet at the craps table other than those discussed above. It just gives the casino too high of an advantage.

Where to Play Craps

There are literally hundreds of places online where you can play craps. And to be honest, playing craps online is not like slot machines. One craps layout is pretty much just like the next one, so you have a great deal of freedom of choice. I recommend three different online craps games, and the reason I recommend these is because I am familiar with them, trust them and have played at each of them. Learn a little more about each below. They each use a different software so you might like to check each of their craps games to see which you prefer to play.

Golden Casino Craps

Golden Casino craps use Vegas Technology software and offer one of the largest sign up bonuses to be found, up to $555. Sadly, their bonus can not be used for craps play. They do offer a nice place to play craps, and they have a no download craps game as well. Play Craps at Golden Casino

River Belle Craps

River Belle craps is a Microgaming casino, which has over 250 online games to choose from. Like Golden listed above, their bonus is not clearable at the craps table. Play Craps at River Belle

Bodog Craps

Bodog craps does have a bonus available for craps players, but you can't bet on the pass and don't pass line at the same time. They use Real Time Gaming craps software. Play Craps at Bodog

Play Craps Free

All of the online casinos contained on this page, including the banners, offer everyone a chance to play craps free. Whether you are a real money craps player or not, it is a good idea to play craps games for free before playing for real. This way you can see how the craps software works and also get a feel for online craps play.