According to the rules, the first Bet is done by the shooter who places the bet either on the “pass” or the “don’t pass” boxes. This is required to roll the dice. The “craps” roll is a roll of 2, 3, or 12, and automatically loses a “pass” bet. A seven or 11 is “natural” and automatically wins a “pass” bet. The number that was rolled: a 4,5,6,8,9,10 or 12 becomes the “point.”According to online craps rules and official casino craps rules, play continues until the shooter gets a seven or the point number.

At the start of every craps round, the players place the initial bets. This is the only place where the pass and don’t pass lines are bet upon. The craps player throws the first dice roll. This is called the “come out”. If the outcome of the roll is 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12 , one of these wagers win and that round of craps is done with. When the dice roll is a “place” roll, meaning numbers ranging from 4 till 10, the “on” button is lighted, stating that someone has rolled the “point” already. Each time the pass line bets win, then the don’t pass loses. Conversely, when the don’t pass wins, the pass line bets lose.

After some practice rounds, you’ll see you’ll get the hang of it with no extra help. It may not hurt to play free online craps a few rounds to see what’s going on. The first roll made by the shooter at the start of the game is called the “come-out roll”. If the come-out roll that turns up is 7 or 11, bets played on the “Pass line” win 1:1. Bets on the “Don’t Pass line” will lose. This also means the game is over and a new shooter is assigned.

If the come-out roll you get is craps, meaning 2, 3 or 12, bets on the “Pass line” lose. In this case, the game is also over and a new shooter arrives. The players who bet on the “Don’t Pass line” will win. If the “Don’t Pass” line is put on the “Bar” then the bet neither wins nor losses, but comes back to the player. If any other dice score comes out, meaning 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, the “point” is set on the new resulting dice score. This will now be the reference for the following rounds as “the point”.

After the first come-out roll, the player rolls the dice again and the game is played according to the dice score. If the roll is the point, the game ends and a new shooter arrives. The betting made on the “Pass line” will be at even odds and will return a prize in the equal sum as the bet. The Betting place on the “Don’t Pass line” loses for this score. If the dice roll is seven then that game ends and the shooter switches. Betting placed on the “Pass line” will lose. The players placing their Bet on the “Don’t Pass line” win an equal amount as they put in. If the dice roll is not the point rolled earlier and not a seven, the game moves on and the same shooter rolls the dice another time.

The “hitting the point” stage is the last stage of the craps game. This is when the player, rolling the dice, shoots until the point score is reached again or till the seven is rolled. If the seven is rolled, then the bet made on the “don’t pass” line wins. If the point is rolled instead, then the betting made on the pass line wins. The shooter will shoot the dice until the seven or the point are rolled.

Changing Bets During the Game

Casino and online craps rules specifically say that after someone places a pass line bet, that player cannot take it back after the roll is made. The player can of course decide to add to the pass or line a bet on the Don’t Pass.

The bets made on the Don’t pass line can be lowered or taken back entirely. A player can’t choose to increase on the initial bet. This is to prevent players from having an edge and changing their betting according to the outcome of the rolls.