Understanding Craps

Without a doubt, the best table game to play is craps. The reason it is the best table game to play is it has the best odds of any other gaming venture. Yes, I know Roulette has the better odds, but it is a boring game, hard to get around the table to the numbers one wants, and it is slow paced.

Craps is fast action, lots of choices, a player can access any bet from any part of the table, and can make friends with the other players. Unlike Roulette, Blackjack, or slot machines.

This is the only time I refer to you the viewer as YOU, so read it carefully

You may have heard of a sure fire system or have tried a one of the systems out there that promise you winnings, well THERE IS NO SYSTEM, and I will not teach you one, because there is none, except to lose!!!

Just keep repeating that to yourself and do not listen to anyone who says there is unless they are wealthy at, and only at, playing systems at casino's.

THERE IS NO SYSTEM

Why would you want to believe in a system that beats the game or the casino when there has not been any proof of such existence, unless of course you are cheating with dice or counting cards—THESE ARE NOT SYSTEMS.

The history of gambling, casinos, and games has out lasted any system anyone can or could create, because THERE IS NO SYSTEM that will beat the house on a consistent basis. Many people have tried but only failed in the long run.

And if there was, would you tell everyone about your secret to beating the house so that someone might screw it up for you? I wouldn't. Then if it is so great, why are there people that say they have a system at winning? It is obviously a rehash of one of many systems that have been tried since the beginning of time.

I repeat... THERE IS NO SYSTEM

And you're an idiot if you believe there is one. You deserve to lose all your money.

Ask any gambler if they have any quirks, routines, superstitions, or lucky items; everyone of them will have one, if not all of those, in their list before, while, or after they play. Does not matter if they play cards, roll the dice, follow the roulette wheel or bet on the horses; a gambler is a different breed of person and their mannerisms are done religiously.

In truth, these things that they do really do nothing but psyche them out, get them ready, and put them into the zone—it is something they do to make themselves believe will put luck on their side and help them win. It is all balderdash.

The crap table is no different. Some of the quirks are:

• When the dice or a die bounces off the table it is bad luck.
  • There is no such thing as something causing bad luck, there is just the fact that the odds of rolling a 7 are one in six. The biggest complainer about a 7 rolling after a die has bounced off the table is usually the shooter who couldn't control the dice in the first place, or the shooter who calls SAME DICE and then moans and whines when his SAME DICE seven-out.
• If the Stickman sends out the dice to a shooter with a 7 showing it is bad luck.
  • Professional stickpersons just don't send the dice out on a 7 anyway; However, sometimes the dice hit chips or tumble unintentionally when being sent to the shooter, sometimes ending up on a 7. Most hot-shot players usually pre-set the dice to their preference or shake them up anyway. This myth is just based on players not understanding that the odds of a 7 being rolled are one out of six no matter how you look at it.
• A “Virgin” Shooter is good luck.
  • There is no such thing as something causing good luck. First-time shooters are only remembered when they have a good roll and quickly forgotten when they seven-out.
• So and so is a good shooter.
  • Shooting dice is not a skill, it's a matter of luck and mathematics.

All of them and any others are POPPYCOCK! But gamblers will do what they think helped them win the last time—even wear the same clothes without washing them.

I am NOT here to say, “run out and gamble your money away.” I am here to teach, show, educate, and explain the rules, etiquette, and the BEST way to play craps.

Craps is an exciting game—if one chooses to call it a game—a mathematical world of probabilities and chance. Man has taken a natural occurrence in the universe and put an entertainment value on it.

Many people are intimidated by craps because they don’t understand the rules, the lingo, or how to play—many people also play incorrectly. In reality, craps is a very simple game that anyone can understand with some basic information and understanding.

I enjoy the game with its probabilities, chances, odds, and fast action. It is truly a unique use of mathematics to distract oneself.

There are many books, videos, and classes on Craps anyone can pay for and some are quite good. But finding the good one can lead to spending quite a bit of money.

There are a plethora of online tutorials, tips, tricks, and explanations on how to play craps, and yes there are a few that come close to explaining it in detail; however, I am unimpressed with their personal opinions (see systems above), their methods of teaching, and their confusing and sterile presentations.

Bottom line: I teach and explain so anyone can understand the fundamentals of “The Game Of Craps.”

One needs to know these before walking up to a craps table, placing a bet, or even ponders the thought of rolling the dice. Mine is not better, it's more clear and precise. ^