Craps online and all about it

Many online casinos offer craps. Choose the top ones that’ll provide you with the best experience.

Before you can start playing craps online, you need to understand how the game works. Craps uses a pair of dice, and you bet on the outcome of a roll or series of rolls. The person who rolls the dice is referred to as the ‘shooter’. All bets, which have to be at least the table minimum, must be finalised before the shooter is allowed to roll.

If you are the shooter:

• Roll the dice to determine the point
• Roll again to match the point
• If you roll a seven before you roll the point, your turn is over, and the next shooter gets a turn

A practical scenario: Once you approach the craps table, you can place your bets. If you don’t want to roll, you can bet on a shooter. Once the bets are placed, a shooter will get the chance to do a come-out roll. The shooter will continue to roll until there’s a win or until he lands a seven. If there’s a seven, the next shooter will get a turn to move.

There are various types of bets that you can make when you play online craps. You can choose any of these bets while you’re playing a craps game online. Each type of bet has individual odds. You can make your choice based on the odds that the bet type allows. You can also use different strategies to increase these odds.

Once you understand the available bets that you can make, it’s easier to make good choices and to use the appropriate strategies to increase your odds. It’s good to understand exactly how the game works before you start playing for craps online real money, especially if you’ve never tried your hand at craps before.

Pass Line

These are the most common and straightforward bets in craps. You often have to make one of these before making your come-out roll.

• A pass line bet wins when the come-out roll is seven or 11
• If your roll lands on another number, the number becomes the point, and your bet stays in place
• You lose the bet if you roll a two, three or 12

Pass line odds and payouts

True Odds	Payouts	House Edge %
251 to 244	1:1	1.41

Field

The field bet allows you to make a bet at any point during the game. With this bet, you win if you land a three, four, nine, 10, or 11. If you hit a two, you win double and triple if you roll a 12. On the other hand, if the throw lands a five, six, seven, or eight, your bet loses.

Field bet odds and payouts

Numbers	Payouts	House Edge %
3,4,9,10, or 11	1:1	5.5
2,12	2:1	5.5

Come

If you place a come bet and roll a seven or 11, you win. If you get a two, three, or 12, you lose. If you roll any other number, it becomes the new point for your come bet, and you win if you roll the new point on your next roll.

Come Bet odds and payouts

True Odds	Payouts	House Edge %
251 to 244	1:1	1.41

Place

You can make a place win or place lose bet. A place win is when you bet on a four, five, six, eight, nine, or ten, and you’ll win if the number you chose is thrown before a seven. A place lose bet works in the opposite way. You still select one of these numbers and win if a seven is rolled before one of these numbers.

Place bets odds and payouts

Numbers	True Odds	Payouts	House Edge %
4 or 10	1:1	9:5	6.7
5 or 9	3:2	7:5	4
6 or 8	6:5	7:6	1.52

Proposition

A proposition bet is a single-roll bet where you’ll either win or lose on the very next throw of the dice. These bets have a very high house edge. You can make a proposition bet at any point during the game.

Proposition bets odds and payouts

Bet type	True Odds	Payouts	House Edge %
Any 7	5:1	4:1	16.9
Any Craps	8:1	7:1	11.1
2 or 12 Craps	35:1	30:1	13.9

don’t pass

A don’t pass bet works in the exact opposite way.

• A don’t pass bet wins when the come-out roll is two or three
• You lose if you roll a seven or 11
• If you roll 12, a point is established, and your bet stays on the table

Don't pass bet payouts and aodds

True Odds	Payouts	House Edge %
976:949	1:1	1.36

Don’t Come

A don’t come bet will lose if you roll a seven or 11 and win if you get a two or three. If you roll any other number, it establishes the new point. If you roll the new point, you lose.

Don't come bet payouts and aodds

True Odds	Payouts	House Edge %
976:949	1:1	1.36

Big Six, Big Eight

If you make a big six bet, you’ll win if you throw a six before you throw a seven, and a big eight allows you to win if you roll an eight before you roll a seven.

Big 6 & 8 payouts and odds

True Odds	Payouts	House Edge %
–	1:1	9.09

When you sign up with an online casino to play craps for real money, you’ll find plenty of bonuses and promotions. Most online casinos offer a welcome bonus, often in the form of a match bonus with free spins. The casino will usually have craps as part of the games that count towards the wagering requirements. You can also find craps-specific bonuses, which you can use on video craps. Some of the popular types of promotions include reload bonuses and cashback bonuses.

Finding promotions for live casino craps are rare, but they do exist, and if you find them, it’s usually worth it.

Craps odds are the easiest to understand all casino games, with some bets not even having a house edge. The odds are different for each type of bet you make.

For don’t come bets, you play at true odds since there’s no house edge. A pass line bet is similar with no house edge but limited stakes. A don’t pass bet is another craps bet that has true odds and no house edge. With all these bets that have no house edge, you can only bet a limited amount, and winnings are also limited. Field bets hold a house edge of 5.5%, and any craps bets have an 11.11% house edge.

With hard ways, the house edge is about 9.09% on rolling a six or eight and 11.11% to roll a four or ten. Proposition bets have higher payout odds, some at 15:1 or even 30:1, which means it’s much harder to roll, but the payouts for these bets are higher than with other types.

Craps is easily the most fast-paced and exciting game that you’ll find at any casino. Online casinos have done an excellent job in recreating the excitement you’ll find in brick and mortar casinos.

Craps probability

Possible craps dice combos

Dice roll probabilities
Dice roll	Combinations required	Probability
2		2.78%
3		5.56%
4		8.33%
5		11.11%
6		13.89%
7		16.66%
8		13.89%
9		11.11%
10		8.33%
11		5.56%
12		2.78%

As with most online casino games, craps has a few varieties that you can choose from. Some are more popular than others and easier to find in top online casino portfolios.

Crapless Craps

With crapless craps, you can’t lose the come-out roll, but the only way this roll will payout is if you land a seven.

• The house edge of crapless craps is 5.38%, which is much higher than the average of regular craps
• You also can’t bet on don’t pass in crapless craps since the game doesn’t allow ‘negative’ bets to occur

High point Craps

In high point craps, numbers two and three are ignored, and you have to roll again until you get another outcome.

• If you roll an 11 or 12, you automatically win
• The house edge of high point craps is around 2.35%, which is still higher than regular craps

This is an exciting variation of craps and easy to learn.

Simplified Craps

As the name states, this is a simple version of the regular game.

• It’s played on a traditional craps table, and based on the outcomes of a roll of the dice, you’ll either win or lose
• Simplified craps don’t work with point numbers, and you only have to look for six numbers that can win and five numbers that can lose

New York Craps

New York craps varies from regular craps in rules and also uses a different table layout.

• The New York craps table has two dealers on either end
• Players aren’t allowed to make come or don’t come bets
• Casinos usually take a 5% commission on the winnings you get from New York Craps
• The house edge of this variation is 5%, similar to other variants and higher than regular craps