Set-up
Craps is played with two dice of the same colour, with a clear, polished surface; the total of two opposite sides always equals 7. The table is rectangular with raised edges (40cm), so that the dice do not fall outside the game area.

Aim of the game
The shooter tosses the dice to get a points total or a figure. The shooter and the players then try to guess the result and bet on the appropriate squares. Those who guessed correctly win and the others lose.

The game
Five dice are offered to the players in turn, starting, at the beginning of the game, with the person to the left of the croupiers, and then continuing in a clockwise direction. If a player passes his/her turn, the dice are handed to the next player, in the original order.  The player chooses two dice and the other three are replaced in the “bowl” until the next game where the same procedure is applied.
The player who tosses the dice must toss them immediately and is not allowed to rub them or keep them in his/her hand. The dice are thrown along the table so that they stop in the opposite part of the table from where they were thrown after at least one has hit the edge opposite the shooter. They must roll, not slide. In order for a throw to be valid, the dice must stop flat on the table.  If the dice are on top of each other, straddling, stop on a chip or fall off the table, play shall be void.

Playing the game
For the first roll of the dice (the “come out” roll), the shooter must place his/her bet on the PASS LINE. He/she wins with seven or eleven and loses with two, three or twelve.  Otherwise, he/she bets on DON’T PASS and wins with two and three, has an invalid throw with a twelve and loses with seven and eleven.
When he/she scores points (four, five, six, eight, nine or ten), the croupier puts a marker on the square with this number; the bet on the PASS LINE wins if this number is repeated and loses with a seven. Conversely, a bet on DON’T PASS wins with a seven and loses if the score established is repeated.
The shooter loses his/her hand when he/she makes a losing 7: “SEVEN OUT”. The game then moves on to the next player.
On the PASS LINE, it is not possible, under any circumstances, to withdraw or reduce a bet, but you can increase it.
Conversely, on DON’T PASS, you cannot increase your bet, but you can reduce it or actually withdraw it.


Game possibilities

• OUTSIDE BETS (paid as equal)
• COME and DON’T COME
• COME: This is played when the points are known.  You win with 7 or 11, and lose with 2, 3 or 12 during the game played immediately after placing the bet. For any other total, the bet is placed on the number; you win if the number is repeated and lose with seven.
• DON’T COME: This is the opposite of COME
• FIELD: This can be played at any time in the game.  You win equal amounts with 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and double amounts with 2 or 12. You lose with any other points.
• INSIDE BETS: These can be played at any time during the game.

Hardways are played on double 2, 3, 4, 5, winning seven times the bet placed for double 2 and 5, and nine times the bet placed for double 3 and 4. They lose in all other cases.
Any 7 pays four times the bet placed and loses with any other total.  Any 11 pays fourteen times the bet placed and loses with any other total.
Any Craps pays seven times the bet placed, winning with 2, 3 and 12 and losing with any other total.
2 and 12 Craps pays twenty-nine times the bet placed, winning with 2 and 12 and losing with any other total.
3 Craps pays fourteen times the bet placed, winning with 3 and losing with any other total.
The Horn Bet pays 6.5 times the bet placed, winning with 2 and 12 and losing with any other total; pays 11 times one quarter of the bet placed, winning if the 3 and 11 come up and losing with any other total.

• RELATED BETS

ODDS
Related bet that can be added to the initial bet on the PASS LINE and COME. It is paid based on the score made: 4 and 10 paid at 2 for 1; 5 and 9 paid at 3 for 2, and 6 and 8 paid at 6 for 5. It loses with the losing seven.

LAY
Related bet that can be added to the initial bet on DON’T PASS and DON’T COME. It is paid based on the score made: 4 and 10 paid at 1 for 2; 5 and 9 paid at 2 for 3, 6 and 8 paid at 5 for 6. It loses with the losing seven.

PLACE BET
This is played when the score is known on the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10. It wins when these numbers are repeated and loses with the losing seven. It is paid based on the score made: 4 and 10 paid at 9 for 5; 5 and 9 paid at 7 for 5, 6 and 8 paid at 7 for 6.