Feb 9, 2017 | craps, Craps Tips & Strategies, Gaming News, In this Issue, Winning Tips
Craps is one of the more intense and therefore more fun games in a casino. But it’s also among the more difficult to understand. With this column, I’m beginning a series on the basics of Craps to perhaps help even more people learn how to roll the dice.
To begin, it helps to understand the roles of the casino personnel attending the game. There are usually three dealers working the game and a box person who supervises. One dealer, called the stickman, stands on the side of the table with the players. He has a long stick that he uses to move the dice. He gives the dice to the shooter, takes the dice to the middle of the table between rolls and announces the payoffs of the winning bets in the middle of the table.
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Jan 21, 2017 | craps, Features Articles, Gaming News, In this Issue, Other Tips, Winning Tips
When it comes to gamblers, you will notice a lot of different eclectic personalities and behaviors. You will see everything from superstitious rituals to over zealous excitement with visions of guaranteed jackpots. Whatever category you find yourself in, or your favorite gambling buddies, we feel that most fall in to one of three categories. Check them out and see which you align with the most.
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Jan 14, 2017 | craps, Craps Tips & Strategies, Gaming News, Winning Tips
Featured Question: I like to play the Pass Line plus odds and two Come bets plus odds in craps. How would I use the 5-Count method? Do I play the Pass Line with no odds and wait for the 5-Count and then play odds on the Pass Line and then my two Come bets plus odds?
Or should I wait for the 5-Count and then play three Come bets plus odds or play the Pass Line plus odds and then wait for the 3-Count and start to play my Come bet plus odds? –Tim Dircksen
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May 16, 2016 | craps, Craps Tips & Strategies, Features Articles, Gaming News, In this Issue, Winning Tips
Question: What do the following sayings have in common?
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away…
- Better late than never…
- High fences make good neighbors…
- Always play the Pass, Come and take full odds!
Answer: They are all true.
Playing the Pass/Come with odds, although even the mathematically best overall strategy cannot guarantee that you will win at craps in the long run, such advice can only guarantee that you’ll lose the least amount in the long run based on your total amount wagered.
So, the above are ‘true truths’
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