An Introduction to Craps

Arguably the most exciting casino game, Craps is played by placing wagers on the outcome of the roll of two dice. The table is divided into betting areas, using a similar principle to a Roulette table, and once all bets have been placed, the dice are rolled.

Craps tables at the casino are usually surrounded by people shouting encouragement at each other as sophisticated bets are made, and money won or lost in an instant. With a history stretching back to Roman times, when soldiers used pigs' knuckle bones as dice, this game has been a favourite for many years, and has found a whole new audience at online casinos.

How to Play Craps

Although this game can appear very complicated, and indeed there are some advanced betting options that can be tricky to master, Craps is at heart, quite simple to get a hang of.

There are several well defined stages to a round of Craps, with the first being the Shooter making a bet on the Pass Line or Don't Pass Line before he rolls the dice. Other players can bet with or against him, or each other, and the first roll takes place. If this 'Come Out' roll results in a 2, 3 or 12 the round ends with bets lost, and if 7 or 11 is rolled, the Pass Line bets win. Any other number becomes a 'Point' number, and the shooter continue to roll until the Point number appears again for the Pass Line bets to win, or a 7 is rolled and the round ends with a loss for Pass Line bets.

There are numerous betting options that makes Craps as easy or complicated as the player wishes, and like Roulette, several bets can be made at once to cover multiple outcomes.

Online Craps

When playing online, the player acts as Shooter, clicking to roll the dice with each round, but other than the excited crowd, online craps is very similar to playing at a real casino.

Europa Casino carries a very realistic Craps game, and a nice touch at Europa is their Weekly Winners list, where members who have scooped big prizes, whether at Craps, Slots or any other game, get a special mention. Updated each week, the chart details just how big the winnings can be, and which games are currently hot. With over 400 titles, including Live tables and a mobile site, Europa Casino players have plenty to choose from.