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What is craps?

Craps (previously known as crabs) is a casino gambling game using dice. Players wager money against the casino on the outcome of one roll, or of a series of rolls of two dice.

Craps can also be played in less formal settings and is said to be popular among soldiers. In such situations side bets are less frequent, with one or several participants covering or "fading" bets against the dice.

Craps is a bet that the shooter will roll 2, 3 or 12 on the next roll. The true odds are 8-1 and the casino pays 7-1.

C & E is actually two bets. A player is betting one unit on craps and another unit on 11. One of the two bets will always lose, and the other will pay off as above.

Horn is a bet that involves betting on 1 unit each for 2, 3, 11 and 12 at the same time for the next roll. Most players do a "Horn High" bet which involves betting an additional $1 on one of the 4 choices, with the most frequent being a $5 "horn high yo" bet (which means $2 on the 11, $1 each on 2, 3 & 12).

The field bet is a wager that one of the numbers in the box (usually 2, 3, 4, 9,10,11,12) will be rolled on the next roll of the dice. This bet pays even money, but the true odds are 4-5. Often 2 and/or 12 will pay 2-1. Some casinos pay 3-1 on either the 2 or 12.

(Winning Casino Craps (Other))

Winning Casino Craps (Other)

Edwin Silberstang

Random House Puzzles & Games, 1980-10-12

Price: $15.00

Keywords: Card Games, Craps, Entertainment, Gambling, Poker, Puzzles Games

Reviews:

Great book
Read this book, its great for explaining the different bets and strategies. Once he explanins the bets,he goes about how to bet to maximize your winnings and minimize your losses. If you order this book you wont be sorry. Another good book is how to gamble without getting plucked like a chicken.
Love this book!
This was the first book I bought on craps. It taught me the basics and gave me a good understanding of right and wrong betting. I've been using the strategies in this book for several years now with good success. Not a big gambler, I've been able to sit at a 5-dollar craps table for or 30-60 minutes on a good night and have a ball, plus leave a winner. While luck has a great deal to do with it at least I understand what's happening on the table. I lent my book to a co-worker who went to Las Vegas with it and never returned it, so I'm buying another.
The simplest, best book on craps
Winning Casino Craps is the ultimate book on craps. It's basic enough for the beginner to understand and get playing immediately, and yet has enough advanced strategy to give the more experienced player a statistical edge beyond any other game in the casino.

Besides covering the rules, including different sections on "right" betting and "wrong" betting, the book also distills the statistical realities of the game and outlines a specific plan to best exploit those statistics. The result? Your best chance at beating the casinos, at almost 50:50 odds. He even has a section on managing your money at the table, regardless of how deep your pockets are.

Speaking from experience, I have had excellent success with this book. There are three people I know of that use Silberstang's methods - myself, my father and another close friend. We are all up significantly over years of using it. Specifically - and this is 100% true - my friend was gambling in Tunica and was down to $10. With only this last $10 chip on the table and using Silberstang's strategy exclusively, there was a hot roll that lasted forty-five minutes. At the end of the roll the guy next to my friend had made over $3000. And what did my friend make on the same roll using the methods taught in this book? $10,000 on the *exact same roll.*

A winner
This book is written very well, for the new player, up to the experienced player that wants to cut the houses odds. The odds and 'right' ways to bet are clearly and concisely explained. I see people betting all the time on '[easy]' bets. (bets where the casinos odds are greater that you'll lose) This book points out WHY these bets are bad, in the long run, and the proper bets to make, that cut the house odds and make your money last longer. Who wouldn't want the houses 'edge' cut from over 5% to less than 1%?
With just a little luck you'll win more often using the strategy this book spells out. You'll have more fun. And you'll be at the table longer. (gets you more comps) *wink*
Don't waste your time and money on other so called 'craps books'. I've bought several, before this one, and this one beats them hands down. It's short and sweet, yet very thorough.

Jim,
Michigan

Play with confidence
If you want a concise, straight-forward overview of the game of craps, this is the book. However, it would be nice for an updated version.


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