Craps tips

The best craps tips that we can offer you relate to craps etiquette and other aspects of the game that you may find unclear. It is extremely important to know how to behave at the craps table. After all, you do not want to offend anyone, do you? You are there to have fun, and so is the person next to you.

If you are a beginner player then keep on reading. The tips presented below will clear up any uncertainties that you may have. If you do not want to look like a novice then just read the tips presented below. Do not look for logic in the way they are sorted. The order in which they are presented does not matter. All the tips are just as valuable.

• Do not rush in. You should first watch for a while and get the feel of the game. While you are watching the dealer may offer you the dice and ask you to be the shooter. Remember that you can always turn him down. He will just move on to the next person and nobody will feel offended. Just watching the game or simply betting on a shooter is always an option.

• If you have bet "against the dice" then keep your enthusiasm to yourself. The worst mistake that you can make is to shout or even whisper "Seven". Craps players are very superstitious and consider this bad luck. If the shooter indeed rolls a 7 and sevens out then all the people that have made "with the dice" bets will frown upon you.

• There are some rules that you must follow when throwing the dice. First of all the dice must hit the opposing wall and the dice should bounce of it. It is ok if you slip up once. Just don't let it happen again. Also when throwing the dice you should do what is known as "feeding the chickens". This simply means that you should make an underhanded upward flick of your wrist when throwing the dice.

• Make sure to always use just one hand when handling the dice and never take the dice beyond the edge of the craps table. If you do otherwise you will be suspected of trying to cheat.

• If you notice that a dealer has made a mistake feel free to correct him. Nobody will feel offended by this. Mistakes happen all the time and it is in your interest to point them out when you notice one. The best part is that most of the times the casino will resolve these disputes in favor of the player. The reason behind this is that the casinos want to keep everybody at the craps table. They will concede in favor of the player as long as everybody keeps on happily gambling.

• You do not have to place all the bets. The only bets that you should be placing yourself are the pass line bets, don't pass, the field, come bets, and your odds bets. All other bets should be handled by the Stick person. If you want to place a bet and you cannot reach the betting area just toss your chips in the direction of the betting area and then tell the Stick person on what bet to place those chips. Just be careful when throwing the chips. If you are not careful they can end up scattered all over the craps table.

• Remember to always leave a tip. Tips are a significant form of income for the dealers. So especially when you are winning you should leave a bet. There are two ways to tip the dealers. The first one is to simply give them some tips. The second one is a bit more subtle. It involves placing a bet in the name of the dealer. If the bet wins the dealer will collect those winnings and that will be his tip.

Another way to tip the dealer is to place a "two-way" bet. You can place such a bet if you have had a lucky streak and won a considerable amount of money. You can place such a bet just before leaving. It will be considered as a gratitude sign to the people around the table. The winnings from this bet will be split between the players and the dealers.

Make sure to keep these craps tips in mind when playing in a land based casino. If you do otherwise you will most likely offend the other players at the table. They will frown upon you and look unkindly at you. Some will go as far as to shun you from the table. What fun can you possibly have playing craps if nobody wants you at their table, because as you may know, word of mouth spreads fast in a casino. You might as well go and play a solitary game of slots.