Tips to play craps online

The only downside of playing it live is the massive crowd of people surrounding the table. Fortunately, you can now play craps in an online casino from the comfort of your home. By playing craps online, you get to enjoy:

• Faster playing because there are fewer people. You can also allow the turbo option to skip the visualisation of the dice rolling and get straight to the results
• No waiting list. Compared to brick-and-mortar casinos where you have to wait behind tens of people to play, online gaming allows you to begin immediately. Craps is very popular in casinos, so there is always a queue
• Lower bets. In a real casino, you can only bet from $5 and up. Online casinos allow you to place even $1, and you don’t have to worry about losing big
• No pressure. Since you are playing alone, there is no pressure to throw the perfect dice. Even if you are a beginner, you can take your time and learn from your mistakes

If you are new at craps, you need to know that it’s not as complicated as it looks. A Craps table is designed so that people can play from both ends, and all you need to understand is one side. Once you learn the table layout and the lingo, everything else will come with time.

Craps 101

At the crux of it, you only need to take a dice and roll it down in the middle of the table. Where the dice stops, that is the number you have scored. However, it gets more complicated than that because you have to understand which combination of numbers wins and which ones lose. 

As a beginner, you should only understand these four things:

1. The game starts when you – the shooter – place your chips on the pass line and then roll the dice in what they call the come-out roll. If your dice stops at 7 or 11, you win. If your dice stops at 2, 3, or 12, you have lost. If the dice stops at any other number, it is called point. You have to continue rolling the dice until it stops at the same number and win, or stops at seven, and you lose. All this becomes the opposite if you place your chips on the ‘Don’t Pass’ line.
2. After the come-out roll, number 7 is a loser. You are not even supposed to say “seven” when playing craps.
3. If you were not there during the come-out roll, you could still join the game if you bet on the “Come” line. The rules of the “Come” are similar to those of “Pass” while the rules of “Don’t Pass” are the same as those of “Don’t Come”.
4. Avoid the big 6 and 8. On each lower corner of the table, you will see a big 6 and a big 8. Avoid placing your chips on those two numbers because their payout is meagre.

P.S.: When you are playing craps online, you have the liberty to place your chips on the “pass,” “come”, “don’t pass” and “don’t come” lines from your computer. However, if you want to bet on any other number, you ask the dealer to place the chips for you and how much you are betting.

How to choose a craps casino

Playing craps online will only be fun for you if you choose an excellent online casino. Besides having good reviews, here is what you should look for in a casino:

• High payout percentage

This is the percentage of winnings that the casino will pay you. For instance, if their rate is 98, they will only take two per cent of your winnings. Some casinos have a very low payout percentage, and they are not worth it.

Ease of use

• How easy is it to play on that platform?
• Does the site have an encryption security measure to safeguard your data?
• Do they have secure payment options and fast withdrawal?
• How is their customer support?
• Do they have multiple language options?
• Clear rules and information

Since craps has different phases, some casinos do not allow bets at a particular stage. Choose a casino that clearly communicates this ahead of time in their rules and regulations.

You may not experience the sights and sounds of an actual casino when playing craps online, but everything else is similar. Online games have better odds because you are the shooter and everything is in your hands. You still need to observe the rules of the game, be courteous and have fun.