Playing craps online is fast moving fun and exciting game, with surprisingly good odds for a game of chance and the house edge is far less than in roulette for example.

Many novice players are put off playing craps online, as it appears to be complicated the reality however is craps is actually an easy game play.

So lets look at how to play craps online and how you can pile up some nice profits by playing the bets with the best odds of success.

Playing craps online rules

When you are rolling the dice you are the "shooter". Your first toss in a round of Craps is called the Come Out roll.

If you roll a 7 or 11, you win and the round is finished before it has started.

If you roll 2, 3, or 12 that's a Craps and you lose and just like the example above the game is over.

Any other number becomes the Point. The purpose of the Come Out roll is to set the Point, which can be any of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10.

The Dealer puts a puck marked "On" above the Point number place on the table.

Playing craps online Objective of the Game

The basic objective in Craps is for the shooter to win by tossing the Point again before he tosses a 7. That 7 are called Out 7 to differentiate it from the 7 on the Come Out roll.

If the Point is tossed, the shooter and his fellow bettors win and the round is over.

If the shooter tosses Out 7, they lose and the round is over. If the toss is not the Point or the Out 7, the round carries on and the dice continue to roll.

Playing craps online betting and payoffs

When playing craps online, you will see a lot of bets but only one good one and thats the bet top focus on, as it has the best odds of success of any game of chance.

Pass bets

The simplest bet is a Pass bet.

It is placed on the Pass Line before the Come Out roll.

If the round goes past the Come Out roll, the player is betting on the chance that they roll the Point again before they roll an Out 7. Pass bets win at odds of 1:1.

Pass bets are generally betting with the shooter.

Pass bettors are referred to as betting "right". They are with the shooter in his attempt to win to the game.

Win: If on the Come Out roll if the dice show 7 or 11. Win on any subsequent roll if you roll the Point.

Lose: If on the Come Out roll if the dice are Craps (2, 3, or 12). Lose on any subsequent roll if it's an Out 7.

Don't Pass bets

A bet placed on the Don't Pass line is the mirror opposite of a Pass bet.

If the round goes past the Come Out roll, the player is betting that the shooter will roll Out 7 before making the Point.

In don't pass bets the player is betting against the shooter and this is called a "wrong" bet.

Win: If on the Come Out roll if the dice show Craps (2, 3 or 12). Win on any subsequent roll if it's an Out 7.

Lose: If on the Come Out roll of 7 or 11. Lose on any subsequent roll if it's the Point. Come/Don't Come bets

Come and Don't Come bets are the same as Pass and Don't Pass but they are placed while a round is in progress.

They are there for players who join the game and play craps online late and the same rules are relevant.

Win if the next roll is 7 or 11, lose if it's Craps. Otherwise the roll becomes the Come Point. Odds bets

An Odds bet is a backup bet on a Pass/Don't Pass/Come/Don't Come bet already on the table.

They're usually limited to two or three times (2x or 3x) the original bet and pay off at true odds:

The payoff and odds reflects the probability of the dice's roll and there's no additional house edge involved, which does not happen in these bets - original Pass/Don't Pass/Come/Don't Come bets.

Pass Odds / Come Odds payout 2:1 on a roll of 4 or 10, 3:2 on 5's and 9's, and 6:5 on 6's and 8's.

Don't Pass Odds / Don't Come Odds payout 1:2 on a roll of 4 or 10, 2:3 on 5's and 9's, 5:6 on 6's and 8's.

Other bets

Now for the rest of the table bets that include:

The Place Number bets and Proposition bets.

The odds against you here are woeful and if you play craps online you should not consider them unless you want to lose!

A Place Number bet is where players are betting that a specific number will roll before a 7 does, or vice versa.

These include the Place, Buy, Lay and Lose bets, the Big 6 and Big 8, and the Hard 4, Hard 6, Hard 8 and

Hard 10.

The Proposition bet is where the player bets that the next roll will be a specific number.

These include the 2, 3, 7, 11, and 12 bets, the Any Craps bet, the Field, Hop and Horn bets.

Playing craps online best bets

When playing craps online the bests to place are pass and don't pass bets.

These are the only bets you need unless youre feeling lucky and want some fun on one of the other bets - Don't be tempted unless youre playing for fun.

By playing the bets below with full odds you will have the house edge as small as it can be against you i.e you have the best odds you can when playing craps online.

Odds Bets

The craps odds bet is the best bet there is when playing craps online as there is no house edge. The bet is not listed on the craps layout (wonder why!) but this is the bet to play.

After a passline bet is made, the casino allows you to make an additional bet known as an odds bet.

This bet is placed behind your original passline bet on the table.

When a shooter makes his point, you are paid even money for your passline bet but you are paid the true odds for you odds bet.

If the point is 4 or 10 your win is paid 2 to 1.
If the point is 5 or 9 your win is paid 3 to 2.
If the point is 6 or 8 your win is paid 6 to 5.

Most online casinos also allow you to take double odds on your passline bet.

For example, if you put $40 on the passline, you would be able to place an odds bet of double i.e. $80. The passline bets house edge is 1.41%.

When you place an additional odds bet, you lower the house edge on your passline bet.

A passline bet with single odds has a house edge of 0.85% and with double odds the edge is further to just 0.61%

Playing craps online Best Bets

When playing craps online there really are only two bets to focus on as we said before that have great odds and they are:

For right bettors are pass and come bets with full odds on both.

For wrong bettors are don't pass and don't come with full odds on both.

Craps good odds for a game of chance

When playing craps online for the first time you may be confused by the number of options open to you but as you will have seen above there is really only one good way to bet.

Dice games have fascinated man for centuries, we all love the excitement and fun they provide. With the rise of online casinos and the chance to play craps online, more players than ever are discovering the unique thrill a game of craps provides.