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Review Of The Casino Game Craps Posted on Aug 29, 2006 - 6:59PM The Game Of Craps- Just where did the popular game of Craps come from? What are the real probabilities of certain bets? These are just a couple of the questions that will be clearly answered within this article. As far as the casino goes, Craps is one of the more popular table games. It certainly is the most exciting. When a full Craps table is hot, the cheers from the players can be heard all through the casino. Before we dive into the bets, we must start at the beginning. Just where did Craps originate? Honestly, the origination is somewhat speculation. It's debated in certain circles. One of the more accepted points in the history of Craps is that it is a modification from a game called Hazard. Bernard de Mandeville developed this game in 1813 in the United States. As Hazard grew in popularity, it began to evolve. Eventually, the evolution led to the game we now call Craps. Craps was wildly popular on the streets. Today, Craps is not as popular as days gone past. Could this fact signal a trend in future gaming? By in large, today's gambler doesn't wish to engage in too much intellectual thought. Today's gambler wants pure entertainment—hence the rise in video slot machines. Craps still has a grip on the casino pits and is going nowhere anytime soon. When a new player steps up to the craps table and finally gets it, the player is hooked. Craps gives players a plethora of options and nonstop action. So now that you've had your history lesson for the day, how about we dive into the game itself? I can't think of a better place to start than the field, because it lures news players like a moth to light. In fact, the rest of this article will focus on the field bet. It's so big and beautiful on the craps layout. The field bet spans each site of the layout and contains the numbers: 2,3,4,9,10,11,12. Many new and casual players view the field as a bargain—7 of the 11 possible numbers are on the field. The field pays even money, except for the 2 and 12. Those pay double or triple the bet depending on the casino. Many casinos will be double on one and triple on the other. What the real story behind the field bet? Well, while 7 of the 11 numbers are encapsulated in it, the majority of actual dice combinations are not. There are 36 possible dice combinations in the game of craps. Only 16 of those combinations are in the field bet. The numbers with the most potential to be rolled—5,6,7 and 8—are not. If you make a field bet, you have a 45.5% chance of winning, but a 55.5% chance of losing—yet it only pays even money except on the 2 and 12, which only have 1 dice combination each. The field brings up an interesting point. The larger the bet space on the craps layout, the more potential there is for the house. The house loves the field bet, because it's a nice fly catcher. There's still money to be made on the field, but now you know how the odds truly stack up. |
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