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Step 1
Mind your table manners. When you approach the craps table, you may notice a placard that specifies the odds bet allowed. Observe any such restrictions.
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Step 2
Start slow. All you really need to know when you first begin to bet on craps is how a passline bet works. When you place a passline bet (sometimes also called a pass bet), you're basically betting on the roll of the person rolling next.
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Step 3
Hope that the person rolling gets a 7 or 11, in which case you win. However, if the roller gets a 2, 3 or 12, you lose the bet.
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Step 4
Total the sum of both dice if none of the above scenarios occur. This sum will now become the "point." The craps table dealer will then place a marker on the number on the table corresponding to the total of the dice. For the purpose of illustration, let's assume this number to be 6.
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Step 5
Know that you're still in the game and that the roller must now roll a 6 to make the point before rolling a 7. If a 6 is, in fact, rolled, then the passline bet wins. In contrast, if a 7 is rolled, the passline bet loses.
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Step 6
Understand that the roller must throw the dice again to begin a new come out roll. At this time, the game starts anew and you may place a new passline bet.
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Step 7
Subscribe to a gaming journal, such as "The Crapshooter Newsletter," to advance your playing skills (see Resources below).
