Casino Craps for the Winner

by Avery Cardoza

Overview

The essential guide for beginning and intermediate craps players has been reduced to under $10. More than 575,000 copies of this classic easy-to-read guide have been sold!

This best-selling classic has sold over 575,000 copies and is now reduced to under $10! Players no longer need to be intimidated by the confusing game of craps. Cardoza offers a comprehensive and easy-to-understand book for both beginning players new to the game and experienced players looking for the maximum edge possible. Careful explanations and loads of examples show players the basics of playing craps, the various bets, their odds and payouts, money management and bankrolling. More than half the book is dedicated to winning strategies for every type of player—conservative, aggressive and super-aggressive—as well as how to bet with and against the dice and for games offering 1x, 2x, 3x and even 100x odds! Packed with tables, charts, examples, and insider tips for players looking to crush the casino at craps.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580423533
Publisher:	Cardoza
Publication date:	10/31/2017
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Avery Cardoza is the world's foremost authority on gambling and a million-selling author of more than 100 books and advanced strategies. He is the founder of Cardoza Publishing, (publisher of more than 200 gaming titles.) Millions of players have learned how to play and win money at gambling following his no-nonsense practical advice.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Revised Edition 9

1 Introduction 11

2 Beginner's Guide to Casino Craps 13

The Table 13

The Layout 13

The Dice 14

Players 14

Casino Personnel 16

The Stickman 16

The Dealers 17

The Boxman 17

The Pit 18

The Floormen 18

The Pit Boss 19

Entering a Game 19

Converting Traveller's Checks and Money Orders to Cash 19

Casino Chips 19

Betting 20

House Limits 20

Converting Chips into Cash 20

Free Drinks and Cigarettes 20

Tipping 21

Play of the Game and the Come-Out Roll 21

Betting Right or Wrong 24

3 Understanding the Odds 25

A Shortcut to Remembering the Odds 27

Figuring the Odds of Rolling a Specific Number 27

Understanding the Terminology 28

Correct Odds, House Payoff & Edge 28

Five for One, Five to One 28

4 The Bets 31

A Most Advantageous Bets 31

The Line Bets-Pass and Don't Pass 32

Pass Line 32

Don't Pass 33

Come and Don't Come Bets 35

Come Bets 35

Don't Come Bets 37

Free-Odds Bets 38

Free-Odds-Pass Line 39

Special Allowances-Single Odds Game 40

Double Odds-Pass Line 42

Special Allowances-Double Odds Came 43

Free-Odds-Don't Pass 44

Wrong Bettors Special Allowances 46

Single Odds Game 46

Free-Odds-Co me and Don't Come 47

Right Bettors-(Pass and Come Bets) 49

Wrong Bettors-(Don't Pass and Don't Come Bets) 50

B The Rest of the Bets 51

Place Bets 52

Big 6 and Big 8 54

Buying the 4 or 10 54

Buying the 5, 6, 8, 9 55

Lay Bets 55

Field Bet 57

Proposition, or Center Bets 57

Any Seven 58

Any Craps 59

2 or 12 59

3 or 11 59

Horn Bet 59

Horn High Bet 60

Hop Bet 60

Craps-Eleven 61

Hardways 61

Bets Play as They Lay 62

5 Winning Strategies 65

A Winning Strategies: Betting with the Dice 66

Basic-Conservative Method: Right Bettors 67

Single Odds Strategy 67

Aggressive Method: Right Bettors 69

Maximizing Profits: Methods for Right Bettors 69

Very Aggressive Method for Maximizing Profits 72

Adding the Place Bets of 6 and 8 72

Double Odds Strategies 74

Maximizing Profits: Double Odds Game 75

B Winning Strategies: Betting Against the Dice 75

Basic-Conservative Method: Wrong Bettors 76

Single Odds Strategy 76

Aggressive Method: Wrong Bettors 78

Maximizing Profits: Methods for Wrong Bettors 79

Double Odds Strategy: Wrong Bettors 82

Double Odds Strategy: Maximizing Gains 83

6 Winning Strategies: Triple Odds 85

Triple Odds 85

Basic-Conservative Strategy: Right Bettors 86

Aggressive Strategy: Right Bettors 89

The Grandmaster Strategy 90

Basic-Conservative Strategy: Wrong Bettors 94

Aggressive Strategy: Wrong Bettors 97

Maximizing Profits for Wrong Bettors 98

7 Winning Strategies: 10X and 100X Odds 101

10X odds 101

100X odds 102

8 Money Management 103

Bankrolling 105

Right Bettors 105

Wrong Bettors 107

Total Bankroll 108

When to Quit 111

Minimizing Losses 112

Protecting Wins 113

9 Fifteen Points of Dice Etiquette 114

1 Use Only One Hand to Shake the Dice 114

2 Do Not Remove the Dice from View or Off the Table 114

3 Make Sure the Dice Bounce off the Far End of the Table 115

4 Do not bet after the Shooter has the Dice 115

5 Don't Throw Your Chips 115

6 Don't Touch Your Chips While the Shooter is in Motion 116

7 Don't Cramp the Shooter 116

8 Don't Unnecessarily Slow Up the Game 116

9 Don't Foul the Table 117

10 Do Not Criticize Other Players' Wagers 117

11 When Betting Wrong, Bet Quietly 117

12 Don't Announce the Word "Seven" in the Middle of a Roll 118

13 Tipping is Customary 118

14 Never Hand Money or Chips to the Dealer 118

15 Don't be a Poor Sport 118

10 Ten Questions and Answers 119

1 Lucky With Prop Bets, But Unlucky with the Game? 119

2 3X-4X-5X Odds 120

3 The Never-Lose "Professional" Craps Player 121

4 What About Mixing Proposition Bets in with a Winning Strategy? 124

5 Confusing Payouts with Percentages 124

6 Explaining the Game to Friends 125

7 Are Place Bets More Profitable Than Odds Bets? 126

8 Betting Right or Wrong: That is the Question 128

9 Should I Take 100X Odds When I Find Them? 129

10 Hot Rolls 130

11 The Odds Charts 132

Free Odds Charts 133

Single Odds (1X) Charts 134

Full Double Odds (2X) Charts 136

The 3X-4X-5X Charts 138

10X Odds Charts 140

100X Odds Charts 142

Dice Combinations 144

The Come-Out Roll 145

When Points are Established 146

Glossary 155