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This page contains links so that you can play craps online. If you do not know how to play craps , have no fear. There are directions and short tutorials all over the web. Don't be intimidated when you first step up to the table. I know that it looks confusing as can be. The dealers will explain everything to you as the game moves along. It might take an hour or so for you to, "get it." But you will Playing craps can be a lot of fun. Watch it though, you can burn through money real fast. I tend to play a conservative game. Meaning I bet the minimum on the pass line and bet the six and eight after the point is made. Playing at a cold craps table will let you last longer in the game. Be ready to jump your bets up when the table gets hot. After a couple of times wining money from the six or eight, press your bet. If you are still making money or the guy hits his point bet the four or ten. You are betting against the casino with their money now. Personally. I like to play craps. Now craps is a very fast game even when you are standing at the table in person. On the Internet it can get blinding fast. Be aware of this. If you happen to be in a bad streak it can cost lots of money. Remember, on the net you control the tempo and pace of the play. If you Seven out fast more than twice in a row. Slow your play way down. Don't be afraid that you will get logged off. You won't. This is very important. play lots of free games before you play for real money. Read books and as many tutorials as you can find on your game of choice. If you are going to gamble in an online casino then you will see all kinds of offers for systems to beat them. You have to ask yourself why would they sell such a system if they could keep their mouths shut and rake in the money from the online casino? All of these systems are just dreams and stories. The House Edge is the reason that the online casino does not have to cheat and indeed would be fools to do so. The edge gives them a built in profit that over time is going to offset any losses they might suffer. Quite simply put the online casino is just like the brick and mortar casinos in Las Vegas. They do not pay the actual odds on any game. They always chip a per centage off any dollar that you lay down. The only two games that you can play that can turn the casino edge in your favor is Black Jack and Video Poker. Card counting in Black Jack can make you a sure winner...Over Time. Video Poker played perfectly can make you a sure winner...Over Time. You have most likely heard that card counters are routinely banned in Vegas. Not because they are doing anything illegal. It is because they can win. The last time that I was in Vegas I saw something very strange. Lots of casinos were offering one deck Black Jack which you would think would be an absolute boon to card counters. The boys finally realized that lots of people were going to play and they were going to try and count cards and bet heavy only when the cards were in their favor. What the folks who were betting did not realize was that it takes a very intelligent and focused mind to be able to count cards and the time factor was still on the side of the house. Internet Casinos Internet casinos have the same games that you will find in las Vegas. They all depend on the random number generators inherent in games like craps, roulette, or slot machines. The Internet Casinos rely on the same built in percentage that their brick and mortar cousins do. It is called, "The House Edge". Silply put there is no casino that will pay the true odds on anybet. They are chipping off nickels and dimes every time you lay down a dollar. They do not need to cheat and would be stupid if they did. Their profits are built into the rules of the game. It is for this reason that the boys in Vegas love a, "System player." They will comp him a suite and give him all his meals for free if he deposits enough cash into the casino cage. AND, most importantly, gives them play time. Time is on their side. The longer you play the more their edge will bite. That does not mean that you cannot shave the house edge by increasing your skill at palying the game. Casino Gambling Casino gambling is not like the friendly poker game on Friday nights with your friends. It is not about friendship. Casino gambling is about the money. If you going to gamble on the Internet then you should be sure and get familiar with the casinos interface by playing the free games...A Lot. You do not want the errant click of a mouse to cost you money. Just like in the regular casinos, once you make the bet., you own the bet. Be careful and look for the deals and specials that they all run. If they offer a tournament sign up for it it will cost you less in the long run. |
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