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Craps Players
Rules of Etiquette
Part One: Joining the Game
 | Always look for a table
with no other players and buy in for $10 preferably with all one dollar
bills. If the game is busy when you approach the table,
do not go to the open space. Always squeeze in between two players who are
standing elbow to elbow. This way you can be amused by the annoyance of
the other players as the game is held up while the dealer has to move
three or four other people’s bets.
| There is a sign on or near
every craps table that tells you the minimum bet, odds and the limit.
Ignore this sign and ask the dealer for this information. Better yet, ask
the stickman, preferably just as the dice leave the shooter’s hand.
| When buying in, if you come
up next to stick, throw your money to the stickman and repeatedly yell the
amount of change you want at the stickman. Anywhere else on the table,
always throw the cash as far away from you as you can. Ideally, it should
land in front of the third player down from you in either direction.
| If the game is very busy,
wait for the stickman to push the dice to the shooter, then step up to the
table and quickly throw a wad of cash, or better yet, high denomination
cheques from another casino, (black from the Horseshoe is best) and call
out at least four separate bets. |
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Part Two: Making Place Bets
| Method One:
Throw your money into the box numbers, scattering the cheques as much as
possible. If playing next to base, throw the cheques behind the dealer’s
working stacks. This technique is particularly effective if the dealer is
stretched out across the table paying bets, as he/she is much less likely to
see you throw the money in. |
| Method Two:
Set your money down in front of the player beside you. Do not say
anything to the dealer. If the dealer looks at the person you have put the
money in front of and asks, "sixteen inside?" or whatever it seems
logical that the bet might be, chances are, the other player will nod, and the
dealer will book the bet and set it up for the other person. Do not
tell the dealer the money is yours at this point. You should wait until one of
your numbers hits, and the dealer has paid the other player, then scream,
"Where’s my bet? I had sixteen inside, where is it, I didn’t get
paid!" This method can also be used when betting odds on come bets in
amounts of money typically bet as place bets. |
| Method Three:
Put your cheques on the apron, or in a location where the dealer is likely not
to see you put them down. Mumble or say nothing. When the dealer asks you what
you want your bet on, do not answer. Wait until the dice roll, then claim the
bet was on the number just rolled. |
| Method Four:
Place your cheques in the field. Do not say anything to the dealer. If 5,6,8,
or the magic 7 out rolls, claim the money was either a come bet or a place bet
on the number just rolled. |
Part Three: Come Bets
| You should place your come bets
in front of another player, especially another come better. If you opt not to
do this, it is important that you place the money for your odds in front of
someone else. This technique is especially effective if you are betting odds
in amounts of money typically bet as place bets, such as $16 odds on the 5 or
9. See Place Bets, Method Two. |
Prop Bets
| Wait until the stickman has
pushed the dice out to the shooter before throwing money for prop bets. It is
especially important to do this if you are pressing multiple prop bets. The
ideal moment to make prop bets is just as the dice leave the shooter’s hand. |
General Guidelines
| Always wait until the stickman
pushes the dice to the shooter to start making bets. |
| If making field or come bets,
always reach under or over the stick to place your bets. |
| Do not make your bets as a
single, cohesive unit (27 across, 16 inside, all the hardways, etc.) Instead,
you should string them in slowly, one or two numbers at a time. This is
especially important on a busy game, when the dealer has several other players
to attend to. And don't forget to aim your chips at the number you want to bet
on while screaming in case the dealer can't hear you. |
| If you have unbooked money on
the table, you should turn away from the table. This is especially important
if you have set it down in such a way that it is easy for the dealer to tell
that the money is yours, not the player next to you. When the dealer asks you
repeatedly what you want to bet, do not answer. Do not turn back to the game
until the dealer says, "No bet this roll." Act mystified when one of
your numbers hits and you do not get paid. |
| Do not pay attention to where
the dealer positions your bets. Instead, you should continually interrupt and
distract the dealer by asking, "What am I on, what numbers do I
have?" |
| Remember, on a busy game, the
dealer may have as many as seven other players to attend to (or even eight or
nine if the table is big enough to accommodate them and the casino will allow
it.) You should do everything you can to command an undue amount of the
dealer’s attention and, as far as possible, prevent him/her from servicing
the other players. |
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Light up a big fat cheap
cigar and blow it in everyone's face. You may use the table itself as an
ashtray if you like. Other players and especially the
dealers love this. Besides, it makes you look like Mr. Vegas!
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| When explaining the game to
your girl, always define the bets offered in such a way that she feels completely
stupid and will never have the brain power to understand craps like you
do. |
| Always tip the shooter,
they are the ones working hard throwing the dice and making you
money. |
| Never forget that one dollar
chip your betting is worth more to the casino than that dealer. Enjoy
yourself and make money because ..... |
"the
customer is always right!"
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