I learned craps on a slow day. Dealer said hey come here. I see you watching let me teach you how to play. I bought in for $40 walked away with $400+ after the roll. Dealer pressed me up every other roll 😮 I never played blackjack again. Craps was too much fun!
I learned right here at this channel. I knew craps existed but I was a slot player. Didnt care for tables. I saw how much fun the craps players were having, left the casino and spent the next month watching ColorUp. I went back to the casino and used what I learned to start my live craps play. I've never looked back. It's been about a year since I started. I netted $26000 in 4 trips the to casino on the table. 11000 of that from 1 trip alone. It can be a very profitable game but honestly....I love the attention and the feeling you get on a hot roll and the whole table is cheering you on.
iv been Dealing Craps for 32 years..yes in Nevada not anywhere else....and usaully i dont get into these videos..No one really knows much...but i have to say...i enjoyed watching this
Stacy Smith dealing Craps for 32 years, what would be your biggest take away? As in, what did you learn the most? And/or what advice would you give a player?
@@millersharp5443 crap dealer for ten years here and I’d say that aggressive play yields the best results. Stick to place bets, come bets w/odds and don’t be afraid to switch it up to the darkside from time to time.
Great video. Had an hour long roll here in Arkansas recently, placed for the dealers as I played. I always do this and many times it has paid off for me. Example being I missed a part of my strategy and the dealer caught it with out fail. money well spent as far as im concerned.
Yes alway throw 1-5 dollars up on the place numbers and tell the dealers it’s working for them and have them collectilly push or take the profit . I even throw a buck for odds on my number and then ask where they would like the bet ? Most never throw it in the box they always throw it on the table and gamble with u ? They become much More friendly and even give the dice back 5s up or whatever u like to throw them as .
If you enjoy gambling, it's really worth it to know the game well. Ties up alot of a lot of loose ends. Plus you'll feel more confident, comfortable ect... When you play live. Look forward to going to Casino Quest
Would love to see a series of videos on how craps dealers collect and pay out bets-the mechanism of it. I’m sure there is a system to it and I’d love to learn more.
Good information and David is a wealth of information and experience. Doesn't seem to mind helping a person understand what they are getting into, gambling will eat your lunch, quickly.
just watched this video, great interview. both you and the guys from CEG are great. I was able to attend the meet up in Vegas a little bit ago. I would love to go play some live craps with you at some point in the future.
I was happy I watch color up to learn the game of craps and was just nervous my first time buying in. But after the first go-around, I was good! But waiting for casino quest just to support David and his stories!! Haha
You should go meet all the CEG guys - Alex, David, Timmy, Discount Conan, etc. They're the exact same people, super chill and super grateful of their YT fans.
That was great! Wish I was younger, I'd love to be a dealer. Sounds like the perfect place to go to school. Sure wish they were there in 94, I could've quit plastering in Vegas and work in the ac. I'm still plastering now in the heat of the south. I feel like I'm too old and body too wore out to be a dealer, but it would be nice.
Most casinos have beginner craps sessions with fake chips that teach you the game. We did an hour long class at the Bellagio years ago and it was fantastic!
This is a great video, tons of information. Not slanted one way or the other just a pro explaining how it all works. Maybe you could get him to do more of these. The system videos are good but can get complicated. This video and part one gave me a lot of stuff to work with. Now I won't look like a complete schnook in a casino and I will ask intelligent questions. Thanks to both of you.
I don’t play CRAPS anymore but I played on a hedging system for a good 2 year I was an break even player as I wanted to stay on the table longer. But was comped on rooms, foods and shows.
You can still find $5 at Excalibur during off hours. $10 at Excalibur, Luxor and NY/NY when I was there in May. I also played $10 at Planet Hollywood and Harrah's while I was there too. Caesars and some of the fancier places started at $15.
I wish there were more "training" tables. I can't tell you how many times my friends have said they wont play craps with me because they don't understand it.
I would love to learn to be a craps dealer. As a teacher I wish I could incorporate some of this in my classroom for teaching math (I already teach a bit of craps in terms of understanding probability and odds lol) but let me tell you, you'd learn how to do math in your head pretty damn quick if you could.
Great interview, I know I’m a few years behind this video but I have a question someone here might know. Do the casinos keep roll counts? And if so is there a record? Highest roll ever?
Bird games were fun but useful as well, affording money control in precise units. Until the Pandemic struck, that Joker’s Wild table was unique in all of Las Vegas. Tactics could be tested very inexpensively!
As a relatively new dealer, I can tell you, it can be very overwhelming at first. I understand the entire game of craps, I know all the odds, payouts, literally everything there is to craps, but tapping into the Table for the first time is so scary and it takes a while before you can be good. Most craps dealers will tell you it’ll take 2-3 years before you become a good dice dealer
16:15 What is a specialty game? Carnival game? Wouldn't 'single zero' be a SZ game, not a SR game? What does SR stand for? Are poker dealers in as much demand as the other 'main four' mentioned?
I actually ONLY bet on myself. I don’t bet on anyone else, it can make for some boredom but I’ve definitely done really well since I’ve started playing.
Craps is toughest game to deal. I remember playing the don’t and getting paid even money laying the odds for 20 minutes before the dealer caught himself. And nobody else including the box man caught either.
Love the interview BTW, planning to rent an hour and warm up on a Casino Quest dice table later this year. I'll be sure to shuffle my odds but with only 3 colors...JK...well, maybe only when I run into crews with crap personalities.
Three most important factors: 3) length of the roll(time), 2) how many rolls in that time, 1) WHAT is rolled, ex.-15 8's, or 9's, or 10's for instance in a 40 roll hand versus rolling each # 4x each(including horn #'s)!
Absolutely screwed making points just keep rolling consistent numbers. That you can actually track & bet while avoiding the 7 on Non Comeouts for as long as you possibly can. Which=$$$Profits
What's David opinion about dice setting? ( I know you & I don't believe in it.) Also like your thinking, dice need to cooperate for any system to win. Thanks for videos.
Lol exactly why are you even playing if you don't believe in it. I had a $5 40 to 1 prop on 2 aces and midnight. I came out on 8. Set aces rolled 9. Set aces roll. Rolled aces. Set aces rolled aces. Hit aces prop for $200. Placed horn high twelve. Hit 12. $57. Set 12. Going for $200 prop. 43. Seven out. I hit my numbers 3 times in a row. I hit aces prior 2 out of 4 rolls. That's not an accident. I can hit aces 5X more often than you when I'm trying to and setting it. On 360 rolls a random shooters will hit aces an average of 10 times. If I set it I can hit it 50 times in 360 rolls. I only play the aces and midnight prop because you only have to hit it twice. And I'm confident I can roll it consistently. Otherwise I set hardways and i roll more hardways than random shooters. And parlay everything. A lady rolled for an hour and a half setting a flying V which is meant to hit hard 6. Easy 6. Hard 8. Easy 8. In that 90 minutes she rolled like 5 points but hit about 12 6's and 8 8's along with a bunch of other number and craps, yo's. I have seen the difference in dice setting versus not. Dice setters are more consistent. The most points I have seen after 6 months is 10 points by a random shooter. and second most was 8 by a random shooter. But they hit numbers almost immediately. Didn't get to press much at all on place bets. 10 point guy only rolled for 75 minutes. 5 point lady rolling flying rolled for 90 minutes. 8 point guy less than 45. He hit his number within 4 rolls I think 6 of the times. Almost immediate. But dice setters are way more consistent. if you don't believe in dice setting you should watch me shoot or you shouldnt be playing at all. The reason a lot of dice players play is it is the only casino game other than poker you actually get to control the outcome or get to touch the instrument that controls the game. They don't let you soon the ball in roullete or dealbthe cards at table games. But dice you get to play the game and control the object that's why it's so fun. If it was the dealers shooting and you just place bets I would never play it in a million years
I would like to do a practice table and do 360 rolls each. See how many times we hit aces and midnight. And show you the difference. And also my mistakes when I set aces are often good. I set aces hard dice. So some of the mistakes are not mistakes are they flip over and hit 12. Or sometimes it hits ace deuce. Or 2+2. 4 hard which I have covered the hardways. Or 5+5. 10 hard I have covered. Or yo eleven. But he mistakes are why I bet usually horn high aces or horn high midnight because the "mistakes" of ace duece or yo pay. And midnight pays. And if it's hard 4 or hard 10 I have that as well. The bad outcomes are of course 5+2 and 6+1 which are at risk. And then 43 if the dice explode off each other. And off axis. A 43 setting hardways horn dice is the worst. Just like a 61 is the worst when you set hardways dice. It means they went off axis completely opposite ways. Practice setting dice and trying to roll exact numbers. Once you start to roll exactly what you are trying to you will realize that it's a game of skill. There is luck involved but the biggest winners over decades of play are skill based players. The dominator a famous dice player banned from playing because of his dice control says tell the casinos that dice influencing isn't real so he can play again. It is real. He made.millioms before they decided they didn't want his action anymore
Make sure to teach beginners to TIP while playing craps. It is the hardest game to deal (mentally & physically), but yet the game that makes the least amount of money for the dealers. Especially, if it is not a pull joint, but a go for your own.
I dealt craps for quite a while up in Tahoe. Great interview. I bet Dave and I could swap some interesting stories, like dealing to the wild Hawaiians or past posting on the craps table or even short sticking. I wonder if he's familiar with 'Skinny' Dugan?
I’m a dealer in the Midwest w/ 5 yrs experience in BJ/Carnival plus 4 yrs Roulette and 2 yrs as a dual rate Supv and baccarat and in craps class now. What kind of success should I expect if I moved to Vegas?
Good point on the BJ. tables with angry people that like to criticize others. I would use basic strategy and be scolded for using it. Like hitting a 12 against dealers 2 or 3 or splitting 8s. Craps is so much better because no one can really affect anyone else! Except for the superstitions!!!
Time doesn’t matter on a roll. The amounts of rolls is the deal. I’ve seen hour long rolls that were only 20 rolls in between 7’s I’ve seen 15 minute rolls that rolled 40 rolls no 7 It’s the stupid center bets that slow the game. Ignore the time it’s irrelevant count rolls.
He's talking about 2 separate hour long hands, meaning an hour with no 7, if a table goes an hour without a 7 you're going to be stacking chips dude. The longer a hand goes the more money you are going to win, unless you are the loser on the don't, so time does matter...
Yep! Craps is apparently forever as Dealers. My next-door neighbor ( around David’s age) he’s been dealing dice for 25 yrs. in Atlantic City & says, he’d never want to deal any other game. Such s fun guy! I’ll watch his crazy dog when he’s working & I get to learn dice from another #DiceMaster. Great barter system.
Thank you...How about part 3? Two questions I ask dealers are: Do they play? and Do the believe in dice control? Overwhelmingly their answers are no and no.
@@ColorUp no no....I didn't mean him but most other dealers in a casino. Sorry for the mis understanding. I've seen many dealers tell people to put their money on the 6/8 box etc.
"Main Street ..gets lots of Hawaiians do the action can be intense.." ROFLMAO. Yes, we LOVE to gamble but the limits are often lower downtown so that mitigates some of it. Been noticing much more activity on the horn bets on center strip tables which just slows the heck out of the game which would irritate me personally if I had to deal it.
I you aren't comfortable at a table you always feel like you are being closely watched ad scrutinized for cheating. That's why I don't feel like being all talkative to the dealers.
I don’t like it when players place all the numbers and then move to another spot on the table in the middle of a roll on a crowded table. That causes me to pay the wrong player if I miss it.
My ex wife told me about those yacht games. Her ex husband's family is rich and in Corpus Christi Texas if you knew the right crowd of wealthy people you could pay I believe a week before and then they'd give you a ticket and date then take you into the gulf of Mexico in international waters and gamble. Those games are real.
You don't need / didn't need to be rich and know the right crowd. The gambling ships used to sell tickets to the public so there was nothing secret about. I don't know if they still have them though.
Biggest mistake IC dealers make is come bet. I'm on East Coast and no one seems to make come bets anymore. They just place numbers. So after a point is made & the come rollis a 7 they won't take my bet and return my odds and just keep going.
tendaychart yep. I guess it takes a skilled dealer, as it’s typically reserved for high limit and draw players that make and play very difficult systems.
My brain works in colors too -me “pay him 7 green, 3 red, and 4 white!” -base dealer “how much is that?” -me “I don’t know, but it’s the right answer.”
Color Up for example you have a $150 6. There are 25, $6 units. You can sit there and figure the 7:6 math. Or the way I teach people is $150 is 6 green chips. So 6 green chips, gets 7 green ships. This way of thinking is also why you won’t see some newer dealer converting stack of reds into greens, or stakes of greens to black, etc. Every craps class I’ve seen taught usually has at least 2, if not 3 teachers. There is usually a math person, and a colors/units person. So you can find a way that your brain works best.
Call me paranoid but my #1 question to a dealer, specifically a stickman(that's a dealer obviously) would be : DOES YOUR CASINO encourage YOU as a stickman to TURN DICE against some bettors or shooters? If you have to ask me, what I mean by that then you haven't been around the game that much and should refrain from answering that... I would love to hear some responses, thx, btw I don't expect to hear too many, lol.
There are no instructions to "turn dice" for the stickman beyond just making sure a 7 isnt facing up as a courtesy. A few players request "no flip" the dice and we will oblige. If the player is a real dbag, the dice most accidentally "turn" every now and then. Plus if you are setting the dice anyway, what does it matter?
@@RichV20 I guess it all depends who you work for as a dealer. I think you might be slightly confused on what I mean by 'turning dice'. Of course it wouldn't matter to those that re-set the dice. I guess I was suggesting how certain dealers maybe trained or informed how to 'work' those dice behind closed doors by, shall we say, 'higher ups' in the casino(as a future potential influence thing). Of course this wouldn't be an every casino situation. It's no secret that during the early days of casinos those that were involved in running the joint were not exactly Mother Theresa's. The phrase 'turning dice' is probably not what you view it as meaning from what older 'not just off the bus' experienced craps players view it as. IF you have trouble getting the gist of where I'm coming from then just never mind, I'm ok with that.
@@dontswin The Stick pushes the dice to a shooter who throws them to the opposite side in front of players, and a camera on the game,..... everyone can see it....I do not understand what you are talking about?
@@margiethomas8 There are certain sets that are turned up on the dice by the stickman that will subtly increase the propensity of certain numbers appearing after the dice are thrown. Of course, it's not completely a 100% chance of that number appearing. Believe it or not, I have seen a certain set pushed to shooters in several different casinos (5 or more in Atlantic City) (one after the next) where it became quite obvious, they were attempting to get the shooter to 7 OUT so they could take all the chips off the pass line and all the place bets and center bets; It's not a specific outcome as in like a 5-2 is rolled but an outcome that seems to favor a 7 total on top after they land. I witnessed this in the early 90's and use it all the time as a don't player while throwing them myself. You'd be shocked how often it does work. I would estimate I can bang out that 7 with about a 70% probability! Often it works like a charm, remember some shooters don't adjust or change the top numbers before they throw!
@@dontswin Ummmmm....I guess I just don't get what you are saying. The dice are placed in front of a shooter, they are in the shooter's hand.... seems like it is up to that person to turn the dice however they want....
I love playing with the junket Hawaiians. There's no gambling in Hawaii so they save up to hit it hard on the Mainland. They'll fill a whole table with 3 generations of family. And if you can throw a decent hand they'll adopt you. lol
That last part is not a lie, we will adopt you if you roll an hour long hand. We will also tip the shooter if he rolls a good hand, we call it a "balato/barato".
Amateur blackjack players will think others players affect their outcome. It's not true, it's all circumstantial. Just keep track of the cards and bet based on that. Learn the strategy and play that way without regard to what other players do.
Single Zero Roulette, it drops house edge from 5 something to 2.7% by only have the one zero instead of standard two. Usually only in Europe, but some American tables have them, but lot of times only in High Limit
Craps lessons are like love lessons - expensive. The Casino Royale once had fun tables now the dealers seem mostly like pricks. Nearly had to bitch slap a bartender there.
