How To Play Craps - Part 1 out of 5 

2:11 That “rack” joke threw him off a little bit 😂😂😂

“You’re telling me to keep my rack clear” I saw that man fighting for his life not to look down in that moment. Well made video. Great work.

Hi Michael, I have been dealing dice in Las Vegas for 24 years. I like your video. Yes we crap dealers are sticklers for drinks and other item on the rail. That is what the "shelf" is for. After watching your video, I would like to mention a couple of things. Just because the puck is black it is not necessarily the time to "buy in". The time to "buy in" is when the dice are in the middle of the table. That is the time to make your bets, and buy in. If the dice are out and the shooter has them, it's always best to wait until the shooter rolls the dice before sticking your hands in the layout. Once the dice are brought back to the middle, then you can make your bets and buy in. A good stickman will be aware of any potential buy-ins, and wait for this to occur. Always look to see where the dice are before sticking your hands in the layout. If you need further help, just shoot me a message and i can go over every single aspect of the game from a dealers perspective to help your followers understand more. We can go in to much more advance stuff as well. Just wanted to clarify a couple of things. Great vids though.

Good to see Angela back--a classy, gorgeous woman.

Excellent tutorial!! I've never played, but have always been fascinated by it, and now that I live within a reasonable drive of a casino, I want to learn. So I'll be watching the rest of your videos.

i rolled 32 in a row before carping out at the Atlantis in Reno Nevada and got entered in the long roll tournament on Jan 22... This was not my only streak that night... I think i was up in the 20's a few times...Stick man and pit boss were amazed at a guy showing up asking for lessons. If only I knew what I was doing and how to bet. would have taken the bank! this was only my second time at the table. Guess i got lucky. I'm registered and will be staying the previous night at the Atlantis if someone wants to give me some tips?? Great video! very informative! watching your next one now... Thank You...

she made a dirty joke 3 mins into the video. lmaoo. he looked so uncomfortable

Love to see that Angela is having a good time and has a great spirit in the tutorial. Also, way more stunning as a strawberry blonde. Classic beauty!

Daer Michael, Thank You.Thank You.Thank You !!!!!! Your videos are fantastic Love the game, Ive played six times now, and I have kicked butt thanks to you !!!!! I play the pass line full odds and three come bets with full odds Its awesome!!! Just won at the Borgata for the second time, thank you for making these videos and teaching people the smart and correct way to play. Angela is absolutely breathtaking!!

Her: "Can I touch them, or do I just reach down and grab it?" Him: "You can touch them."

I read the credits, and thanks to Heather for 'creating' these videos and the other guys who pitched in.

She has a great attitude. She works in Vegas so she obviously knows all of this stuff. She's a great presenter

Awesome to see you back Wizard + Angela!!!!

the stick man looks like he's having the time of his life... lmfao

17:30 For the best lesson in craps, they should have kept the camera focused on the table as the dealer collected ALL the bets from the table after that 7 out.

Thanks for these videos. As a dealer I use these clips to help me explain craps to newcomers.

I think it is time for a new Craps video from the Wizard of Odds!

13 minutes in and my brain has nope'd out, I'm a Roulette/Baccarat player..this just seems like too much hassle to me but thanks for putting together the series for those that will get something from it :)

Lol I grew up all around the sunset. Went to the kids quest when I was a kid. It was refreshing to see the layout 20 years later. Love the place lol

I LOVE YOU GUYS..! I win because you show me how to win...!!! THANKS A MILLION !!!!!

Nice to see the update. You're the best, Mike.

you guys reminds me of "sheldon and amy presenting fun with flags" :D

Angela, Dan, and Michael are very informative

Hahaha he has the regulation length craps table in his living room!! I f’ing love it!

Best beginner video ever.

What's happening at 14:22? Trick photography? Now you see them, now you don't? The dealer is a magician.

Good explanations silver fox guy. And he is calm and patient and they show you the board while he's explaining. I'm gonna try my luck at the casino tonight!

2:14 "Keep my Rack Clear..." as he chuckles and laughs :) You dog you!

the look she gives at 2:19 lol... PRICELESS. I would've been speechless too. so gorgeous angela!

Love the updated video, folks! This is only sane craps lessons on RU-vid. There are a lot of nutjobs out there.

Wow! Angela is like fine wine. She's looking more gorgeous with age! Not that she wasn't back in then. That said I'm more surprise to know that she's now a dealer? Or, perhaps she was already a dealer 4-years ago? In any case, love these videos. ;-)

It think it would of been more helpful to show more of the table where the bets are being placed. Though I did learn more than I knew. Thanks

When Mike said, "you can touch them," you know he was talking about HIS dice....

Hey Mr. Shackleford, What do you know about a contact high?! Apparently Ms. Wyman you need to have a third more in-depth interview. By the way I got that under cover joke that caught him off guard, funny as he tried to stay focused. Beautiful and a sense of humor.

At 14:14, are you only allowed to take your chips off the table after THOSE bets win? Are you required to take winnings off the table immediately, or can you leave them there to bet again? Are you ever allowed to take any or all chips off the table (between rolls) just because you want to?

ahhh! keep that rack clear baby! hahahah

Very good. He explains the perfect strategy here at the craps table to minimize the house take to 0.3% That's as good as it gets at ANY game in a casino. Most other bets at the table and other games in the casino are a minimum of 5% to 15% house cut!

Pretty good video except for odds explanation. Actual odds based on a 5-4--3 are sucker bets. Why? The lower the odds bet the higher the house edge due to dilution by the line bet. An expert craps shooter, Mark Pilarski, who is an all around gambling pro, and who asked me to review some of his published works, has this to say about the subject: "The casino advantage on your total bet when taking odds combined with your Pass line wager on 1X odds is 0.85%; on 2X odds, 0.61%; on 5X odds, 0.33%, and on 10X odds, 0.18%. So, yes, Robert, double odds do work in your favor. The more odds you take, the greater the reduction in the house edge." Not quite right Mark, but close enough. He also wrote: "Finally, let’s not forget one important fact, all craps bets come at a cost. Craps is a negative-expectation game, meaning that no matter how you bet, even if it's a $2 Pass line wager with 10X odds, the house always has an edge on your action." I agree with both statements totally. I went regularly to Vegas, which wasn't built by winners, before casino gambling came close to my home near Detroit. I always played craps in Vegas at Binion's Horseshoe Casino which had the lowest overall house edge on all games, and the highest odds bets on craps. I saw Benny Binion a couple of times. What a crusty old coot. Ole Benny knew the gambling business up, & down, front & back, and all sides. He said all it took was good food, good whiskey, and a good gamble. He was right. His casino was the favorite of professional gamblers, and knowledgeable occasional players like me. He was right, at the time he had the only house where a gambler could take $750,000 in a valise, put in on the Don't Pass. And win. And get paid immediately. We all miss ya Benny.

"keep your rack clear" 😜 I'm surprised she didn't say anything about the come bets.

The Come bet is a Terrible bet. PLACE the number plus it pays more (%) than the come bet even with odds. PLUS the come bet works on the come out so you lose with a seven. PLUS you can take your place bets down if you wish. Angela your nice but you are being given wrong information.

I can't even concentrate on this lesson. She is beautiful.

Great video, keeping it simple helps those who are not up to speed on the game! Glad to see Angela back! Also if I were a beating man (wait I am!) I'd have to say that setup, the table, room etc. looks exactly like what Aaron Hightower (youtube) had when he was doing all his video's on craps. ( @ 4:53.... Hey look who showed up!!! )

Nice video. The originals were also good. They helped me learn craps. One question I have is the odds bet on the come out roll for come bets. I thought the best way to play these was to leave your bets working. Neal

Similar to a 'hand' in poker, what word is used to describe everything that happens between the come out roll and the point where people either win or lose all their chips and the next roller begins? Is it a 'round,' a 'game,' or something else? Can anyone just walk up and stand to the current roller's left and be next in line, cutting in front of others already at the table?

At 16:16 why do you say she hit another pass line bet when the winning 8 was the result of a come bet? There was no money on the pass line at that point.

Thanks for all your great videos. If you play neutral pass&don’t pass only to make the free odds bet what would the house vig be for single/double odds. It seems it would be lower than normal(.8 for single/.6 for double)because you will push on the pass & don’t pass and only risking money on free odds. So the only time you have money at risk where house has an advantage is on the come out roll and the only way to lose is if a 12 rolls and in that case you lose your pass but push your don’t pass.

I take it that craps as it is & was played on the street & in private games with no table is just a simplified version of Las Vegas craps games?

That guy in black looks miserable haha!

May I ask if the dice thrower refuse, get another urgent things to leave the table or unable to throw the dice during several throws, but he have not thrown the same number as passline or seven-out, but he still cannot continue to throw. According to the regulations, how will the game continue?

That is awesome everyone was thinking the same thing and commented on her rack joke. Lol

Cool Dwight is the croupier!

He no longer owns the website. He's now the mathematician formerly known as the wizard of odds!

Nice Craps Table!

How don't know how much the net win was at the end, but it seems like all the chips that were lost (come bets and odds on the points) after rolling a 7, and there were a lot, are only making up for all the chips won up until then. I'd like to know what the net win amounted to as of 17:40, and then again after rolling from 18:14 to the end. I wonder if I could at least earn minimum wage playing craps if done the same way come bets and odds, since 0.3 is still losing to the house, it just takes longer.

What did the stick man say at 10:13? I can't understand a word besides 'the dice are in the center."

At 13:30, why is the 'ON" button sitting on 10 instead of 8 if 8 is the number needed to win?

The size of the come bets at 13:20 don't match the size of the bets after the roll. And why is the dealer moving the chips to the 10 before the roll?

This video looks so much better than the last one, but there's something wonky with the editing. I love Angela's confidence in this one though. In the first video she looked overwhelmed which, to be fair, is to be expected for a beginner. But now she's boss.

Aaron Hightower, from GoodShooter.com . He had some really good theories on dice influencing. Table set up and super slow mo camera shots were great.

I wanna watch anything with amy adams right now.!!!

You can have your odds on come bets working on come out rolls if you want. And you should have them working all the time. Turning odds off on come out rolls is like not taking odds for one roll. The odds for a seven to roll is always the same whether you want it or not. If you can have your flat bet not working on come out rolls, then you can have your odds not working on come out rolls as well.

Since he talked about the Come Bet soo much, I wonder why he didn't mention about a 7 being thrown while ur bet is in the Come?

This prod quality is badass

"Rely on the rabbits foot if you will but remember it did not work for the rabbit." -

You can choose to have your come bet odds working on come out rolls and you should. Having come bet odds off on come out rolls is like not taking odds for one roll.

After the point is established---from another instructional video I watched--they said you put your chips on the table & a casino employee verifies what you're placing your bet on. Is that correct? Because this video makes it look like players place their own bets where they want them to go. I suppose I could ask this question as when/where (on table) & when/where (on table) do you not place your own bets? Obviously you put your chips on the table...OK, I'm getting repetitive here.

It’s so obvious Angela knows how to play craps because she has perfect dice throws lol.

Can anyone bet on the pass line? Or is it just the shooter?

I noticed when you were talking about the come bets, when a seven comes out (17:35 on the video) and you have a come bet going don't you get even money on those bets? Also when you had come bets going and a 2 is rolled (17:20 on the video) don't you lose the come bets? Thanks

Michael I been trying for one you math wiz to do a video on those automated loaded bubble dice, it seems to target what ever style you are playing, I was playing here in Ohio the don't pass the only one playing, and it rolled 7 nine times in a row. I never could get out to even play, and it got some serious tricks if you play the right way too, so how are they getting away with this illumination, that the dice roll is random, it got to be section by the gaming commissions, because they don't seem to have any fear of losing their licenses .It must run on a slot principal , or licenses with a guaranteed payout.

At 9:13, shouldn't the ON button be sitting on the 9?

Does the odds bet have to be the max? Sorry, learning here. Thanks.

13:20 “It’s your turn shirter... shooter.”

Why aren't you mentioning the odds on each type of bet??? And, the waitress isn't the only person working at the casino for low pay. Don't forget to tip the dealers!

How about explaining why the odds are what they are for each number. Also a roll of 7, wipes out all bets except for the come which pays even money.

I don't get this. You said that she must roll until she got a 10 or a 7, then why did the game stop when she rolled 11?

Hey Mike how about an updated video on Craps

Would be nice to see them using different color chips and more people to try and follow action with instructions. Good vid though

Great explanation of a game.

Come bet is moved to six. "You can make an odds bet on your come bet but let's not do that for now. " then magically a $25 chip appears on each come bet on the six. My kind of casino.

22:22 What is the highland room? What makes a room liberal?

Good information thanks for your time

These comments remind me of the real comments you hear in a casino toward a female dealer.

“Don’t come”! I bet Angela has yelled that a few times. 🍑

Do you lose the come bet if a 7 is rolled

excellent tutorial

Wow! Amy Adams

On the come out roll, can u have working bets on any or all points?

Odds bet only puts more money into the game, it does not reduce expected loss. The probabilities on the rolls will determine that.

I am a craps dealer in Canada. I have been a dealer since 1997.

Why aren't you recording the table? We're just looking at you

You failed to mention that the come points already established are automatically turned off when a pass line bet wins, therefore, you would have to tell the dealer that you wanted your come points turned on on the come out roll.

I know of someone who was able to control the dice well enough to win. But I agree that it’s very difficult to do. You can change the odds by either controlling the physical element that decides the outcome of the bets, or by predicting true physical element that decides the outcome of the bets as in roulette. This particular Craps players forced the casino to close the table. They took him to the back room and took his picture and he was effectively barred from playing Craps at all the Nevada casinos. They told him that he could visit casinos but had to register with them before approaching a Craps table. This gave each casino a heads up ahead of time so they could make their own decisions as to whether they would let him play or not.

If you watch this video like 40 or 50 times you will see a craps table appear!

I gave a thumbs-up for how well you overcame all that sexual tension.

i work in finance and still struggle with the numbers in craps hahaha

You can plainly see metal weights in the die when they turn up 2.

JHC if this video is more "to the point" Than the one 4 years ago i would hate to see that one. Was it 4 years ago or 4 years long??

What happens if you roll an 11 once a point has been established?

Do NOT bet any come bets they do not pay as much as your place bets ( up to 5X odds) He tells you to LAY odds on your Don't bets. DO NOT LAY Odds it lowers your ROI ( Return on investment) Play for more $$$$ and not some low house %.