love this video- your "rules" certainly align with my play and beliefs after playing for about 10 years. A good recipe for fun, making money when the hot rolls come, and not getting in over your head. Thanks for making and sharing this.
These are very goods points. When I step up to a table. I watch for at least a few shooters before I ever buy in. And even then I watch for a few more rolls before I ever make a bet. I watch each shooter and do exactly as you said. I size them up before I bet on them. Also I ask the players around me and I look at their chips. You can usually tell a seasoned player by the chips they have. But I will say you can’t always tell a good player by how much they buy in for. There are people who think they are a hi roller and they don’t have a clue.
One that I do without fail is, before I ever place a bet, is sit back and watch each shooter. I size them up before I bet on them. This has proven to be so valuable when I play.
I died laughing on rule #16 because I dont know how many times I've tried to dont a old guy on a cold table only to lose my money!! Now i go big on them!
Great stuff. You rock. I’m glad you show the rule in text on the screen because the background music, to me, drowns you out. Back off the music by half. Still, your info & all the comments taken together makes this vid top notch fun because it’s like being there with everybody. Thank you.
Lots of good advice here, bring enough money, start small, know when to leave. Knowing when to leave is a factor not only when you're losing but when you are up as well.
I threw for over an hour a few weeks ago in Vegas. Made others at the table thousands. Set the dice one way to establish a point, another way to get the point. Yes there is more luck than skill involved but if you throw exactly the same way every time and it's working, simply put.... it improves your luck. Later in the day I won 1500.00 by playing off a couple other shooters who threw the same consistent way every throw. Great adivice on almost every rule. Great video, Thanks!
Most of these rules apply to Blackjack as well. On my last cruise, our BJ table was louder than the Craps table. It became a competition to see who could have the most fun. One of my best times ever gambling... and I walked away with more chips than I started.
I used to do #7, i am looking forward to playing sober! I felt very uncomfortable in the past playing sober. If I still feel uncomfortable I will not play. Good video!
Right on Buddy. Feeling comfortable is most important. But you don't need booze to do it. Neither do I. I prefer to drink when playing but I play often without drinking as well. Lots of things can impact how comfortable you feel at the craps table. Rule #1 is if you aren't comfortable you will lose. It's interesting that sometimes you can walk up to a table and feel uncomfortable. Then come back 30 minutes to the same table and have a whole different feel. Game on. Make your own lucky Budy!
Exactly right. If you've played for a while you recognize a "hot streak" and bail when it's done. Problem is, that's when it feels the best........ when you're up, playing with their money (uh, wrong) and you stay. Not me. I bail and go get a drink and do something else.
$5 yo!! I love that name brother. Reminds me of a crazy Super Bowl weekend in Vegas couple years back. Being from Hawaii, I usually play downtown, as that's where all the "locals" play.(We call Fremont st. the ninth island of Hawaii) Golden nugget, sat night..group of us Hawaiians playing craps, most of us (not me unfortunately) betting $5 yo on the come out, parlaying when it hits. Drunk guy with the loudest aloha shirt steps up to shoot, calls for the yo & hits it! Now we have 5 people parlaying...& he hits it again!! Now all five are at table max of $200 on the yo...he hits it 3 more freaking times in a row!! Cleaned out rows & rows of chips...so much so that after paying out you could see the circular patterns of dust where the chips were probably sitting for years!! So many combos of yo bets, e/t, horn highs, those five rolls took about 40 min after the dealers figured out the payouts. Crazy!!
I almost forgot to say, great video sir. Really related to all your rules, except maybe the one about the trench coats, but I'm sure you have your reasons for that one.
One that has helped me is don’t over think the game and don’t second guess yourself. The more you think about it the more you will loose. I’m a firm believer in playing at an empty table. That’s when you do the best.
I agree with most of the 20 rules. I am still afraid of playing on and empty table because I don't feel comfortable. I am ahead slightly because I limit my losses and know when to quit when I am ahead.
Howell Wong, don’t be afraid of an empty table. I love it! The only thing is, once I find an empty table, it doesn’t stay empty long, those who are just waiting for someone to start playing jump on. Once that happens I sit back and watch how they play before I place any bets. Chances are they are new to the game, which is why they waited for someone else to open the play up. One reason I like an empty table, is because I don’t second guess myself and my bets. I start talking to the dealers and just throw the dice and don’t think about it. I typically do pretty well. If someone does jump into the game, like I said watch them first, size up the players and see if they know what they are doing. However, there is something to be said about a virgin players being lucky. I’m a pretty superstitious player tho.
one rule I like that you missed is the sound the dice makes in the hands of a Pro!! you will not here the dice kiss together, and when they hit the felt flat, they make a thud. keeping them from bouncing around, which causes a lot of random numbers to come up!! and keeps them from hitting the back wall hard, which you brought up.
also a lot of Pros will shoot from stick left or right spot 1 or 2, which is the first and second spot left or right of the stick man!! Good Luck hope I helped some of you!!
Rule #21........take profits when you got 'em. I can't tell you how many times I've been at the craps table and see players constantly pressing up their bets 1 2 3 four hundred dollars, and they never take down those profits and they lose all of it when a 7 comes out. Saw a guy two weeks ago with $350 on every off point number and yep......here came the 7. It was a $25 minimum table, and on that 7 he lost over 2 grand. It boggled my mind because the dude just kept pressing. Craps may be a gambling game, but you don't wanna gamble stupid! Here's a tidbit.......the dealers will take off your chips back down to minimum if you ask. Another tidbit......don't start pressing up until you have enough in your chip tray to cover the loss of the press, as well as the loss of the original bet. For example, if the minimum is $25, and you have $25 on every point and $25 on the line, don't start pressing up your bets unless and until you have $300 in your chip tray. Now, of course, it helps if you have a long rolling shooter but that goes without saying.
Been shooting craps at the Kansas Star quite often, I need to make a table to practice on though. They just got in a electronic Craps table, will be trying it out.
I agree with a lot of this. I hate playing at a downer table. I'm there to try and make money, I don't discriminate. I'll play the don't along with the pass. If I feel a shooter is going to 7 out, I'll let him throw 3,4 times than play a DC. If I don't like the number (say 6,8,) I'll take it down and try for another number, or just ride it out. If I'm unsure about a shooter, I'll do a slow climb with the shooter and see how it goes without risking a lot of money. If I feel a shooter will be hot, I'll do a progressive betting system and hope to cash in.
Great video thanks. I liked the music too, kind of felt like watching an old Warren Miller Ski flick, very enjoyable. Do you use other sets or is the six up hardware your go-to? Thanks again.
Rolled 30 with winter coat on cold no worm up good advice though for most the bet guy was look at me roll after roll the next day came back he was the pit boss uto
Place the 5,6,8,9 after a cluster of 7’s roll. Tell the dealer to ‘work’ your bets on the come out roll. You have 18 ways to win and 6 ways to lose. There are 36 combinations. 18 of those combinations are the 5,6,8,9 and the 7 rolls 6 ways. Take 3 wins and pull down your place bets. Then time the 7’s for your next set up. On normal distribution a 7 will roll every 6 rolls. Possible combinations equals 36 and the number 7 is 6 of those combinations, so the math is 6/36 or 1 in 6. However, as you know it is random, in other words you will cycle through a cluster of 7’s because it is the highest probability roll. If you are seeing back to back 7’s and 7’s evert 2-3 rolls, the frequency has compressed to a 7 every 3 rolls. It will regress to the mean of our baseline 6 by expanding the distance from the 7 to perhaps every 12 rolls or even higher (this is what we call a hot shooter). If you don’t believe me take a pair of casino dice (weighted and balanced) dice and add the cumulative totals of each roll for about 30 rolls, that number will be near 210 or 7 X 30. The sum of the rolls divided by 7 will inversely give you the number of rolls also. Also, of the 36 combinations, half or (18) combinations are even numbers and (18 ) combinations are odd numbers. The same is true with the 5,6,8,9. These numbers comprise (18) combinations and the other numbers 2,3,4, 7,10,11,12 comprise (18) combinations. Also, half the time the dice are greater than 7 and half the time the roll is less than 7. So, you have three 50/50 propositions and tracking two trending in one direction will give you an indicator for the 3rd set of data’s regression to the mean. Employing these statistical anomalies will give you the best opportunity to time the proximity of a 7 rolling. The probability of not rolling a 7 on any given roll is 30/36 or 83,3%. The probability of not rolling a 7 in two back to back rolls is (.83X.83) or 69%. The probability of 3 rolls without a 7 is (.83X .83 X .83) or 57%, so be careful. Just think for a minute almost 50% of the shooters who take the dice will roll a 7 within the first 3 rolls. This is why you must have monitor the frequency of the 7 and do not bet until the compression of 7’s begins to unwind. And remember there are NO combinations of bets where the House does not have an advantage, NONE. You will only win when you are lucky enough to choose the right side of an aberration and you can’t choose it if you don’t recognize it. In the words of that Romanian terrorist in the movie Taken, “Gud luck”.😎
I hit 11 7s in a row costing a man 11000. In 11 rolls he was betting dont come and they were.i have won the shooters challange atleast 15 times for over 20 points
P.R. Pursell , WOW, that will happen only 1/6(11) or on normal distribution every 362,797,056 rolls. So, if there is a dice roll every 90 seconds, you would have to roll you would have to roll the dice 8 hours a day for 1,133,740.8.
@@p.r.pursell3669 You mean Don't Pass. Don't Come 7 Game Over. When I play the Don't Pass if I get knocked off first roll I usually stop until shooter hits the point. I have rolled a combination of 9 7's/yo 11's on the come out using my flowing 3 set.
It happens right?! Sometimes when you look down and start counting how much money you have on the table that's when that 7 comes. Hopefully as you're building up your racking chips and filling up your tray before that seven actually comes and wipes out the table. It's tempting and sometimes I'll will pull down my bets. That's hard to do when the table's hot. But sometimes if you pull down everything you've got out there that adds an awful lot to your rack. But again it's very difficult to do on a hot table.
Best way to play craps is to be VERY observant when you first get to the table. See who's rolling how and check out everyone's chip counts. Start playing on the cheap to get the feel of the table. Ask the dealers how the table is...most will tell you honestly how "hot" or "cold" the table is. I used to frequent Vegas, weekly during the week on my days off, walk around the strip and checking out the tables at most all of the Caesar's casinos. I used to hit "fire bets" for @$1700 weekly with just a $5 bet on hot shooter or when I get the streak. Few times, I hit all 6 numbers for 1000:1 odds fire bet! Got my car and bike paid off, new flat screen T.V, etc.
Incredible. after rule # 5 I was ready to start screaming about the music and I clicked on ‘reply’ and saw your post right on top. Music playing when someone is talking is ALWAYS annoying. why it is done is a mystery. I’m glad it just isn’t me.
Cool video. I like your perspective. How do you feel about betting a pass/don't pass to feel a shooter out before deciding to go light or dark? Thanks for the knowledge brother.
Thanks for the kind comments. I've seen the pass/dont pass strategy in a video and its and interesting concept. I dont believe that every casino lets you do that however. You can bet a place bet on the same number as ur Dont come bet or the point however If u feel like the shooter might throw that number. Or dont be afraid to jump back off the donts and ride a shooter u initially thought wasn't going to throw well. I used to lose sometimes because I was too stubborn to admit I misjudged a shooter. Check out our video on surviving a cold craps table if haven't watched it yet. Thanks man!
I'd like to add a rule: Trends rule craps, so play on what's been hitting!! I see too often that players want to balance their bets. Ex: they start with $22 inside... 6 hits, they press it to $12. 6 hits AGAIN, now they press the 8! Then another SIX & they press the 9! WHY?? Play what's been hitting!! I once rolled for over an hr, & by the time the bad # showed I had more than $800 on the felt, though about 3x that in my rack. Yet I had a mere $10 on the 10. I started with $27 across & pressed 1 unit after every hit, but not until I had recouped my initial investment. At least from my experience, trends rule the craps table. If hardways are hitting, throw $1 on each & press slowly. If the field gets hot, put a red chip in there & use the winnings to press your place bets.
Yes, some bets have a higher house edge than others, & will cost you more in the long run, but playing a few hrs on your vacation is a series of short runs, & anything can & will happen. Bet on the hot shooters & #s & you will maximize both your fun & potential for a huge win.
It's also true that all the bets in the middle, & especially the 1 roll bets have the worst house edge, but don't be afraid to throw a few dollars on those once in a while. Some of my biggest wins have been attributed to the sucker bets when they hit. $2 c/e on the come out provides a lot of action & excitement cheering for the yo, & also provides insurance on your pass line bet, & a base to make a killing should the shooter start going @around the horn" If a crap hits, use the $6 to replace your pass line bet & press the c/e $1. If a yo hits press your $2 c/e to a $5 horn high yo & rack the $16. Horn # hits make it $8 horn. I've found lit of the time there's one magical roll of horn #s on the come out, & ive turned that $2 into over $300 profit multiple times.
Another strategy: Find the lucky players & copy what they bet. Seems really simple, since it is! I've had a lot of success with this one. Pay attention to who's winning & also to what & how theyre betting. Now throw a few dollars on whatever they have bet, but do it fast before the dice go out!!
Field betting strategy: ~Make sure it pays double on the 2 & triple on the 12, or vice versa. This makes betting the field not that bad of a bet. 16 ways to win 20 ways to lose, but after accounting for the 2/12 it brings it down to 19/20 ~Never ever chase the field. The field is most certainly not alive after five. Trends rule the craps table. I'll never replace my losing field bet the roll after. For me, I'll start with $16/$17 inside if the point is an inside # + a field bet. I like to start out with the field bet, since it can win multiple times before losing. I don't replace it once it loses until it hits 2x in a row. Point is 10/4 I'll place 6/8/5 + a field bet for some iron cross action. When the fields hitting I may press or use the profits to press my other place bets, mainly the 6/8/5 so I'll make a little more profit after accounting for the field loss.
I really like your video, but the background music is WAY loud compared to your speaking voice. It was hurting my ears. Background music should be just that... background.
Rule #21 add two [2] zero's [0] to the table limit and that should get you a 'good' session of craps (weather you win or lose). I learned this on the old $0.25 Craps tables at El Cortez, miss those dayz. Craps is only game that the Players control. That's what makes it a great game. Best Advise in this Video, it is a SOCIAL GAME. Not like Blackjack when you get yelled at for taking too many cards!
Great content but you need to pay attention to your production. Background music was WAY too loud for the VO level. Try using compression on your recording software next time. And thanks for the tips!
I've seen robot machines that toss the dice exactly the same way every time landing in the exact same spot and the numbers are all still random with 7 coming up the most then 6 and 8. You can become a millionaire playing craps if you are a billionaire.
Kansas Star? Are you near Wichita? I was invited to, and played a few craps tournaments there a few years back. Placed 11th (just out of the money 🙄) and 14th in a couple. Lots of fun.
I call BULLSHIT!!! Understand this: 1. Craps is a game of attrition...most shooters WILL 7 out within a few rolls (the math says 6 rolls on average because 7 can come up 6 ways), so you must try and stay on the table until a hot roll comes, that means start betting in units that will keep you at the table for at least 6 to 9 shooters, hoping that a hot roll will happen sometime within those shooters. 2. Craps is a game of Money Management!!! Know WHAT bets are the best bets, and that's not difficult to know, it's 6 & 8, and betting max odds allowed behind the Pass Line. Bet on the 5 & 9 next at lower units (unless you are already at single units), and then cover the 4 &10 IF to have already managed to collect on a few of the inside bets, again this goes back to #1. above, Attrition...stay at the table as long as you can, if you go in full force on the first few shooters, you're doomed!!!! 3. Create a betting strategy! There are a ton of betting strategies out there, just do some research and find one that suits what you can afford AND most importantly keeps you at the table!!! 4.KNOW YOUR LIMITS!!! This is in CAPS for a reason, dont game if you cannot afford to lose! All casino games are set up to put you at a disadvantage, it doesnt mean you cant get luck or hit a hot streak, but just remember its entertainment first....professional gamblers can bankroll their lifestyle and work, can you!?!?!? I love craps because it's a social game, it's the best odds game in the casino for the exception, a fraction of a percentage, of Roulette, but who In the fuck wants to play Roulette! There is nothing more exciting, fun, or profitable then a hot craps table! I have studied the game for over 50+ years (started shooting craps as a 10yo in grade school), in the Army I was always The Bank and made a 2nd living on pay days taking $$$$ from guys who didnt know the odds. I hit my local tribal casino 3 days a week...and never have to tell the dealers to place my bet, they already know how I bet and play. I casino also comps me and my guests whatever I want to eat, Steak House, Seafood Buffett, etc., I am also compted concert tickets and hotel rooms whenever I want. I get all this and I only buy in for around $200 each visit. On average my annual winnings are between $3,000 and $5,000. My best year was over $12,000, and my worst year was -$4,000. My best one day win was $22,000+ (that included a $5,000 & $1,250 Fire Bet pay out). If you are interested in knowing what betting strategy I use, hit me up. Take care all!!!
This contains a lot of superstitious rules along with rules that simply don’t follow logic (treating shooting at craps as something as skill based as shooting at basketball or something the way they talk about rating every shooter). There may be on occasional rate player who can improve the odds to some degree with long practiced dice control but mostly that sort of advice just doesn’t fit reality, that trashy looking guy you said not to bet on will have the same chance of throwing sevens as the well dressed older gentleman with the tray full of green chips.
DEFINITELY have to be in the right mental state to play and commit to multiple buy ins if needed cause it’s a likely situation but...the circle ALWAYS turns!
most important rule for making money at a crap table... TIP THE DEALERS! its amazing how many times the dealer misses a losing field bet, or doesn't lock up a losing come bet or books a really late winning yo, c&e, horn high X bet...
This has been a tough one for me. At times I've had some great success with tipping dealers. they sometimes won't get on you if you are short rolling a bit. And it can sometimes just make a better mood / energy at the table. Other dealers just are unpleasant no matter what you do. It sometimes is just the culture within certain casino's dealers where they treat players as the enemy and not a customer.
Rule #10/12/20 are good, the rest are junk. The dice don't have a memory and dice control is not a thing. Those facts negate all the other rules in this video.
Some of these rules make sense but some others are nonsense.. such as don't come on anyone wearing a coat. Sounds like you had a bad night but how do you make this a rule? Thanks for the video overall.... do you think dice control is possible with the spikes on the wall?
+Lisa Brown thanks for the comments Lisa. The don't bet on shooters wearing a coat rule is funny but true. I'm talking about winter coats and yes some people actually play in them rather than check their coat or valet. Winter coats can be restrictive and mess with roll. These people crap out fast often. As for dice control it's best to not hit the spikes. Land the dice softly on the table and roll to the bottom of the wall below the spikes
On my first time at the craps table which was recently, I followed almost all of these rules except for the alcohol one, I came in with $100, I used 60 bucks, left with 1,000. Never even watched this channel nor episode of craps insight but, I did it ! It’s possible folks I promise
My goal is to recruit a team to always have controlled shooters in the 6 best spots on the table (though lefties and long range shooters are very specific talents.) I made $100 average per session over a year, winning almost all of them; but it was sooooo boring waiting for my turn with the dice and I rarely saw any other controlled shooters there. 1 night I got on a table where everyone was doing dice control, I turned $176 into $1600, left with $1150.
LOL> I just played some bubble Craps yesterday, and rolled for over 30 mins. I would wait until the dice bouncing around would have hard way numbers on the top to push the button. Probably doesn't do much good, but it worked yesterday.
@@dalesyang I have some land I want to sell these people. Where i work They want me to hurry people up and not let them get the dice facing how they want, and them do their routine. It is just for speed though. We are scared of card counters, not dice tossers. Know body gets kicked out for tossing dice too good. We love these people who think they control dice.
I had to stop at 13. which I agree with. 12 too, 10 and 9 also, all, duhh. # 1 too. all these "rules" are basic. When he acts like he can control the outcome of dice, is when I consider this hard to stomach. I am a crap dealer and boxman. The best gamblers I see, are patient. They only bet the pass line (or the dont) (take max odds) and place the 6 and 8. They bet in small amounts, relative to how many chips are on the rail (they bring more bankroll for their bet size). They bet more money on the pass line (like double) than on any individual place bet. They usually only place the 6 & 8. They are aggressive to take winnings from a place bet and spread it out in more place bets or pressing. They press bets that have a small house edge rather than covering more numbers. They are not superstitious. They are concerned with odds, and money management, so they are around to see a long roll.
what about the field? I was on, what felt like, a 100 roll heater. Because I was shooting I obviously had the pass line and took the odds, but I made my money in the field.
@@se9618 field bets have a 5.56% house edge. not a terrible bet on a crap table. On a "heater" imply dancing around the 7 for a long time. The field will do quite well if you dance around the 7 while all the other #'s get their fair share of rolls.
@@livinb450 exactly. I didn't hit a 7 for about 30 - 45mins. I was hitting numbers for ppl but I only had money on 6 and 8 (sometimes) but money on the field every time.
emoe40 Really?!!! I’ve only been playing craps for 3 weeks at the casino. Maybe 4 times a week. Most streaks I’ve seen were maybe 7 rolls. Must be a black cloud where I go.
If the shooter, in your opinion, deserves just a minimum pass line bet, then bet zero on him and save yourself some money. Also, instead of trying to get excited, I try to stay calm and just let my toss do my winning for me when I shoot.
Right on dude. Gambling should be entertainment $$ so yeah I never said anything about making a living from it. 6s and 8s are great. Especially on certain shooters. Outside of the 7, 6s and 8s are most likely to come up. On certain shooters I only bet 6s & 8s and will heavy up on them. If u find a shooter next to the stickman that's soft tossing the dice where the table meets the wall, it's a great time to play 6s & 8s in my opinion.
I deal craps at a casino and that question has not been asked before. Craps doesn't make money for the casino, there's like one craps table on the main gaming floor. Don't think they'll rig the dice that way. Also where did you get 70% figure from? Also nothing is made the same if you look under a microscope there's 100% chance the dice aren't the same, coz they gonna be atoms difference of each other.
I don't care for rule number two. Why is your money better off in your "hands"?? I've been on plenty of bomb ass rolls and made lots of money on passing the dice and letting someone else do it!
