Top 5 Mistakes Made By Beginners in Craps
If you’re new to craps, you may be prone to make mistakes. This is understandable as there is a lot going on during a craps game. Sometimes it takes a while to get the hang of how to play craps However, that doesn’t have to be the case.
Today, we will give you five of the most common mistakes beginners make at the craps table. By paying attention to these tips, you can avoid these mistakes.
Not Taking Advantage of Odds
If you are not taking advantage of odds at the craps table, you are giving away money. Odds bets have zero house edge and ignoring these over the long-term loses you money. Those with smaller bankrolls will not be able to afford odds that often. That is understandable. However, if you can afford it, take advantage of odds.
Also, consider changing your betting to take advantage of odds. For example. Let’s say you play $20 per bet normally. Instead, why not play $5 on the pass line and then take odds at $15. This way, the house edge only applies to the Pass Line bet. The odds have no house edge. Also, the payouts are much better. Sure, when you seven out you lose the odds, but when you win, you will rake in a lot more than your standard pass line bet.
Making High House Edge Bets
While standard Pass and Come bets have a very low house edge, certain proposition bets have an extremely high house edge. For example, betting the Any 7 proposition bet has a house edge of 16.67%. Any craps bets have a house edge of 11.11%. Hardways bets have a house edge from 9.09% to 11.11%,
Dealers will try to tempt you, but steer clear of prop bets in Craps. They have a high house edge. pic.twitter.com/X2LFht3MMt
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While proposition bets pay out nicely when hit, the long-term house edge you’re giving is going to make you a long term loser.
Never Playing Don’t Pass or Don’t Come
While it may not be popular to play Don’t Pass or Don’t Come, the reality is that they offer slightly better odds. Pass and Come bets have a house edge of 1.41% as opposed to 1.36% for Don’t Pass and Don’t Come.
The great thing about playing online craps is that you don’t have to worry about upsetting other players by betting Don’t Pass or Don’t Come. As such, consider betting that a bit more often to slightly improve your odds.
Not Understanding All the Bets
This may sound obvious, but you need to understand all of the bets that are available for the craps game you’re playing. Some games will offer bets like Hi-Lo, Horn, and Yo. Don’t know what these terms or bets mean? You better learn before you play.
A craps horn bet places a bet on 2,3,11,12 all at once. If one of the numbers appear, you lose the other three. pic.twitter.com/rf2McsZUie
— OnlineGambling.com (@OGCOMNews) August 30, 2016
Craps isn’t complicated once you know what everything means. However, if you don’t know that Any 7 is a single roll bet, you might get upset if you bet it and the dealers take your chips when you don’t throw a seven on the next roll.
Trying to Clear Online Casino Bonuses With Craps
If you are signing up for an online casino bonus and planning to play craps to clear it, we have some bad news. It’s not happening. For the majority of online casinos in Australia, craps do not count towards the wagering requirement. In the extremely rare case that it does, it will only contribute 5%.
Even if your casino offers a tables game bonus, craps will not contribute. Part of this is because players can greatly reduce the house edge through the use of odds and exclusively playing bets with a low house edge. If you plan to play craps, then consider signing up without a casino bonus. That way you won’t get disappointed when you discover craps don’t contribute.