For its sheer excitement, and reliance on chance, Craps has been the professional gamblers choice for hundreds, even thousands of years.

It's fun, its exciting and you can win at craps if you follow the simple tips below.

Gambling with dice (throwing of lots) is as old as the Bible and even older perhaps with references of dice play for money from India, China, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece. There are similar references from pre-Colombian civilizations.

The professional gambler is there to win at craps, not only to play and have fun. We will some basic rules to win at craps below.

The Game

The game of craps is rather simple. There is the player (called the shooter) who throws the dice. On his first roll of the dice (called coming out) one of three things can happen.

1.The shooter rolled a 7 or 11 and wins.

2.The shooter rolled a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 and makes the point. The game then continues till the point is re-made, whereby the shooter again wins, or a 7 comes out, whereby the shooter now loses.

3.The shooter rolled a 2, 3 or 12 (all called craps) and the shooter instantly loses.

Betting on the Game

There are many ways to bet and some are obligatory.

If you are the shooter, you must place a bet on the pass line. This bet will remain, unless you come out with a 7 or 11, or a 2, 3, or 12. If you make your point, you win. If you do not make your point, and roll a 7, you lose.

You must be aware that there is a house edge on craps bets, and these are with the casino and you need to select the best one to help yopu win at craps.

You can bet basically right (with the shooter), or wrong (against the shooter). Betting wrong does not mean you are betting with the casino.

You are only betting that the shooter will roll a 7 before making a point.

Winning at craps - Getting the Odds in Your Favor

A professional needs three things to win at craps.

He needs to be able to stay in the game, to be able to increase the betting while winning, and get the odds in his favor. The maths of craps is complex, but somehow simpler than other games as you have a limited number of combinations only.

There is however one bet which brings the odds even. This is the professional gamblers bet, and its called free odds and is the bet to focus on to win at craps

Betting the Free Odds bet to win at craps:

After placing a bet on the pass line and a point is established, you can place a bet on the free odds box equal to that of your pass line bet.

Say you bet $50 on the passline on the come out, and a point is established, you can bet another $50 on the space just below the pass line (this is the free odds area), and it backs up your pass line bet.

If the point comes, you win twice, and get the odds (why its called free odds) of the point. ).

If the Point is a 4 or a 10, odds bets pay out at 2 to 1. If the Point is a 5 or a 9, odds bets pay out at 3 to 2. If the Point is a 6 or an 8, odds bets pay out at 6 to 5.

Win at craps

This strategy will keep you in the game longer and winning longer. Watch the pro, and he is betting on the free odds and he has the best chance to win at craps so follow him.