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ajemeister
Going to vegas at the end of the month. I've been reading a few books on craps and can understand the basic concepts of craps, but everytime I showup to the table I get nervous because of all excitement at the table and speed at the table... Does anyone know if there's any place on the strip I can 'get my feet wet' for cheaper tables/practice tables? I'm staying at the Excalibur and really want to get more into craps as now I only really play blackjack. When I have been playing (in AC) I'll only stay for a few points and then leave because it's easy to understand on paper, but live in the casino it's wayyyyy too much for me to take in at once.
Any pointers I'd be more than happy to accept. I just feel since most players are overly superstitious at craps I don't feel comfortable asking at the table. I normally play the pass line, and then place odds bets, never really did anything other than maybe placing a 6-8 bet.
Any pointers I'd be more than happy to accept. I just feel since most players are overly superstitious at craps I don't feel comfortable asking at the table. I normally play the pass line, and then place odds bets, never really did anything other than maybe placing a 6-8 bet.
DJTeddyBear
Most players, like myself, are ok with questions as long as you don't make a pest of yourself, and allow the player the time he needs to take care of his own bets at the same time.Before beginning any game of craps, especially in the casino, check out other players initially to discover different pointers and courses of action. If you are betting on craps in a web betting room, then be sure to read policies and codes and take advantage of any training or other developmental materials about the game. Craps can be an intimidating game for the beginner. The table seems to have about a hundred different kinds of bets, the players are barking out commands in what seems to be a foreign language, and the pace is too fast to ever ask a question. I can sympathize with the beginner, because at one point in time this was how craps appeared to me.
I invented a few casino games. Info: http://www.DaveMillerGaming.com/ ————————————————————————————————————— Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown. But how much does it cost to knock on wood? ?
Alan
if you can make it downtown you can play for $3 at El Cortez. I don't know how cheaply you can play on the strip since I avoid it. I normally play the pass line, and then place odds bets, never really did anything other than maybe placing a 6-8 bet.
That's all you need to know.
wudged
Excalibur typically has at least 1 if not 2 $5 tables going. They are usually packed. This will provide a lot of 'excitement' with all the different bets being made and may make it hard to keep up with everything, but it should also slow the game down just a little bit so you can at least follow your own bets.
ajemeister
Oh cool! The gf and I plan on doing mostly the strip and fremont street. Is fremont street now practically the same, table wise, since it's become more popular again?
FleaStiff
Alot of the bets and conversation is extraneous.
What happens at the other end of the table is meaningless.
What happens in the center of the table SHOULD be meaningless because YOU should never have any bets there. None. Ever.
That leaves only YOUR end of the table. Which is composed of your chips and others chips. You should be watching YOUR chips.
If you watch that Hockey Puck like thing a majick, watch your chips, listen to the stick man's calls of the dice... what more do you need. He may be constantly pushing the stupid center bets but you ignore that stuff and just listen to his call of the roll.
Is there a point established? What is it? Are you on the Pass Line or the DontPass Line? Do you have an Odds Bet yet?
A five dollar table has to be kept moving fast for the house to make money. Its not brain surgery. No one will die if you get distracted. Just don't loose sight of the action: Come Out Roll, Establish a Point, Either Make the Point or Seven Out. Start over again.
You should be able to look at the layout and KNOW which stacks of chips there are yours. If you've made Come Bets that later traveled to one of the Numbers, YOU should know which of those stacks are YOUR money.
Ever notice how a dealer looks at HIS end of the table and listens to what is happening at the other end. You should do the same. LOOK at your end of the table and LISTEN to the Stickman and your dealer. Watch YOUR money: in the rail and on the layout.
Tune out the nonsense of people calling out Hard Six and Horns and stuff like that.
Wander over to The Venetian and you may not find a five dollar table in the morning but it will be a SLOWER one and it will have fewer players, so you might find it easier to make ten dollar bets but follow the slower action than make five dollar bets and have it going too fast for you to keep up with.
Also... LET THE DEALERS KNOW if you are a newbie... they will TRY to help you without slowing down the table too much. That is what they get paid to do. Tip them and make them earn that tip!
Or wander down to the hinterlands of Hedertucky and play one dollar and two dollar craps. Too much smoke to breathe there but at least you will pass out in an unusual craps game.
What happens at the other end of the table is meaningless.
What happens in the center of the table SHOULD be meaningless because YOU should never have any bets there. None. Ever.
That leaves only YOUR end of the table. Which is composed of your chips and others chips. You should be watching YOUR chips.
If you watch that Hockey Puck like thing a majick, watch your chips, listen to the stick man's calls of the dice... what more do you need. He may be constantly pushing the stupid center bets but you ignore that stuff and just listen to his call of the roll.
Is there a point established? What is it? Are you on the Pass Line or the DontPass Line? Do you have an Odds Bet yet?
A five dollar table has to be kept moving fast for the house to make money. Its not brain surgery. No one will die if you get distracted. Just don't loose sight of the action: Come Out Roll, Establish a Point, Either Make the Point or Seven Out. Start over again.
You should be able to look at the layout and KNOW which stacks of chips there are yours. If you've made Come Bets that later traveled to one of the Numbers, YOU should know which of those stacks are YOUR money.
Ever notice how a dealer looks at HIS end of the table and listens to what is happening at the other end. You should do the same. LOOK at your end of the table and LISTEN to the Stickman and your dealer. Watch YOUR money: in the rail and on the layout.
Tune out the nonsense of people calling out Hard Six and Horns and stuff like that.
Wander over to The Venetian and you may not find a five dollar table in the morning but it will be a SLOWER one and it will have fewer players, so you might find it easier to make ten dollar bets but follow the slower action than make five dollar bets and have it going too fast for you to keep up with.
Also... LET THE DEALERS KNOW if you are a newbie... they will TRY to help you without slowing down the table too much. That is what they get paid to do. Tip them and make them earn that tip!
Or wander down to the hinterlands of Hedertucky and play one dollar and two dollar craps. Too much smoke to breathe there but at least you will pass out in an unusual craps game.
Alan
You don't have to go that far for $1 craps. That is if this place is still open.
tringlomane
if you can make it downtown you can play for $3 at El Cortez. I don't know how cheaply you can play on the strip since I avoid it.
$3 at Casino Royale sometimes. $5 many other places.
Also if you feel uneasy asking other players questions about the game OP, you could always play a 'bubble craps' machine first. Those are all over the strip now. And if you are familiar with pass line/come/free odds bets, those are definitely the most important things.
miplet
What days are you going to be there? I arrive this Tuesday the 24th and leave Saturday the 28 at around noon.
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ajemeister
bubble craps I'm assuming is similar to the game Sorry? where you push a button and the dice rolls for you?
the only other thing I'm not all that sure about is the odds bed. I've heard that you have to put down odds bets differently for 4/5/6 8/9/10 to achieve the best payout? do the tablemen help you to calculate these on the fly?
the only other thing I'm not all that sure about is the odds bed. I've heard that you have to put down odds bets differently for 4/5/6 8/9/10 to achieve the best payout? do the tablemen help you to calculate these on the fly?