How to play online craps

With excellent odds and a wealth of betting options, craps promises a thrill a minute. Get better acquainted with this stylish game of chance, by doing the following:

How to choose craps

Browse through the 'Choose Your Game' box and click on the craps option.

How to bet

Select your chip size, using the Increase (+) and Decrease (-) buttons.
Place your Pass Line bet by left-clicking the bet position on the table.
To increase your bet, one chip at a time, left-click the betting circle.
If you wish to reduce or remove a bet, right-click the specific bet to reduce it by one chip.

Click the Payout Table

The Payout Schedule informs you of how much you are paid out on winning rolls.

Click the Roll button

Once you've placed your bet on the table, click on the Roll button. Once the dice has settled, you' either:

Win on the Come-out Roll
Establish a Point, in which case, you' need to click Roll again
Match the Point - your winnings are displayed in the Win box
Roll a 7, you lose and the game ends

Change the Number of Coins Bet

Use the Chip Selector Increase (+) or Decrease (-) buttons to change the number of coins bet. Please ensure that the amount you select befits your bankroll - controlling your budget is an important element in craps.

Purchase More Credits

Click on the 'Bank' button and purchase as many credits as you need.

Exit a Game

Click the 'Games' button to display the Platinum Play Online Casino lobby.

Exit the casino

Click on the 'Exit' button; a dialog box will confirm whether you want to exit the casino, choose 'Yes'.

To disconnect from the Casino

Click on the 'Games' button followed by 'Disconnect' in the casino lobby.

Types of Bets

Craps is essentially a betting game with a diverse range of options; it is necessary to understand the different bets involved in order to calculate your best bet.

Pass Line bet:

The Pass Line bet is one of the most popular bets in the game of craps. On a Come-out roll, the Shooter must either roll a 7 or 11, or establish a Point by rolling either a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. Pass Line bets win if the Shooter's next roll is the Point number before a 7.

don't Pass bet

This wager is the opposite of the Pass Line bet. During the Come-out roll, you' win if 2, 3 or 12 are produced. If either a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 appears, it becomes the Point. In the point phase, you' need to roll a 7 before the Point to win.

Come bet

This wager can only be taken once a Point is established. As with Pass Line bets, Come bets win if the Shooter's next roll is 7 or 11. If the Shooter's roll is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes the Come Point. Come bets win when the Shooter rolls the Come Point before a 7.

don't Come bet

This bet is the opposite of a Come bet. In this wager, the Shooter wins when a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled, or when a 7 is rolled before the Point number.

Odds bet

Once the Point is established, you can add an Odds wager to your initial Pass Line bet.

Place to Win bet

This bet is almost like the Field bet, but you only choose one number - be it 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, and hope that it's rolled out before a 7.

Place to Lose bet

This is the opposite of the Place to Win bet, in which, the Shooter wins if he rolls a 7 before the number that a Lose bet is placed on - 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10.

Field bet

This single-roll bet can be made at any time during the game. In the event that a 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 appear, the player wins even money. If a 2 or 12 are rolled, the player wins 2:1.

Hardways bet

In this bet the Shooter will aim for a 2, 3, 4 or 5 as a double, before it is thrown in any other combination, or before a 7 is rolled.

In addition to the above-mentioned bets, there are several proposition bets, classified as one-roll bets, which can be made at any time. However, the results of these bets only depend on the next roll.

Craps Two: You win if you hit a 2.
Craps Three: You win if a 3 is thrown.
Big 6: Score a six before a 7 is rolled.
Big 8: Roll an eight before a 7 is thrown.
Any Seven: A bet that the next roll will be 7.
Eleven: You win if an 11 is thrown.
Craps Twelve: Hit a 12 on the next roll.
Any Craps: A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12