In the beginning, there was Craps . . .

Craps has been around for a long time in one form or the other. It intimidates beginners like no other game in the casino. Craps doesn’t need to be this way, but all the options within the game overwhelm many.

I hope you’re ready to learn some Craps, because our intro series to the game will get your started fast. I’ve broken it down into three easy-to-digest parts.

So, you want to learn how to play Craps? I remember the first time I walked up to a Craps table in Vegas. It was pretty intimidating. But, everyone was yelling and having so much fun. I just had to try it.

Many hours later I was walking away with my winnings and a smile from ear to ear. I was hooked. Craps was a blast. Shortly after that, I began learning how to deal the game and eventually I became a Craps dealer.

There’s nothing I like more than a great craps game in a lively Las Vegas casino. Having been a former craps dealer in Las Vegas and a professional gambler, I have seen my fair share of craps action. For me gambling life started in downtown Las Vegas. If you hang around enough craps tables down there, you will always see someone with a pad of paper and a writing instrument marking down rolls of the dice. There’s no short supply of system players in the game of craps.

The other night I tried Shizen for the first time. It’s a Japanese restaurant at the Rampart Casino. Being a Sushi lover, I try to go once weekly. At $100-$200 a dinner it can get pretty pricey. Ah, Sushi and Sapporo. Anyway, after enjoying a nice Sushi meal, I headed to the Craps table for a little action before heading out. The Rampart Casino is a smaller locals style casino in Las Vegas. It has a Mediterranean feel to it. There’s not too much in the way of action. The casino has a couple Craps tables, a handful of Blackjack tables and so forth.

Are you someone who has never played Craps, because you were intimidated or confused? Are you someone who has no clue how to start playing Craps without being embarrassed or losing money? If so, this article is for you. As a Craps professional and former Craps dealer, I am going to share with you my easy Craps method. By using my easy Craps method, you will be able to walk up to any Craps table in the world for the very first time and feel at ease. You will also stand a good shot at winning some money.

I just wanted to let visitors know that I have setup a new website dedicated to just Craps over at CrapsProfessional.com. The website is split up into three main sections: How to play Craps, Where to play Craps online and Craps Systems (Strategy). I will continue to post Craps items here, but there is Craps content over there that you won’t find here. My goal was to set up a foundation website for Craps and then continue the discussion over here. I hope you will enjoy the Craps website.

Or is it? I came across, from a friend, a craps gambling system that touted itself as the worlds safest system. Imagine my surprise when I saw the system was basically one I developed many years ago while in dealer’s school for dice. Yes, they actually had a “school” to learn how to deal. I happen to think it was just a way to rake in government grants, but that’s beside the point. Anyway, this system, had you purchased it would get in you hot water right off the hop—no pun intended.

It’s big, it’s vivid, and it’s the field! The field is normally the first thing a player notices when he or she looks down at the craps layout. It is extremely hard to miss. For those who don’t know, the field is a bet type in the game of Craps (Dice). When you place a bet on the field, it lives for one roll. You win your bet if the shooter rolls a: 2,3,4,9,10,11 or 12. You lose your bet if the shooter rolls a 5,6,7 or 8. The field attracts many players and has claimed more victims than any war in our history. Let’s take a deeper look into the field and see if there is any value to be had with this bet type.