How To Shoot Craps

How To Shoot Craps by Bud Theobold: Page Index of 7 — Table of Contents

Introduction

It's been said that "the best throw at dice is to throw them away." That could or could not be true depending upon how you play the game. It's quite true that there is little if any actual skill in shooting craps. It's a game of pure chance. But there is something to be said for knowing the odds for various bets, and not betting when those odds are ridiculously against you. And that's what this book is about.

It's also about the "sharpies" of the game, and how to recognize "crooked" dice, throws and crap tables. For the student, there's a brief history of dice, showing how craps began and spread. The uninitiated will learn the rules of the game, how to make side bets, the common dice terms, and the difference between a private and a gambling house game.

So, whether you'll be trying your luck in a private game with the fellows or joining a big-time game in a licensed gambling house, this book is for you. It won't, nor will any other book, make you a winner every time. But if you apply the facts presented, your chance of winning more often than not will be as good, and maybe better, than the next crapshooters?

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Dice Came First

     Brief History

     The Game Of Hazard

     The Game Of Craps

Chapter 2: The Private Crap Game

     With The Fellows

     Fundamentals Betting In The Private Game

     Side Bets

     Proposition Bets

     Rules For The Private Game

Chapter 3: The Gambling House Game

     Fundamentals The Crap Table Layout

     Betting In The Gambling House Game

     What The Gambling House Pays

     Layout Bets

     Gyp Layout

Chapter 4: The Science Of Dice

     A Word About Chance

     A Basic Probability Principle

     Probability Defined

     Throws And Probabilities

     Bad And Correct Reasoning

     Points And Probabilities

     Side Bets And Probabilities

Chapter 5: How The Sharpies Operate

     The Sharpie

     Freak Rolls

     Crooked Dice

     Switching Dice

     Crooked Crap Tables

     A Special Note

Chapter 6: Various Dice Games

     Chuck-Luck

     High-Low

     Liar Dice

     Pocker Dice

     Yacht

A Glossary Of Dice Terms

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