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One of the most unpopular casino games on the Internet is craps. The entire fun and excitement of playing craps comes from throwing the dice, hitting your number, cheering with the other players and spectators, and catching that dicey adrenaline rush. You will get none of that at any online casinos as of this moment. Perhaps, in the future, technology will advance to a put where virtual dice exist and like on the Wii you can simulate like your throwing all why animated people watch around you. But that day is far from today.

For years craps has been considered the most difficult game to learn how to play. Many gamblers have seen this to be a bit of a pity, knowing just how entertaining and simple the game is once you've gotten used to it. But they also concede that it must appear intimidating to the novice. Learning how to play craps has become significantly easier since the advent of the Internet.

The online world is having a noticeable affect on the gambling industry, as more and more people look to the Internet to learn or improve their craps game. Free craps play was once a fictional phrase, but since the introduction of a number of craps games on the Internet, people are finding that fiction has become reality, and it's a good thing.

The first major reason people want to play a free craps game is to brush up on their game or experiment with new techniques or systems. Avid craps players are always thinking about the game, but unless they are lucky enough to have a real craps table in the basement, it is a challenge to put their theories into practice. With a free craps game to play, all of those thoughts can be put into action. Good craps players will test their systems and hedging techniques thoroughly on a free game with real odds before they ever put even a penny at risk. The ability to test your hunches risk-free will undoubtedly help any player evolve into a professional. The Golden Palace Online Casino software features a free craps game offering exactly the same odds as our real money version.

The second reason people may choose to play a free craps game is for recreation. Many people just want to unwind at the end of a day, and playing a free slot machine just doesn't provide enough entertainment. With a free craps game you can experience the excitement of playing, without the fear of losing. Many sites on the Internet also let you chat with friends while you play. All in all, it can be quite a relaxing experience and it is becoming a very popular pastime.

These three motivators for free craps play have effectively introduced a new generation to the game and brought many old craps fan's desires back to life. This is good news for all of us, because the more people playing craps in the world, the more exciting the world will be

The major premise of the game of craps revolves around the two states that a game can be in. These are: with a session started (the puck is on the board and set to ON), or with a session not started (the puck off the table and set to OFF). During a come out roll the session is not started. This is when we place our pass line bet.

With our pass line bet in place, the come out roll is thrown. If the total of the two dice adds up to any of 2, 3, or 12 on the come out roll, the session resets and all pass line bets lose. However, if the total on the come out roll is a 7 or an 11, the session resets and all pass line bets win. If any other number is thrown, the session has started and the dice total becomes known as the 'point number' for the remainder of the session.

Basic Craps Play
If a point number is set, pass line bets neither win nor lose; they simply stay in place with their fate to be determined later in the session. At this point it is common to back up your pass line with an odds bet. Commonly called 'placing odds' or 'placing free odds', this type of bet is particular to craps, and what you are doing in effect is backing up a previous bet with more money. Only a couple of bets can be backed up with free odds, and the most common is our pass line bet.

You'll notice in our session flow diagram that after a point is set it says we are 'shooting for the point now'. This is how a session progresses. Let's say a six was rolled on the come out roll, so the point number for the session is now six (you'll see the puck flip to the ON position and move over to the six printed on the craps table). For our pass line bet to win, the shooter must roll a six again before they roll a seven. The session ends when the shooter either hits their point, or hits a seven. Hitting the point number again makes pass line bets win, but hitting a seven first makes all pass line bets lose.

As you can also see from the diagram, the shooter continues to throw the dice until they either hit the point number, or hit a seven. In the meantime any other number can come up, and we can place all sorts of bets on these rolls.

Now that you understand how to place a pass line bet and know what a session is, you can play a basic game of craps. Learning to place more bets on the table will be simple once you understand how to place your pass line and pass line with odds bets. To learn about each of the other bets available on the craps board, and whether or not they are a good idea, read our craps rules page. Do this while playing our free version of the game and you can discover exactly what you are allowed to do and not do, and read all about which bets are favorable. To download our free craps game click the "play now" graphic at the top of this page.