What are the best craps bets for beginners?

Put a chip on the pass line before the come-out roll. A 7 or 11 wins instantly, a 2, 3 or 12 loses, and anything else sets a point you want rolled before a 7. It pays even money with a house edge of only 1.41%, it's the bet the whole table roots for together, and it teaches you the rhythm of the game. That one bet is a complete way to play craps.

Once a point is set, you can add an odds bet behind your pass line. It pays true odds - 2:1 on 4 and 10, 3:2 on 5 and 9, 6:5 on 6 and 8 - which means the house edge on that money is exactly zero. It's the only bet like it on the table, so the classic advice is a small pass bet backed by the largest odds your bankroll can handle.

Want action on more numbers? A place bet on 6 or 8 pays 7:6 with a 1.52% edge - excellent, since only the 7 beats those numbers more often. What should you skip? Nearly everything in the middle of the layout: hardways and one-roll props carry edges from 9% to 16.67%. On Craps.now the chips are free, so try everything once - then come back to these three when you're chasing the leaderboard.