Welcome
to the Golden Palace Online Casino craps section, where we introduce you to the
game of craps and help you get started playing. Along with its reputation of
being the most exciting casino game around, craps offers a multitude of bets,
and a table that often intimidates the novice player. If you're new to the game,
GoldenPalace.com will not only show you how to play, but also offer some sound
advice on smart bets.
If you've ever wondered why the craps table always seems to be the most happening place in the casino, wonder no longer. The realism of the GoldenPalace.com online craps game allows you to truly experience the thrill of real money gaming from the comfort of your home computer. The software is free, and every game in the suite is available for unlimited free play. You can use our free software to practice craps in your spare time, then switch to real play mode and make an actual bet.
Learning to play craps can be a frustrating experience if you don't have a good teacher. Fortunately GoldenPalace.com offers some easy to understand instruction, made even simpler by the fact that you can play along as you learn with our free software. To start learning simply click on the introduction to the game link located above. This little discussion will get you started, and point you in the right direction for some more advanced tutorials.
In addition to our own craps tutorial, we link to some of the most reputable sources on the Internet for craps information. There are many experts out there willing to share their wealth of knowledge. At the same time, there are many sites on the Internet doffering false or poorly researched information. Our intention is to link to the most well maintained and well written craps tutorial sites available, in order to ensure our players are provided with intelligent and balanced advice.
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Welcome to our craps strategy page. From here it is expected that you have either read our introduction and rules pages for craps, or are previously familiar with the workings of the game. If you want to brush up on your craps strategy we recommend you play along with our free craps game. You can download this software by clicking the "Download Now" link near the top of this page.
A good craps strategy is a combination of intelligent bankroll management, a keen understanding of the smart bets on the table, and a relaxed straightforward attitude towards playing. Learn each of these skills and you will be miles ahead of 95% of the players surrounding you. We will have a quick look at each of these components of a good strategy one at a time.
Intelligent bankroll management is essential to a well thought out craps strategy, because without it you have no way of knowing if your strategy is working for you. Bankroll management can be approached a number of ways. One of the best methods, but hardest to follow, is to set loss limits and to stick with them. Many times a player will settle down to play craps and bankroll themselves a hundred dollars. But, with a bad start, the money can disappear quite quickly, and so the player is tempted to increase their bankroll without much consideration. It is just as difficult to set walk away limits for wins, because when you're winning, why leave? Try to set a loss limit for yourself long before you start playing, and keep this limit in mind leading up to and during play. The more aware you are of your mental limit, the more likely you are to listen to yourself should that limit be met.
An alternative approach to managing your bankroll may be achieved in the following manner. Begin a game with a set bankroll, which should also be your loss limit. For the purposes of example let's state this amount to be $100. Begin playing with your bankroll, and if you happen to lose it quickly, follow your loss limit and walk away. If you happen to win initially, try this: play until you have won $75-$100 over your initial bankroll, and then take your original $100 and place it in your pocket. From this point on, play only with your winnings. If you happen to lose your winnings you've still retained your original bankroll, and if you happen to turn your winnings into even more cash, try the strategy again by pocketing a second hundred and considering it permanently excluded from your bankroll. Experts will tell you, a craps strategy that involves only playing with winnings can't be wrong.
The second necessary component to a good craps strategy involves a keen understanding of the smart bets on the table. You may think this is the difficult part, but truly, with craps there are a limited number of low edge bets. Read our craps rules page to learn about each bet and its odds. Generally it is a good idea to stick with pass line bets backed by free odds, come bets backed by free odds, and place bets on the six or eight. Learning to hedge your bets when making more complicated wagers can be beneficial, but it is not the be all and end all of strategies. Generally a hedge betting approach decreases the volatility of the game significantly, but at the same time it limits your potential wins. Simply put, if you are a hedge better there will be fewer down-spells that could bottom out your bankroll, but if you are winning you will end up with less in the end than you would have without hedging.
The final component of a smart strategy, a relaxed straightforward attitude, is perhaps the most important component. Calm heads will prevail in any game, and craps is no exception. Being a good craps player means understanding the volatility of the game, and preparing for it by playing with an adequately large bankroll. When the table is cold, don't get frustrated and bet bigger to chase your losses, it is a technique that rarely works. Instead stick with your strategy and understand that a bankroll will go down before it goes back up again. Craps can become a confusing game if you play with more bets on the table than you can keep track of, so keep things simple until you are very comfortable with each bet.
Many land-based casino craps fans may find it difficult to understand the appeal of online craps...until they try it themselves. Online craps has become a very popular version of the casinos most entertaining game. The party atmosphere the game is able to generate on the casino floor translates into an exciting digital experience, especially when the money flowing is real.
In fact, there are many benefits to online craps over its land-based cousin. The level of distraction is at its peak at the craps table. There is little elbowroom to spare and decibel levels tend to rise well above the hush of a roulette table. The fact of the matter is, many craps players have never had the opportunity to play the game without all of this commotion going on, except for the occasional solo jaunt to an empty table. In these situations, a sense of peace is often diminished due to the fact that there are more dealers present than players. What would you do for a private table; one with no tuxedo clad dealers staring down your throw? When it's just you and the craps table, you can focus all of your attention on the game.
Many gambling experts wrote on the subject of divided attention when online craps games started to become available. Since land-based casinos have taken the technique of distraction to its highest level, gaming writers wondered aloud if playing at home in perfect conditions provided the ultimate advantage. Considering that a player has the option to pause the game at any point to consult a reference book, website, living expert, or a calculator, you would think there is a measurable effect on the house edge. While the effect may be significant, it will never be measurable, but if you can perceive it, it must be real.
Playing from home eliminates the distractions associated with land-based play; cocktail waitresses, strategically placed mirrors that serve to disorient, an absense of clocks and windows, free alcohol that can dull your senses, hypnotic carpet patterns, and hustling dealers. These variables are ones that Vegas casinos have fine-tuned in order to squeeze every last penny from its patrons. Online craps alleviates all of these burdens and more. Picture yourself rolling craps, while sitting down! Not just that, but sitting in your favorite chair, with your favorite music or television program playing, without spending a cent on gas for your car.
The benefits of playing online craps from home are numerous and significant. Take advantage of this new way to lower the house edge by focusing your attention on the game. Combine this benefit with the abundance of free craps information available on the Internet, and you have a great shot at success at the craps table.
To Play Craps:
| Roll | Roll the dice. |
| New Game | Start a new game round. |
| Chat | To chat with other players, click this button, type your message and then click this button again (or press enter). |
| History | See the game history - dates, bets and results of your previous game rounds. |
| Help | Open the help file (which you are reading right now). |
| Options | Open the Options dialog box – see the Options section of this help file. |
| Cashier | This button appears only in Real Money mode. Click it to go to the Cashier. The Cashier enables you to deposit or withdraw money, view your transaction history, etc. |
| This button appears only in Fun Mode. Clicking this will take you to the Real Money mode account creation page. If you already have a Real Money mode account, it will take you to the Real Money mode Login screen. | |
| Lobby | Press this to exit the game and go back to the lobby. You can’t exit in the middle of a game round. |
| To do this | |
| TAB | Tab between the buttons on the screen. |
| ENTER | Click the button that is currently highlighted. |
| SPACEBAR | Start a new game round (same as the New Game button). |
| Number keys | Raise your bet. Different number keys raise your bet by a different chip value. The number of functioning keys depends on the chips allowed for the current player and can be subject to change. |
| ESC | Exit the game and go back to the lobby. |
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