Craps lessons

The lessons in this track

1. 5.2The come-out roll and the pointThe first roll of a shooter’s turn either settles the pass line or sets a point. Here is which totals do which, how the puck marks the point, and how often each point comes again before a 7.About 14 minutes
2. 5.3The pass lineHow a pass-line bet is settled from the come-out roll to the point, what it pays, and what it costs for every bet.About 14 minutes
3. 5.5Come betsA come bet starts a fresh pass line bet in the middle of a hand. Here is what its first roll does, where the chip goes after that, and what the bet costs.About 16 minutes
4. 5.10El tirador: who throws, and which throws countAt a craps table the dice go to one shooter at a time, under the national catalogue of games. Here is who throws, how a throw counts, and when the dice move on.About 11 minutes

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