People say the fun in playing online craps is the throwing of the dice. I say it is winning no matter who is throwing whether it is a human being or a computer program. Hence the reason I play online craps on a regular basis. Online craps is the one of the few online casino games where if you bet precisely and accurately you can even the odds between player and casino and thus be able to win.

To do this however requires that you know how to play craps in the first instance. This article assumes you do and that you are fully aware of the rules and terms used in craps betting. If you don't it is one of the easiest casino games to learn and one of the most enjoyable. You can find the rules of craps on many professional online gambling sites plus other strategies besides the one below.

Ok, so how does one reduce the odds to even? It involves the passline bet of course because this is the bet with the best odds in online craps. Never forget that each throw of the dice is unique and the outcome has no bearing on the previous throw, hence to reduce the odds in our favor we must start with the bet giving the best odds.

The passline bet is placed or can be placed before the dice is rolled. Then we place what is called an "odds" bet. You will not find this bet written or explained on the table, it's generally regarded as a secret bet in craps jargon. This bet is placed immediately behind the passline bet. If the casino makes its point when the dice is rolled we get paid even odds on the passline bet but we get odds payment on the odds bet.

Depending on what point the casino makes the payment varies from 2:1 for a four and 10 point to 6:5 when a six or eight is rolled. Always check the rules of the online craps game at every new online casino you play at as some of them allow you to double your odds bet after the passline bet. Those of you who are into numbers will appreciate that the passline bet favors the casino by 1.41%, but by placing an odds bet you are able to lower these odds to 0.85%. However if you are allowed to place double odds it comes down even further to 0.61% which is like even odds.

Bottom line is whenever you are playing online craps, read the rules first and once you are allowed to double your odds bet or play multiples in your odds bet, do it! This always reduces the house odds thus increasing your chances of winning and remember to play accurately at all times. Online craps has over 42 different bets that can be placed but if I were you I would ignore over 95% of them as they are all heavily in favor of the house.

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Sarah Harrigan is the author and owner of a highly successful online gambling site. She has successfully been playing and validating online casinos for the past 10 years. Do visit her website for more great tips and strategies for online craps, blackjack, videopoker, slots and more.