Three Big Craps Mistakes
Craps is a game of luck, so online casino players who are fairly new to the scene might be forgiven for thinking that there is no right or wrong way to play. As far as achieving a winning bet on any given throw of the dice is concerned such a position is probably accurate – the odds of winning with any given wager are fixed and cannot be changed by the player. But mistakes can certainly be made in general terms, and some of them can be very costly. Read on and we’ll identify three big craps mistakes that online casino players should avoid at all times…
1 – Misunderstanding Averages
A die has six sides, and the law of averages means that – over the long term – a randomly thrown dice won’t favour any of the sides more than any of the others in a statistically significant way. Unfortunately, many craps players misunderstand the law of averages and assume that the dice must somehow ‘correct’ themselves to favour all sides equally in the short term.
For example, if the number 12 hasn’t appeared for 20 consecutive throws, players might assume that the number 12 is ‘due to come up’ and begin betting on it aggressively. Sometimes the ‘overdue’ number will come up within the next few throws, but sometimes it won’t, and if you believe that the law of averages is some kind of fixed rule that applies to the short term you will soon come undone.
You can avoid making this kind of mistake by reminding yourself that the dice have no memory. Each throw is a completely independent event and you must bet with that understanding in mind rather than betting according to any kind of wishful thinking.
2 – Chasing Losses
There is no casino game in the world that can be won every time it is played, so placing losing bets is not something that can ever be eradicated. Unfortunately, some players decide that, even though they recognise the inevitability of having losing bets, they aren’t prepared to have losing sessions. This causes them to try and overcome losses by chasing them, which means increasing stakes after losses to claw them back and hopefully move on into profit.
Using progressive betting strategies with a fixed cut-off point is a perfectly legitimate way of riding out very short term losses to try and win, but chasing losses doesn’t tend to have such limits. This means that a player could chase losses to the point where an entire bankroll is lost if the required winning bet doesn’t materialise fast enough.
To avoid making this mistake, accept the fact that when you play online craps on a regular basis you will experience both losing bets and – hopefully less frequently – losing sessions. Then promise yourself that you will never chase such losses, but will simply walk away with the rest of your bankroll intact for the next time you play.
3 – Being Greedy
The third big craps mistake is being greedy. There is nothing wrong with making the most of a profitable session, but playing for so long that you eradicate all of the profits that you have already made, and maybe even ending the session with an overall loss, is just not sensible.
Avoiding this mistake is easy – promise yourself that you will quit betting just as soon as you have made a certain amount of profit and then stick to that decision. You might miss out on a few winning bets by doing this, but you will also skip many more losing bets, so the habit is well worth adopting.
Winning at online craps will always require a good dose of luck, but you can help yourself to fare as well as possible by avoiding the three big craps mistakes identified in this article. Respect the dice, don’t chase losses, don’t get greedy and have fun!
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