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Buying in
The game cycle starts as you place chips - or have the dealer place them - onto the marked betting boxes on the table. Minimum craps bets typically begin at $5. (The table minimum and maximum appear on the standard casino betting-terms placards on the inside wall of the table in front of each dealer.)The game cycle starts as you place chips — or have the dealer place them - onto the marked betting boxes on the table. Minimum craps bets typically begin at $5. (The table minimum and maximum appear on the standard casino betting-terms placards on the inside wall of the table in front of each dealer.)
After you elbow your way in and claim a spot at the rail, you need to get some chips to play with. Wait until after the dealers pay out the winning bets and the dice are sitting idle at the center of the table in front of the boxman. Then ask the dealer for chips by saying “Change please.”
Dealers can’t take money directly from your hand, so drop the bills on the table. If the dealer is busy doing something else, just wait a few seconds. The crew has its own ways to keep track of all the players. After the dealer notices your bills, she takes them and slides a stack of chips back to you. Pick them up and put them in your rail rack — the two grooves on the rim of the table that act as trays for your casino chips.