Chicago Sun-Times: Take your best shot at casino craps quiz

Once again, it's quiz time.

In the past, we've had quizzes on blackjack, video poker, roulette and general casino knowledge. This time, let's tackle craps.

There are enough betting options at the craps table that I could pop quizzes just about every week without repeating myself, but we have to start somewhere. Test your knowledge on these 10 questions about casino craps. Answers will appear next Friday in this column.

1. The version of craps played in casinos is:

A. Street craps

B. Bank craps

C. Barracks craps

2. Among table games in U.S. casinos, craps is:

A. The most popular

B. The second most popular

C. The third most popular

3. It is possible for a craps player to narrow the house edge to:

A. 1.41 percent

B. 0.6 percent

C. 0.03 percent

4. A "wrong" bettor is one who:

A. Bets against the shooter

B. Bets after the dice have left the shooter's hand

C. Calls one bet and places his chips on another

5. A player may bet by placing his own chips on the layout:

A. If he's betting pass or don't pass, come or don't come, or the field

B. If he's betting on one-roll propositions

C. If he's betting on the hardways

D. On any wager

6. A roll of 7 is:

A. A lucky number for all craps players

B. A loser more often than it's a winner on most bets

C. The least frequent roll using two dice

7. Of bets that may be placed independently of all others, the house edge is lowest on:

A. Don't pass or don't come

B. Pass or come

C. The hardways

D. Place bets on 6 or 8

8. Players reduce the house edge by "buying" instead of "placing"

A. 6 or 8

B. 5 or 9

C. 4 or 10

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

9. Big 6 and Big 8:

A. Are the same as hard 6 and hard 8

B. Are the same as place bets on 6 or 8

C. Are bonus payoffs if two 6s or two 8s in a row are rolled

10. If two 3s are rolled:

A. It's 6 the hard way

B. Place bets on 6 pay true odds of 6-5

C. Winning bets pay triple

ON THE SPEAKERS' TRAIL: I always enjoy getting out to meet my readers, and I have an opportunity coming up in a couple of weeks. On May 24, I'll be speaking at Spring 2000 Senior Fair at Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace. About 75 exhibitors and 4,000 attendees are expected. I'll not only be speaking, I'll have a table where I'll be selling my books and giving away copies of Midwest Gaming and Travel magazine. I hope to debut my latest, The Video Poker Answer Book, at the event.

Running Count Press also should be getting its first shipment of the video poker book within about three weeks. Copies will be available for $12.95, postpaid, from Running Count Press, Box 1488, Elmhurst, Ill. 60126. Running Count also is running a special, with a package of The Video Poker Answer Book, The Slot Machine Answer Book and The Casino Answer Book for $33, postpaid.

Sunday in Real Life: back to basics.

E-mail John Grochowski at BetKol@aol.com