Craps

I am looking for a casino near the mirage for a beginner to learn how to play craps. Also is there a casino near the mirage that offers crap lessons?

Craps

I googled ';casinos that offer craps lessons in vegas';

Here are a few:

The Venetian

Barbary Coast

Monte Carlo

Gold Coast

Sunset Station

Craps

Most of the casinos offer craps lessons. Check with Mirage to see if they do. If not, try TI (there is a tram that connects Mirage and TI, so you don%26#39;t have to walk).

It is better to learn to play craps from a book or from a website. The lessons given by the casino will probably not tell you which the ';sucker bets'; are, those with obscenely high house edges.

Someone recently posted the following website here.

http://www.nextshooter.com/

you might want to check it out.

I agree with Mike. I played craps for the first time on my last trip to Vegas. I had learned and played online for a little bit and then attended a craps ';lesson'; at Gold Coast. I found there was nothing offered in the lesson that I hadn%26#39;t already learned online and I was better prepared than most of the others who were there.

Craps is a great game and has some of the best odds in the casino - if you understand which types of bets are good and which are sucker bets. It%26#39;s also a very social game. I encourage you to give it a try.

Go to the lessons at the Barbary Coast, I think they are at 10 or 11am. At the end of the lesson you get $5 free play.

Not to hijack the thread but...

Have you ever been in your hotel room and accidentally changed the TV to the how-to-play-the-different-casino-games channel and then realizing that 20 minutes has passed?

Here%26#39;s a little more detail I just found for myself for next month!

Boulder Station: Mon.-Fri; craps: 11 a.m.; blackjack: noon; roulette, Pai Gow %26amp; mini-baccarat: 1 p.m.

Circus Circus: Mon.-Fri.; blackjack: 10:30 a.m.; roulette: 11 a.m.; craps: 11:30 a.m.

Excalibur: Mon.-Fri.; roulette: 11 a.m.; blackjack: 11:30 a.m.; craps: noon.

Flamingo: Mon.-Fri.; craps. Call (702) 733-3111 for schedule.

Golden Nugget: Tues. and Thurs., blackjack: 10:15 a.m.; Wed. and Fri., craps: 11:15 a.m.; Mon., roulette: 11:15 a.m.

Imperial Palace: Craps: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m. Fri.; blackjack: Mon.-Fri. at 9 a.m.; roulette: Mon.-Fri. at 10 a.m.; poker: daily, 11 a.m.

Monte Carlo: Mon.-Fri.; poker, 9 a.m. %26amp; 2 p.m.; craps: Mon., Tues., %26amp; Fri., 11 a.m.

Palace Station: Mon.-Fri.; craps: noon; blackjack: 11 a.m.

Sahara: Mon.-Fri.; craps: 11:30 a.m.; blackjack: noon.

Sunset Station: Mon.-Fri.; craps: 3:30 p.m.; poker: Sun., 2 p.m. and Mon. 11 a.m.

Texas Station: Fri.-Sat.; craps: 6:30 p.m.

Tropicana: Wed.-Sat.; craps: 10 a.m.: blackjack: 11:15 a.m.; roulette: noon.

Thanks noTanMan for the great schedule!! We were just talking about getting some lesson schedules the other night and looks like you did all the work 4 us!! I really appreciate you posting this.

Shona :-)

No problem.

One more thing, I found 2 references to the Barbary Coast.

One said 7 days a week @ 10:30 am, the other said Mon-Wed-Fri @ 10:30 am.

After you know the basics you might enjoy playing the $3 craps tables at Casino Royale -- I love to play with my husband but I am not willing to play for $5 - somehow $3 lasts a lot longer for me.

Also he will take me to the Westin (down Flamingo Rd catty-cornered from the Sports Book entrance to Bally%26#39;s) - during the week the Westin has $1 craps 5--10p - there is only 1 table so you usually have to show up early to get to play as it does get crowded.

While down that way you might as well go to Ellis Island for their steak special (do a search here if you are not familiar with that - tons of discussion on it!)

Craps is really fun as long as you are not playing those sucker bets - my husband loves it and really does well....usually.... He really enjoys playing at TI and Luxor as the dealers are really friendly there and there are usually a lot of fun folks playing.

Have fun and be sure to report back!!