Craps game improvement

Abstract

A proposition bet for Craps referred to as a FIRE BET™. The method includes predetermining a schedule of a pay-out table, players placing FIRE BET wagers at respective player betting areas prior to a shooter's initial come out; accumulating points responsive to outcomes of the shooter's dice throws, wherein points are made when a number 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is twice rolled before sevening out, and wherein repeating of any made number is ignored, and making a pay-out based upon the points accumulated and the schedule.

1 . In an apparatus for playing the game of Craps, said apparatus comprising a Craps table lay-out having a periphery, wherein said Craps table lay-out comprises a pass line bet area, a point numbers area, and a proposition bet area located at a generally central portion of said Craps table lay-out, said proposition bet area being free of a predetermined proposition bet; an improvement to said Craps table lay-out comprising:
 a plurality of predetermined proposition bet wager areas for said predetermined proposition bet, each predetermined proposition bet wager area of said plurality of predetermined proposition bet wager areas comprising a wager area indicia for placing thereat a wager of the predetermined proposition bet, said plurality of predetermined proposition bet wager areas being disposed generally adjacent said point numbers area between said proposition bet area and said periphery.   
   
   
       2 . In an apparatus for playing the game of Craps, said apparatus comprising a Craps table lay-out having a periphery, wherein said Craps table lay-out comprises a pass line bet area, a point numbers area, and a proposition bet area located at a generally central portion of said Craps table lay-out, said proposition bet area being free of a predetermined proposition bet; an improvement to said Craps table lay-out comprising:
 at least one predetermined player betting area for the predetermined proposition bet disposed upon the lay out; and   a plurality of predetermined proposition bet wager areas for said predetermined proposition bet, each predetermined proposition bet wager area of said plurality of predetermined proposition bet wager areas comprising a wager area indicia for placing thereat a wager of the predetermined proposition bet, said plurality of predetermined proposition bet wager areas being disposed generally adjacent said point numbers area between said conventional proposition bet area and said periphery.   
   
   
       3 . An apparatus for a proposition bet of Craps comprising:
 a Craps table lay-out having a periphery, said Craps table lay-out comprising:
 a plurality of mutually spaced player betting areas comprising a predetermined symbolic identifier uniquely identified for the proposition bet, said plurality of player betting areas being located substantially adjacent said periphery of said Craps table lay-out; and 
 a plurality of wager areas comprising substantially said predetermined symbolic identifier, each wager area of said plurality of wager areas corresponding to a respective player betting area of said plurality of player betting areas, said plurality of wager areas being located in predetermined spaced relation with respect to said plurality of wager areas. 
   
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a first made point indicator indicative of a first made point accumulation;   a second made point indicator indicative of a second made point accumulation;   a third made point indicator indicative of a third made point accumulation;   a fourth made point indicator indicative of a fourth made point accumulation;   a fifth made point indicator indicative of a fifth made point accumulation; and   a sixth made point indicator indicative of a sixth made point accumulation.   
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of chips for being placed upon said plurality of player betting areas, wherein placement of a chip of said plurality of chips upon a selected player betting area of said plurality of player betting areas is indicative of a making of the proposition bet. 
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , further comprising a pay-out table which is indicative of predetermined pay-outs payable for the proposition bet responsive to the made point accumulations. 
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of chips for being placed upon said plurality of player betting areas, wherein placement of a chip of said plurality of chips upon a selected player betting area of said plurality of player betting areas is indicative of a making of the proposition bet. 
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a pay-out table which is indicative of predetermined pay-outs payable for the proposition bet responsive to the made point accumulations.