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The most basic bet in craps, and the
bet placed most by craps players, is placed on the 'Pass Line'
before the shooter rolls the dice. If the shooter rolls a 'a
natural' (7 or 11) before the point is established, all of
the pass line bettors win. If the shooter rolls a 'craps'
(2, 3 or 12) all the pass line bettors lose. If he rolls a 'point'
number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) he must repeat that number again
before the 7 rolls in order for the shooter and pass line
bettors to win. If the 7 is rolled before the point, the bet is
lost.
In the above case, you have bet with the shooter.
If you want to bet against him you place your bet on the 'Don't
Pass' line and the rules are entirely reversed except that if,
on his first roll, the shooter rolls 12, it is a stand off and
you neither win nor lose.
After the roll has begun and the
shooter has a point, you can make a bet by placing it on the
'come' line. The same rules apply to you as if the shooter were
making a first roll. If the next roll is 7 you win. If it is a
2, 3, or 12, you lose. If it is any other number, that becomes
your 'come point' and, for you to win, it must be rolled again
before a 7. If a 7 comes first, the bet is lost.
If you are new to craps, start with a
'pass' line bet and then perhaps try a 'come' bet. The casino
edge on a pass line is around 1% so it represents a pretty good bet.
The bets:
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pass line
1 to 1 pay-out, if the first roll of the dice adds up to 7
or 11, you win. 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet. Any other number
becomes the 'point' and if the point is rolled again, you
win, if 7 is rolled first you lose.
House edge: 1.4%
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don't pass
1 to 1 payout, if the first roll of the dice adds up to
7 or 11, you lose. 2, 3, you win. 12 is a stand off. Any
other number becomes the 'point' and if the point is rolled
again, you lose, if 7 is rolled first you win.
House edge: 1.4%
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come bets
1 to 1 pay-out, basically the same as the PASS LINE except
that you must bet after the point.
House edge: 1.4%
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don’t come
1 to 1 pay-out, the reverse of the COME BET, except that a
first roll of 2 or 3 wins, and 12 is a stand off.
House edge: 1.4%
some
other bets...
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odds
'taking the odds'
Once a ‘point’ or a ‘come point’ has been thrown and
you have a pass line bet you may bet up to some multiple,
usually 2 times, your pass line bet on the 'odds'. You may take the
odds and win if the point or the
come point is made before a 7. Pay off is 2 to 1 for a point
of 10's or
4's, 3 to 2 for a point of 9's or 5's, 6 to 5 for a point of
8's or 6's.
'laying the odds'
This is the opposite of taking odds, in other words betting
that a 7 will be rolled before the point, once the point or
come point has been established. Pay off is 1 to 2 for a
point of 10's or
4's, 2 to 3 for a point of 9's or 5's, 5 to 6 for a point of 8's or
6's.
House edge on odds bets are very low - 0.5 to 1%
depending on bet
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big 6 or 8
Here you are betting that either a 6 or 8 will be rolled
before the 7, for a
1 to 1 pay-out. This represents a high house edge bet
and is not recommended.
House edge: 9.1%
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place
bets
In craps 4,5,6,8,9, and 10 are known as the
"place numbers." In a place bet, you are
betting that your place number is rolled before the 7.
No pass line or other bet on the point is required.
Place bets on 6 or 8 offer the lowest house edge and are
recommended (note that odds bets are still a better bet
though)
House edge for 4 or 10: 6.7%
House edge for 5 or 9: 4.0%
House edge for 6 or 8: 1.5%
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proposition bets.
This is simply a bet on the outcome of the next roll. Proposition
bets have a high house edge and are not a recommended
play. Odds are as follows:
2 or 12 pays 30 to 1, House edge: 13.9%
3 or 11 pays 15 to 1, House edge: 11.1%
7 pays 4 to 1, House edge: 16.7%
Any craps (2, 3 or 12) pays 7 to 1, House edge: 11.1%
Field ( 2,3,4,9,10,11, or 12), even money for (3,4,9,10,11),
2 to 1 for (2 or 12) House edge: 5.5%
Good luck!
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