Craps Betting
As with all Casino games, the long term Odds are
always in the casino's favor, however, with Craps
the advantage to the casino is very small.
The game of Craps is played with
Two Six Sided Dice. This results in 36 number
combinations being available. The least likely
number combinations total 2 (1,1) and 12 (6,6). The
most likely combination total is 7 which can be made
6 ways (1,6), (2,5), (3,4), (4,3), (5,2) and (6,1).
The other totals, 3 to 6 and 8 to 11, can be made
with more than 1 combination, but less than 6
combinations.
Basic Craps Bets
The following are among the Best Bets for the
Player :
Pass Line Bets / Come Bets have Identical Odds.
For the Come-Out roll the odds are in favor of the
shooter. He/she has a better chance of throwing a 7
or 11 than a 2, 3 or 12.
Don't Pass Bets / Don't Come Bets have
identical odds.
These are the opposite of the Pass Line and Come
Bets as you are betting against the shooter on the
initial roll. For the Come-out roll the odds are in
favor of the shooter. He/she has a better chance of
throwing a 7 or 11 than a 2 or 3.
Odds Bets
These are excellent wagers for the player, as
there is virtually no advantage for the casino.
Pass Line Odds Bets / Come Bet Odds Bet
The odds of throwing the Point or the Seven
remain the same, but the payoff increases if you are
successful.
Don't Pass Odds Bets / Don't
Come Odds Bet
These bets are used to increase your winnings
when betting against the player. There is a greater
likelihood of the shooter throwing a Seven than the
Point so the payoff is not as great.
Place Bets
These bets payoff less than the other bets described
so far, but not a lot less.
Buy Bets
These have the same odds of winning as Place bets
and the payoff is higher,
but you have the 5% service charge to factor in.
Lay Bets
They are the exact opposite of Buy bets, your
chances of winning are higher,
but you have the 5% service charge to factor in.
Big Six or Big Eight Bets
Six or Eight can be rolled in 5 ways while seven can
be rolled in 6 ways.
Thus you have 5 ways to win and 6 ways to lose, but
the payoff is only even money. This is not as good a
bet as basic bets.
Hard Four or Hard Ten Bets
A Hard Four or Hard Ten can only be rolled
one way while seven can be rolled in 6 ways (and 4
and 10 can be rolled two other ways).
This totals 1 way to win and 8 ways to lose, but the
payoff is only 7 to 1.
This is not as good a bet as basic bets.
Hard Six or Hard Eight Bets
A Hard Six or Hard Eight can only be rolled one way
while seven can be rolled in 6 ways (and 6 and 8 can
be rolled 4 other ways). This totals 1 way to win
and 10 ways to lose, but the payoff is only 9 to 1.
This is not as good a bet as basic bets.
One Roll Bets
Can be fun to play and can payoff well, but should
generally be avoided.
Field Bets
These are popular. Seven numbers can win
while only four can lose.
However, the winning numbers can only be rolled 16
ways resulting in a 44.4% chance of winning, and a
55.6% chance of losing.
The payoff is usually even money.
Any Seven Bets
You have 6 ways to get seven and win and 30
other combinations that lose.
The payoff is 4 to 1, if there was no casino
advantage it would pay 5 to 1.
Any Craps Bets
There are 4 ways to roll the dice to win,
the other 32 combinations lose for you.The payoff is
7 to 1 but with no casino advantage it would pay 8
to 1.
Two or Twelve Bets
These are separate wagers, but the odds are
the same.
A two or a twelve can only be rolled one way, all
other 35 combinations cause you to lose.
The payoff is 30 to 1 but with no casino advantage
it would be 35 to 1.
Three or Eleven Bets
These are separate wagers, but the odds are
the same.
A three or an eleven can be rolled two ways, while
all other 34 combinations cause you to lose.
The payoff is 15 to 1 but with no casino advantage
it would be 17 to 1.
Craps Eleven (also called a Horn Bet)
Here you must bet four chips to cover the four
numbers so you lose three chips even if you win on
one number.
This loss of three chips, plus the casino advantage
on the winning number make this a bad bet.
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