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Craps
rules...you
don't
need
to
know
all
the
bets
Craps
is
one
of
those
games
that
appears
to
the
uninitiated
as
being
very
complicated.
There
are
so
many
bet
options,
and
so
much
activity
going
on
around
the
table,
that
it
can
be
a
little
daunting
at
first.
But
while
there
are
quite
a
few
bet
options,
just
remember
that
you
don't
need
to
use
them
all,
or
even
know
them
all
to
do
well
at
Craps
and
have
lots
of
fun.
Craps
is
centered
around
the
roll
of
a
pair
of
dice
by
the
"shooter"
(a
selected
player
in
a
traditional
casino,
the
software
at
an
online
casino).
Player's
can
place
various
bets
on
the
table,
and
win
or
lose
those
bets
based
on
the
outcome
of
the
shooter's
rolls.
The
shooter's
first
roll
can
produce
3
outcomes:
-
'a
natural'
(7
or
11);
-
'Craps'
(2,
3,
or
12);
or
-
'a
point'
(4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10),
ie
the
rest.
Now
a
nice
starting
bet
in
Craps,
is
a
bet
on
the
PASS
LINE.
This
is
done
by
placing
your
chips
on
the
Craps
table
on
the
area
marked
PASS
LINE
before
the
shooters
first
roll.
Now
with
a
pass
line
bet,
if
the
shooter
rolls
a
natural
you
win.
If
the
shooter
rolls
Craps
you
lose,
and
if
the
shooter
rolls
the
point,
your
bet
remains
and
you
win
if
the
shooter
rolls
the
point
again
before
he
rolls
7,
and
lose
if
and
when
7
is
rolled
before
the
point.
You
can
also
bet
on
the
DON'T
PASS
LINE.
This
is
pretty
much
the
reverse
of
the
above
-
except
you
don't
win
on
a
12
for
the
first
roll...the
bet
is
pushed.
You
can
also
bet
on
the
COME
LINE
after
the
shooter
has
had
their
first
roll
and
already
has
the
point.
This
is
pretty
mush
the
same
as
a
pass
line
bet,
in
that
you
win
if
the
point
is
rolled
before
7,
and
lose
if
7
is
rolled
before
the
point.
Any
way,
I'm
sure
you're
starting
to
get
the
idea.
Here
are
all
the
bets summarized.
-
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%
-
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%
-
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%
-
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...
-
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
-
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%
-
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%
-
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%
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