BETTING CRAPS
PASS BETS
This is a bet that is placed on the Pass Line before the
Come Out roll.
You will be on the chance that you will roll the Point
again before you roll an Out 7.
Pass bets win at even odds, 1:1.
Since any Pass bets usually are betting with the shooter,
Pass bettors are said to be betting "right", as you are betting
that the shooter will win.
To win with a pass bet – you will win on the Come Out roll if the
dice show 7 or 11. Win on any subsequent roll if you roll the Point
To lose with the pass bet – you will lose on the Come Out roll if
the dice are Craps (2, 3, or 12). Lose on any subsequent roll if it is
an Out 7
The term come bets and do not come bets are the same as pass and don’t
pass bets, just that they use different terms. These are also the terms
used for bets that are placed while the game is going on. Online you most
likely do not have this bet just the pass bet and do not pass bet.
THE DON’T PASS BET
The don’t pass bet is just the opposite of a pass bet, but you
are betting against the shooter, against the player, that the shooter won’t
be able to make the numbers on the dice that he or she wants. And the odds
on the - don’t pass bets are good too!
To win on the don’t pass bet – you want the come out roll to
show craps, the 2, 3, or 12 and you will win on any roll if it in an Out
7 as well.
You will lose on the don’t pass bet when the come out roll of the
dice is a 7 or an 11.
ODDS BETS
An Odds bet is a backup bet on a Pass/Don't Pass/Come/Don't
Come bet already on the table. They're usually limited
to two or three times (2x or 3x) the original bet and pay off at true
odds: the payoff
truly reflects the probability of the dice's roll
and there's no additional house edge involved. Unlike original Pass/Don't
Pass/Come/Don't Come bets,
unresolved Odds bets can be removed from the table
during play.
Pass Odds and Come Odds pay 2:1 on a roll of 4 or
10, 3:2 on 5's and 9's, and 6:5 on 6's and 8's.
Don't Pass Odds and Don't Come Odds pay 1:2 on a roll
of 4 or 10, 2:3 on 5's and 9's, 5:6 on 6's and 8's.
OTHER BETS
Now for the rest of the table, the Place Number bets
and Proposition bets. Unfortunately the odds
against you here vary from mediocre to terrible which is
why savvy players ignore almost all of them.
These bets are mostly designed for players who
either have money burning a hole in their pocket or feel
they have to bet on every little toss of
the dice. The price of such impatience and risk-taking
is higher house edges, sometimes dramatically
higher.
A Place Number bet is where you are betting that
a particular number will roll before a 7 does,
or vice versa. These include the Place, Buy, Lay and Lose bets, the Big
6 and Big 8, and finally the Hard 4, Hard
6, Hard 8 and Hard 10.
The Proposition bets are where you bet that the
next roll will be a specific number. These include the
2, 3, 7, 11, and 12 bets, the Any Craps bet,
the Field, Hop and Horn bets. THE ODDS
When the shooter establishes a point on the come-out
roll, any player who has made a pass line bet is allowed
to "take
the odds." A single odds bet is an additional wager, up to the amount
of your original wager, that the point number will be repeated before a
7 is rolled. The odds bet is the best wager you can make in the game of
craps, because the house has no built-in advantage. Some casinos permit
players to make double odds, and even greater odds wagers. The odds bet
not only has no house edge associated with it, but also has no official
designated space on the craps table. Therefore, to take the odds, you must
place the appropriate amount of chips behind your pass line bet in the
open area of the craps layout.
If you have difficulty at the craps table in determining the proper amount
to bet in order to receive the correct odds payoff, feel free to ask one
of the dealers for assistance. You don't want to lose out on any winnings
that are rightfully yours
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