- 1 The Craps Dealers and Other Staff at the Dice Table: Who’s Who
- 2 How the Craps Table Layout Works and How the Dice Work
- 3 How to Play a Craps Game in a Casino
- 5 Craps Bets Ranked According to House Edge
- 6 How (and Why) to Act Like a Craps Player
The Best Bets at the Craps Table
- The shooter starts a round of craps with a come out roll.
- If she rolls a 7 or an 11, the dice win. If she rolls a 2, 3, or 12, the dice lose.
- If she rolls any other number, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, a point is set.
- There are 6 ways to make a 7, which wins on the come out roll: 1-6, 2-5, 3-4, 4-3, 5-2, and 6-1.
- There are also 2 ways to make an 11, which also wins on the come out roll: 5-6 and 6-5.
The Free Odds Bet
- If the point is 4 or 10, the odds bet pays off at 2 to 1—the same as the odds of winning.
- If the point is 5 or 9, the odds bet pays off at 3 to 2—the same as the odds of winning.
- If the point is 6 or 8, the odds bet pays off at 6 to 5—the same as the odds of winning.
- If you lay odds on a 4 or 10, the payoff is 1 to 2.
- If you lay odds on a 5 or 9, the payoff is 2 to 3.
- And if you lay odds on a 6 or 8, the payoff is 5 to 6.
3X 4X 5X Odds
An Example from Real Life Play
An Odds Bet Trick Based on Some of the Actualities in the Casino
Strategy Considerations Based on the Odds Bet
The Come and Don’t Come Bets Are Great, Too—And They’re Not as Hard to Understand as You Might Think
The Worst Craps Bets You Can Make
- Pass
- Don’t Pass
- Come
- Don’t Come
- Free Odds
Conclusion
Unit Size | 10 | Up a unit | Pull and Press | Press and Pull | ||||||
Hit # | Bet | Win | Total | Bet | Win | Total | Bet | Win | Total | |
1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
2 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 30 | |
3 | 36 | 30 | 48 | 24 | 28 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 34 | |
4 | 48 | 44 | 92 | 24 | 4 | 48 | 48 | 56 | 90 | |
5 | 60 | 58 | 150 | 48 | 56 | 104 | 48 | 8 | 98 | |
6 | 72 | 72 | 222 | 48 | 8 | 112 | 96 | 112 | 210 | |
7 | 84 | 86 | 308 | 96 | 112 | 224 | 96 | 16 | 226 | |
8 | 96 | 100 | 408 | 96 | 16 | 240 | 192 | 224 | 450 | |
9 | 108 | 114 | 522 | 192 | 224 | 464 | 192 | 32 | 482 | |
10 | 120 | 128 | 650 | 192 | 32 | 496 | 384 | 448 | 930 | |
11 | 132 | 142 | 792 | 384 | 448 | 944 | 384 | 64 | 994 | |
12 | 144 | 156 | 948 | 384 | 64 | 1008 | 768 | 896 | 1890 | |
13 | 156 | 170 | 1118 | 768 | 896 | 1902 | 768 | 126 | 2018 |
Unit Size | 10 | Up a unit | Pull and Press | Press and Pull | ||||||
Hit # | Bet | Win | Total | Bet | Win | Total | Bet | Win | Total | |
1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
2 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 39 | 48 | |
3 | 30 | 49 | 87 | 20 | 39 | 67 | 20 | 19 | 67 | |
4 | 40 | 68 | 155 | 20 | 19 | 86 | 40 | 78 | 145 | |
5 | 50 | 88 | 243 | 40 | 78 | 164 | 40 | 38 | 183 | |
6 | 60 | 107 | 350 | 40 | 38 | 202 | 80 | 156 | 339 | |
7 | 70 | 127 | 477 | 80 | 156 | 358 | 80 | 76 | 415 | |
8 | 80 | 146 | 623 | 80 | 76 | 434 | 160 | 312 | 727 | |
9 | 90 | 166 | 789 | 160 | 312 | 746 | 160 | 152 | 879 | |
10 | 100 | 185 | 974 | 160 | 898 | 320 | 624 | 1503 | ||
11 | 110 | 205 | 1179 | 320 | 624 | 1522 | 320 | 304 | 1807 | |
12 | 120 | 224 | 1403 | 320 | 304 | 1826 | 640 | 1248 | 3055 | |
13 | 130 | 244 | 1647 | 640 | 1248 | 3074 | 640 | 608 | 3663 |
Unit Size | 10 | Up a unit | Pull and Press | Press and Pull | ||||||
>Hit # | Bet | Win | Total | Bet | Win | Total | Bet | Win | Total | |
1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | |
2 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 32 | |
3 | 30 | 32 | 54 | 20 | 28 | 46 | 20 | 8 | 40 | |
4 | 40 | 46 | 100 | 20 | 8 | 54 | 40 | 56 | 96 | |
5 | 50 | 60 | 160 | 40 | 56 | 110 | 40 | 16 | 112 | |
6 | 60 | 74 | 234 | 40 | 16 | 126 | 80 | 112 | 224 | |
7 | 70 | 88 | 322 | 80 | 112 | 238 | 80 | 32 | 256 | |
8 | 80 | 102 | 424 | 80 | 32 | 270 | 160 | 224 | 480 | |
9 | 116 | 540 | 160 | 224 | 494 | 160 | 64 | 544 | ||
10 | 100 | 130 | 670 | 160 | 64 | 558 | 320 | 448 | 992 | |
11 | 110 | 144 | 814 | 320 | 448 | 1006 | 320 | 128 | 1120 | |
12 | 120 | 158 | 972 | 320 | 128 | 1134 | 640 | 896 | 2016 | |
13 | 130 | 1144 | 640 | 896 | 2030 | 640 | 256 | 2272 |