Every Craps Bet Explained

• Every Craps Bet Explained Odds
• Every Craps Bet Explained

Although Craps are among the most popular and most often played gambling games, craps rules can often seem quite complicated to new players and many people can't make heads or tails of them. Before you go and bet your hard-earned cash in the casino for the first time, try the game without any risk in a free online version using virtual currency. That way you can at least make sure that you really understand the rules. If you lose there, it doesn't affect your finances.

The most important thing going on at the table, besides the shooting of the dice, is the placing and paying off of the bets. The dealers have a lot to do with both aspects of the game. In some cases, you can just place your own bets, but some craps bets must be placed for you by one of the dealers.

Knowing the craps rules definitely pays off. Some bets have the lowest house edge by far of all table games.

1. The house edge on the Horn 2 or Horn 12 is 13.9%, while the house edge on the Horn 3 or Horn 11 is 11.1%. These are some of the infamous sucker bets in craps. Betting on 2, 3, 11, and 12 is simply not a great bet. Like the craps betting types listed below, there are much better bets a player can make that aren't as advantageous to the house.
2. The house edge with Craps does average out to around about 1.2%, but some casinos offer 0.60%. Pass Line is a fundamental bet with this game where all players are almost guaranteed to get a small return. With more experience you can bet more and start earning a higher pay out. 2.7% — Roulette.
3. The rules are still the same as the regular pass line bet. Basically, you can wait until the shooter has established a point. The shooter will have rolled a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 and established a point. Once this has happened, you can place a come bet.

Craps rules

Craps is a game that can be simple or complicated – depending on how you want to bet. Craps is a table game played by several players. One of them (the one who throws the dice) is called the 'Shooter'. Very simply put: When playing craps, the shooter throws the dice and all other players bet on numbers that may or may not be rolled. Players place their bets before the shooter throws the dice.

The game starts with the Shooter (one of the table players) betting at least the minimum of the table on one of the bets:

• Pass Line
• Don't Pass Line

The player then receives from Stickman (casino employee) several dice (usually five) from which he/she chooses two to play with. The remaining dice are taken back by the casino worker and are not used in this game anymore.

The game is played in rounds and each player has the right to throw dice. But if you do not feel like it, you can deny and pass this honour to another player.

Each round has two phases:

• Come Out
• Point

Come Out Phase

At the start of the round, the Shooter shoot one or more Come Out rolls. If the number 2, 3 or 12 falls on this first throw (called Craps and the player continues no longer), the round ends and players lose their Pass Line bets. If the Shooter hits 7 or 11 (Natural), all Pass Line bets win.

If neither happens. The Shooter continues to throw another Come Out roll until one of the 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 numbers are played.

Point Phase

After that, this number becomes Point. The dealer then visibly marks this number and continues phase two. When Point number reappears, all Pass Line bets win. If the Shooter throw Seven-out, the pass line bets lose and the round ends.

The new round then begins with the new Shooter. The new shooter is then the first player on the left hand of the previous thrower. The game then goes clockwise.

A player who approaches the table should always check first the phase at which the game is. If there is no number marked, the table is in the Come Out phase. If there is the token on the table, the point is already set and most casinos allow to make Pass Line bets. All Proposition Bets can be bet in any phase of the round.

Every Craps Bet Explained Odds

Between each bet is the part when the dealer pays wins and collects lost bets. Stickman oversees the entire game, the table and decides when the Shooter can play.

Craps Rules – All Craps Bets

As you can on the picture below, there are many types of bets in craps. But don't worry, we will discuss them all in a very easy way.

Come Out Bets

Pass Line

As mentioned above, these bets win if the sum of 7 or 11 is rolled in the come-out roll, and they lose out if the sum of 2, 3, or 12 is rolled in the come-out roll. If another sum is rolled, it will become the Point. The Pass Line bet wins if the following shooter's throws reach a Point number before reaching the sum of 7, and loses if the sum of 7 appears before the Point is reached.

Possible win: 1:1.

Don't Pass Line

This is the opposite of the Pass Line bet. The Don't Pass Line bet wins if the sum of 2 or 3 is rolled in the come-out roll and loses if come-out yields a sum of 7 or 11. If the come-out roll reaches a total of 12, such bet is called 'Push' and the player gets his money back. If a number other than 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12 is rolled, it becomes the Point. Don't Pass Line bets win if the shooter rolls a total of 7 before reaching the Point and lose if the opposite occurs. It is important to know that Don't Pass Line bets can be reduced or even removed before the shooter's the second throw.

Possible win: 1:1.

'Come' bets

Come bets are almost the same as the Pass Line bets. Consider them Pass Line bets that are repeated in the same game round. The players place the Come bets after establishing the Point in the come-out roll. Just like the Pass Line bets, Come bets win if the shooter rolls 7 or 11 and lose if the shooter rolls 2, 3 or 12. If the shooter rolls 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, that number is established as the Point for Come ('Come Point'). Come bets win if the shooter rolls the Come Point again before rolling the sum of 7, and lose if the opposite occurs. Come bets cannot be reduced or removed.

Possible win: 1:1.

'Don't Come' bets

It must be clear by now that Don't Come bets are almost the same as Don't Pass Line bets. These bets are also placed after the come-out roll. Once the Point is set, Don't Come bets win if the shooter rolls 2 or 3, lose if he rolls 7 or 11, and Push if he rolls 12. If a sum of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 is rolled, it becomes the new Come Point. Don't Come wins if the shooter rolls 7 before the Come Point, and loses if the opposite occurs. Don't Come bets, just like Don't Pass Line bets, can be reduced or even removed.

Possible win: 1:1.

Bets after the Point

Odds

Odds are a side bet in craps that you can only place if the Point is established. The win will be paid out if the Point is rolled before the sum of 7. Chances of Odds are completely equal, the house edge is therefore zero. To clarify, Odds have the following payouts:

• 2 to 1 at point 4 and 10
• 3 to 2 at point
• 6 to 5 at point 6 and 8

If we want to place the Odds after a Pass Line bet, we place the chips of the Odds bet behind the Pass Line bet, outside the marked area for Pass Line closer to us.

Because Odds bets are absolutely free of house edge, you can always bet only as much as your original Pass bet. Most casinos allow players to bet for example '3-4-5x Odds'. This means that the player can bet three times the bet if Point is 4 or 10, four times the bet if it's 5 or 9 and five times if it's 6 or 8.

But some casinos may offer more, like 5x, 10x, 20x, or 100x Odds for all points. So if you see a 10x Odds offer in a casino, that means you can place Odds in the amount of ten times the original bet.

Place Bets

In craps, the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 are known as Place numbers and the player can bet on any of these numbers. If this number is rolled before 7, the player wins. Place bets are something like Odds, but they can only be placed if you have placed a No Pass Line bet and their payouts are not so profitable. To be precise:

• Place the bet on 6 and 8 pays 8 to 7
• Place the bet on 5 and 9 pays 7 to 5
• Place the bet on 4 and 10 pays 9 to 5

Field Bets

Craps rules allow to place bets only for one roll. These are called Field Bets and Proposition bets. In Field Bets you win when a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 strike. Field Bets are paid out in the following proportions:

• 2 is paid 2: 1
• 12 is 3: 1
• All other numbers are paid as straight bets, ie with a payout ratio of 1: 1.

Big Six, Big Eight Bets

You can bet these bets at any time during the game and win if the number 6 or 8 hit before number 7. Both bets are paid at 1: 1.

Proposition Bets

Every Craps Bet Explained

Proposition bets can be placed at any time. Almost all of them (besides the Hardways bet) are only for one roll.

Any Craps

• Wins when 2, 3, or 12 are rolled. The payout ratio is 8: 1.

Any Seven

• Wins when thrown 7. The payout ratio is 5: 1.

Eleven

• Wins when thrown 11. The payout ratio is 16: 1.

Ace Duece

• Wins when thrown 3. The Payout ratio is 16: 1.

Aces or Boxcars

• Wins when thrown 2 or 12. The payout ratio is 30: 1.

Horn Bet

• It works like a bet on numbers 2, 3, 11 and 12. Wins if one of these numbers falls. The payout is by the number that fits. The other three losers are losing.

Hardways

The player wins if the sum of pairs 4 (2-2), 6 (3-3), 8 (4-4) and 10 (5-5), is thrown before 7. The payout ratio is

• hard 4 and 10 – 8: 1
• hard 6 and 8 – 10: 1

Even the craps rules may seem to be really confusing, it should discourage you to try this game. You can always try craps for free online and practice craps rules without any risk or money loss. You also do not need to bet all the possible bets. Many advanced players only use the bets with the lowest house edge.

House Edge of the Craps Bets

As you can see from the table layout, there are a lot of different bets to choose from. I'll briefly explain each of the bets below. (For more detailed information on these bets go ahead and review the post ‘Craps: Odds, Payouts, House Edge'

PASS LINE

• TRUE ODDS 251 to 244 PAYOUT 1 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 1.41%
• This is an even-money bet (1 to 1). You're betting with the shooter (either yourself or whoever has the dice).
• On the come-out roll (the first roll of dice) you win if the toss is a natural (7 or 11) and you lose if it's craps (2, 3 or 12).
• Any other number is a come-out point and in order to win, the shooter has to throw that number again before a 7 is thrown.
• If a 7 is thrown before the point, you lose.(The shooter must pass the dice).
• This is considered a ‘contract bet'. the point is locked until it wins or loses once the point is established.

DON'T PASS LINE

• TRUE ODDS 976 to 949 PAYOUT 1 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 1.36%
• The opposite of pass line. (This time you're betting against the shooter).
• You lose on come-out roll 7 or 11; win on a come-out roll 2 or 3.(1 to 1).
• A come out roll 12 is a standoff; neither a win nor a loss.
• If the point is established and made, you lose; if a 7 comes up before the point, you win (1 to 1).
• If you've bet the don't pass, you may either remove or reduce your bet at any time you like. But you cant increase/decrease the bet until the next come out.

COME BETS

• TRUE ODDS 251 to 244 PAYOUT 1 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 1.41%
• You can place a come bet at any time after the come-out roll.
• It's like starting over, creating a whole new game within a game.
• If the next roll after you place your bet is a natural (7 or 11), you win (1 to 1); you lose if it's craps (2, 3 or 12).
• If it's any other number, the number will then become your come-point; you'll win 1 to 1 if that number comes before a 7.
• If a seven is thrown before the come point, you lose.
• A come bet cannot be removed or reduced after a point has been established in relation to your bet.
• (You can make as many come bets as you like).
• Like the Pass Line bet, this is considered a ‘contract bet'. the point is locked until it wins or loses once the point is established.

DON'T COME BETS

• TRUE ODDS 976 to 949 PAYOUT 1 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 1.36%
• Reverse of come bet.
• You lose if a natural (7 or 11) is the next roll after you place your bet. You win (1 to 1) if the roll is a craps 2 or 3. Twelve is a standoff.
• Any other number is your don't come point, which pays even-money (1 to 1).
• If on the roll immediately following the placement of your don't come bet a don't come point is established and a 7 subsequently appears before that don't come point is made, you win.
• Should the don't come point show before a 7 is rolled, you lose. A don't come bet may be removed/reduced at any time, but not be increased or replaced.

ODDS BETS

• (4 or 10) TRUE ODDS 2 to 1 PAYOUT 2 to 1 HOUSE EDGE – 0.00%
• (5 or 9) TRUE ODDS 3 to 2 PAYOUT 3 to 2 HOUSE EDGE – 0.00%
• (6 or 8) TRUE ODDS 6 to 5 PAYOUT 6 to 5 HOUSE EDGE – 0.00%
• Odds are supplemental bets on pass line, don't pass, come and don't come bets.
• When you make a pass line or don't pass bet, you may make an additional wager any time after the come-out roll to supplement your original bet.
• Supplemental bets on pass line and come bets are referred to as 'taking odds'.
• Supplemental bets on don't pass and don't come bets are called 'laying odds'.
• Your 'laying odds' wager is paid true odds- 1 to 2 on 4 and 10; 2 to 3 on 5 and 9; and 5 to 6 on 6 and 8.
• Your 'taking odds' wager is paid at true odds – 2 to 1 on 4 and 10; 3 to 2 on 5 and 9; and 6 to 5 on 6 and 8.

PLACE BETS

• (4 or 10) TRUE ODDS 2 to 1 PAYOUT 9 to 5 HOUSE EDGE – 6.67%
• (5 or 9) TRUE ODDS 3 to 2 PAYOUT 7 to 5 HOUSE EDGE – 4.00%
• (6 or 8) TRUE ODDS 6 to 5 PAYOUT 7 to 6 HOUSE EDGE – 1.52%
• May be made any time but they neither win nor lose on the come-out roll.
• You can bet on any individual number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10).
• If your number is rolled before a 7, you win. Should a 7 be rolled after making a place bet, you lose.
• The odds here vary: 4 or 10 pays 9 to 5; 5 or 9 pays 7 to 5; 6 or 8 pays 7 to 6.
• You can remove/reduce your bet at any time after the dice have been rolled.

BUY BETS

• 5% Commission – House Edge 4.76%
• A different version of place bets.
• Here you can bet on 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 setting your bet on the layout and telling the dealer the number you want to ‘buy'.
• He will place the bet in the correct point box, a 'buy' button is placed on the bet to indicate you will be paid true odds.
• A 5% commission is charged based on the amount wagered. (ie.: if you buy the number 10 for $ 20 to win $ 40, your commission is 5% of $ 20 or $ 1.
• If your selected number appears before a 7, you win.

LAY BETS

• (4 / 10) TRUE ODDS 1 to 2 PAYOUT 19 to 25 HOUSE EDGE 2.44%
• (5 / 9) TRUE ODDS 2 to 3 PAYOUT 19 to 31 HOUSE EDGE 3.23%
• (6 / 8) TRUE ODDS 5 to 6 PAYOUT 19 to 41 HOUSE EDGE 4.00%
• The opposite of buy bets; they win on a 7 and lose when the point appears.
• By setting your bet on the layout and telling the dealer the number you want, he will place the bet in the correct box and put a 'lay' button on the bet to indicate you will be paid true odds.
• A 5% commission for the lay bets is based on the amount of the payoff; whereas, the 5% commission for the buy bet is paid on the amount wagered.

FIELD BETS

• TRUE ODDS 5 to 4 PAYOUT (1:1) (2&12 – 2:1) HOUSE EDGE 5.56%
• This is a one-roll bet (you're betting on only the upcoming roll) and you're betting that one of seven numbers comes up.
• You get even-money (1 to 1) on a 3, 4, 9, 10, or 11 and 2 to 1 on a 2 or 12; but, if a 5, 6, 7, or 8 comes up, you lose.

ANY CRAPS

• TRUE ODDS 8 to 1 PAYOUT 7 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 11.11%
• A one-roll bet paying 7 to 1 if any craps (2, 3 or 12) is rolled. If any number other than 2, 3 and 12 is rolled, the bet loses.

CRAPS 3

• TRUE ODDS 17 to 1 PAYOUT 15 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 11.11%
• A one-roll bet paying 15 to 1, but only on 3; loses on any other number rolled.

CRAPS 2

• TRUE ODDS 35 to 1 PAYOUT 30 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 13.89%
• A one-roll bet paying 30 to 1, but only on 2; loses on any other number rolled.

CRAPS 12

• TRUE ODDS 35 to 1 PAYOUT 30 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 13.89%
• A one-roll bet paying 30 to 1, but only on 12; loses on any other number rolled.

ELEVEN

• TRUE ODDS 17 to 1 PAYOUT 15 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 11.11%
• You win with 11 only; a one-roll bet paying 15 to 1. Your bet is lost on any other number.

ANY SEVEN

TRUE ODDS 5 to 1 PAYOUT 4 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 16.67%

• Your bet is good for one roll: pays 4 to 1 odds if 7 is rolled. If any other number comes up, the bet loses.

CRAPS / 11 SPLIT (C&E)

• TRUE ODDS 5 to 4 PAYOUT (3:1 CE) (7:1 E) HOUSE EDGE 16.67%
• A combination bet with half the amount wagered on Any Craps and half the amount wagered on the 11. If a Craps (2, 3, or 12) rolls, the bet will pay 3 times the total wager.
• If an 11 rolls, the bet pays 7 times the total wager. This bet should be made in even increments.

HORN BET

• (3 or 11) TRUE ODDS 17 : 1 PAYOUT 15 : 1 HOUSE EDGE 11.11%
• (2 or 12) TRUE ODDS 35 : 1 PAYOUT 30 : 1 HOUSE EDGE 13.89%
• A one-roll combination of craps (2, 3 or 12 and 11).
• Should 2, 3, 12, or 11 show, you win.
• Bets are placed and payoffs are made as if each number (2, 3, 12, or 11) were four separate bets.
• Payoffs are made according to each individual total minus the three chips which were wagered on the other three numbers which lost.
• This bet is lost should any number other than the 2, 3, 12, or 11 be rolled.

HORN HIGH BET

• A one-roll wager placed in units of five with four units wagered as a horn bet and an additional unit wagered on either 2, 3, 12, or 11. This bet is lost should any number other than 2, 3, 12, or 11 be rolled.

HARDWAYS

• (6 or 8) TRUE ODDS 10 to 1 PAYOUT 9 to 1 HOUSE EDGE – 9.09%
• (4 or 10) TRUE ODDS 8 to 1 PAYOUT 7 to 1 HOUSE EDGE – 11.11%
• Applies to even numbers only (4, 6, 8, 10).
• To win a hardway bet, 4, 6, 8, or 10 must be rolled in pairs; for instance, a hardway to 8 is two 4's.
• You lose if your number is made any other way. You lose if a 7 is rolled.
• If you win, you collect odds of 9 to 1 on the 6 & 8; 7 to 1 on the 4 & 10.
• You can bet the hardway any time.

Congratulations again on wanting to learn how to play craps. The knowledge you're gaining puts you ahead of most of the craps players out there and starts your journey to becoming a skilled, experienced and hopefully an advanced player.

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• TRUE ODDS 17 to 1 PAYOUT 15 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 11.11%
• You win with 11 only; a one-roll bet paying 15 to 1. Your bet is lost on any other number.

ANY SEVEN

TRUE ODDS 5 to 1 PAYOUT 4 to 1 HOUSE EDGE 16.67%

• Your bet is good for one roll: pays 4 to 1 odds if 7 is rolled. If any other number comes up, the bet loses.

CRAPS / 11 SPLIT (C&E)

• TRUE ODDS 5 to 4 PAYOUT (3:1 CE) (7:1 E) HOUSE EDGE 16.67%
• A combination bet with half the amount wagered on Any Craps and half the amount wagered on the 11. If a Craps (2, 3, or 12) rolls, the bet will pay 3 times the total wager.
• If an 11 rolls, the bet pays 7 times the total wager. This bet should be made in even increments.

HORN BET

• (3 or 11) TRUE ODDS 17 : 1 PAYOUT 15 : 1 HOUSE EDGE 11.11%
• (2 or 12) TRUE ODDS 35 : 1 PAYOUT 30 : 1 HOUSE EDGE 13.89%
• A one-roll combination of craps (2, 3 or 12 and 11).
• Should 2, 3, 12, or 11 show, you win.
• Bets are placed and payoffs are made as if each number (2, 3, 12, or 11) were four separate bets.
• Payoffs are made according to each individual total minus the three chips which were wagered on the other three numbers which lost.
• This bet is lost should any number other than the 2, 3, 12, or 11 be rolled.

HORN HIGH BET

• A one-roll wager placed in units of five with four units wagered as a horn bet and an additional unit wagered on either 2, 3, 12, or 11. This bet is lost should any number other than 2, 3, 12, or 11 be rolled.

HARDWAYS

• (6 or 8) TRUE ODDS 10 to 1 PAYOUT 9 to 1 HOUSE EDGE – 9.09%
• (4 or 10) TRUE ODDS 8 to 1 PAYOUT 7 to 1 HOUSE EDGE – 11.11%
• Applies to even numbers only (4, 6, 8, 10).
• To win a hardway bet, 4, 6, 8, or 10 must be rolled in pairs; for instance, a hardway to 8 is two 4's.
• You lose if your number is made any other way. You lose if a 7 is rolled.
• If you win, you collect odds of 9 to 1 on the 6 & 8; 7 to 1 on the 4 & 10.
• You can bet the hardway any time.

Congratulations again on wanting to learn how to play craps. The knowledge you're gaining puts you ahead of most of the craps players out there and starts your journey to becoming a skilled, experienced and hopefully an advanced player.

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