'Don't Pass' Bets Placing a Pass Line bet is betting with the dice, and placing a Don't Pass bet is betting against the dice. Pass Line bets are also said to be 'betting right,' while Don't Pass bets are said to be 'betting wrong.' (Not that either is any better or worse a bet than the other - this is just craps jargon.). The Don’t Pass Bet. With the Don’t Pass bet craps strategy you’ll win the bet when 2 or 3 is rolled and if a 7 or 11 pops up, the bet is lost. If a 12 is rolled it’s known as ‘Push’. The house advantage of the Don’t Pass bet is 1.36% which is acceptable but any other number then the ones mentioned, the shooter will keep on rolling. How to Play Craps Online. A craps game begins with the player choosing between the pass line or the don’t pass. The pass line is the most common choice for players. This wager wins on a 7 and 11 on the first roll, known as the come out.It loses on a 2, 3 or 12.
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How to Play Craps
Craps is one of the most exciting Casino games around as it is high in Player involvement. You will regularly hear yelling and shouting at one of the tables in a land-based casino. It is played on a purpose-built table using two dice.
Like most Casino games, you play against the House (Casino) as opposed to other players and as there are lots of different betting options you can bet on when guessing what numbers will come up when the dice are rolled, there is plenty of choices to make too.
In this article we discuss how to play craps giving you a break down of craps rules and everything you need to win at the game. This is part 1 of a two part article. After learning the basics of craps rules, the second part is about more advanced strategies and tips.
Craps Rules
Craps rules can be more difficult than in other casino games, but once learned this can be a very social and enjoyable game with some terrific betting odds.
The Objective of the game
Players need to guess the outcome of 2 standard, 6-sided dice being rolled and what the total of the 2 dice will be.
Dice Values
The game is played with a set of two perfectly balanced dice with each die having six white dots numbered 1 through 6. There is an equal chance of each number being rolled.
Possible Dice Combinations:
Number | Combination | Ways To Roll |
---|---|---|
2 | 1-1 | One |
3 | 1-2, 2-1 | Two |
4 | 1-3, 3-1, 2-2 | Three |
5 | 1-4, 4-1, 2-3, 3-2 | Four |
6 | 1-5, 5-1, 2-4, 4-2, 3-3 | Five |
7 | 1-6, 6-1, 2-5, 5-2, 3-4, 4-3 | Six |
8 | 2-6, 6-2, 3-5, 5-3, 4-4 | Five |
9 | 3-6, 6-3, 4-5, 5-4 | Four |
10 | 4-6, 6-4, 5-5 | Three |
11 | 5-6, 6-5 | Two |
12 | 6-6 | One |
Names of Dice Rolls
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1 | Snake Eyes | Loose Deuce | Easy Four | Fever Five | Easy Six | Natural |
2 | Loose Deuce | Hard Four | Fever Five | Easy Six | Natural | Easy Eight |
3 | Easy Four | Fever Five | Hard Six | Natural | Easy Eight | Nina |
4 | Fever Five | Easy Six | Natural | Hard Eight | Nina | Easy Ten |
5 | Easy Six | Natural | Easy Eight | Nina | Hard Ten | Yo |
6 | Natural | Easy Eight | Nina | Easy Ten | Yo | Boxcars |
Game Session Preparations:
Set your budget – As a general rule, you need enough for 50 bets when playing table games.
Choose your table – All will have a minimum and maximum amount you can place on all different bets, choose one where each of your favourites is no more than one-fiftieth of your budget. i.e. if you have a bankroll of $/€/£200, you should be looking at betting no more than $/€/£4 per time
Find a space at the table – Unlike many Casino games, players always stand and do not have a specific area where they place bets – there are many different types of bets that all players can use. This is irrelevant when playing online.
Decide how much you would like to change up and play with – You will be given chips, the sizes of which depend on how much you change up and the limits of the tables.
Game Progression
To begin, the Shooter (one of the Players) needs to bet at least the table minimum on either the Pass Line or the Don’t Pass Line
The game is played in Rounds, with the right to roll the dice by each player moving clockwise around the table at the end of each round. A player may choose not to roll but can continue to bet.
Once all players have made their desired bets, the Round begins. Each round has two phases: Come Out and Point. To start a round, the shooter makes one or more Come Out rolls.
Payouts are sometimes made after each roll, and sometimes made after several rolls; see the individual Bet descriptions for details.
Craps Table Layout
We will delve more into the table layout features below in the Placing Bets section. On the Craps table there are two Dealers, a Stickman, and a Boxman.
The Stickman uses a long flexible stick to push the dice around the table, gathering the dice after rolls and pushing them to the player.
The Boxman is the person in charge of the game and has final decision-making authority.
The Dealers cash chips and ensure that bets are placed on the table correctly.
Placing Bets in Craps
Out of 990 decisions at the craps table, you can expect to lose 14 decisions more than you win.
As with any Casino game, there will invariably be swings, both large and small, either way when it comes to winning or losing. In the relatively short time you will be playing, there will be fluctuations in this house edge, so at times things will be going in your favor.
You can place bets at any time, the best time to start doing this is when a new Shooter starts. The first thing he needs to do is Establish a Point.
If a Shooter rolls a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 on his/her first roll, all other bets below can be made.
If a 2, 3 or 12 are rolled, all Players will win they are Come Out bets and the Shooter will continue rolling to establish a new Point.
If a 7 or 11 are rolled, all Players will lose their Come Out bets and a new Shooter will be designated.
Pass Line/Don’t Pass Line
When it is your turn to throw the dice, you must determine whether to bet the Pass line or the Don’t Pass line. Most Shooters, as well as most of the other players at the table, will bet the Pass line, as it is the basic bet in Craps.
The Pass line bet is an even-money bet that wins if you either roll a total of 7 or 11 on the Come-Out roll or if you throw a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 on the Come-Out roll and repeat that number before you roll a 7. The Pass line bet loses if the Come-Out roll is a 2, 3, or 12 (known as “craps”) or when a 7 is rolled before the established Point Number is repeated.
A Pass Line bet can be made at any time during a Shooter’s roll, even after he has established a Point. However, a bet placed on the Pass Line after a Point has been established is a very poor bet, since you have missed the opportunity to win on the Come-Out roll when the shooter throws a 7 or an 11. The only way you can now win is if the shooter repeats his point before he Sevens-Out.
Come Bets
A Come bet is identical to a Pass line bet, with one exception: A Come bet may be made on every throw of the dice once the Shooter has established a Point. A Come bet is made by placing the number of chips you wish to wager in the designated Come area of the table.
Once you place a Come bet, the very next roll of the dice becomes the Come-out roll for that bet. Therefore, if the Shooter rolls a 7, you will win even though Pass line betters will lose. If an 11 is rolled, you will win while the Line bets will not be affected. However, should one of the Craps numbers come up (2, 3 or 12) you will lose, but the Line bets will be unaffected.
If the Shooter throws one of the Box numbers on the first roll of the dice after you’ve made a Come bet, this number becomes an established Point for your Come bet. To win this bet, your Come point must be repeated before a 7 is rolled.
Once a Point has been established for your Come bet, the Dealer will move the chips you have bet to the corresponding numbered box on the layout to await a decision for that Point. When you win a Come bet, the Dealer will pay you off by placing your original bet, along with your winnings, in the Come section of the layout. If you do not immediately retrieve your chips, they will be in action on the next roll of the dice as a new Come bet (this is collected for you automatically when playing online).
The Don’t-Pass Line Bet
We know that a Pass line bet is simply a wager that the Shooter will win. But you also can bet that the shooter will fail to make a pass and thus lose.
The Don’t Pass line bet wins when the Shooter throws a Craps of 2 or 3, but not 12, on the Come-Out roll, or when he rolls a 7 before repeating his established Point number. This bet loses when the Come-Out roll is a 7 or 11, or when the Shooter repeats his Point number before rolling a 7.
The Don’t Pass line bet is the exact opposite of a pass line with one exception: Although a roll of 12 on the Come out loses for Pass line betters, it is not a winning number for Don’t Pass betters. It is a stand-off and neither wins nor loses. This is because if Don’t Pass betters were permitted to win in this situation, they would have an advantage over the house. So by barring (disallowing) the number 12 on the Come-Out roll, the casinos retain a small edge. Some casinos bar the number 2, but the effect is exactly the same.
Unlike a Pass line bet, a Don’t Pass bet can be removed after a Point number has been established on the Come-Out roll. Once a Point is established you have an advantage over the house, thus the casino has no objections to your taking down the bet. Of course, you should never do this. After going up against an 8 to 3 house edge on the Come-Out roll, you will have an overall average advantage of 18.8% after a Point has been established.
Laying the Odds
When the Shooter establishes a Point number on the Come-Out roll, players who have made Don’t Pass line bets are permitted to Lay the Odds. In the same way, Don’t Come bets are the exact opposite of Come bets (with the exception of a 12 is rolled on the Come bet), the Laying the Odds bet is the exact opposite of an Odds bet (which no exceptions).
Correct payoffs for Lay Odds bets are as follows:
Points 4 and 10 pay 1-to-2
Points 5 and 9 pay 2-to-3
Points 6 and 8 pay 5-to 6
Don’t Come Bets
Don’t Come bets can be placed on every throw of the dice after a Point has been established. After you have placed a Don’t Come bet, the very next throw of the dice becomes the Come-Out roll for that bet. If the Shooter rolls a Craps number of 2 or 3, you will win while Don’t Pass line betters will not be affected. If a 7 is rolled, you will lose and bets on the Don’t Pass will win. You also will lose if an 11 is thrown, although this number will not have a bearing on Don’t Pass bets. A roll of 12 is a stand-off.
Place bets on 6 and 8
A Place bet can be made on any of the Point numbers (4,5,6,8,9,10) at any time during a game and is simply a bet that one of these numbers will be rolled before the Shooter throws a 7. You cannot Take the Odds on Place bets.
Place bets on the 6 and 8 are paid off at 7-to-6 on correct odds of 6-to-5, which gives the casino an advantage of 1.51% on these numbers. To ensure that you receive the full 7-to-6 payoff on the 6 and 8, you must make your bet in multiples of six, such as $6, $12, $18, and so forth (this isn’t the case when playing online)
Place bets on the 5 and 9 carry a house advantage of 4%, and Place bets on 4 and 10 carry a house advantage of 6.6%.
Place bets on the 6 and 8 are paid off at 7-to-6 on correct odds of 6-to-5, which gives the casino an advantage of 1.51% on these numbers. To ensure that you receive the full 7-to-6 payoff on the 6 and 8, you must make your bet in multiples of six, such as $6, $12, $18, and so forth (this isn’t the case when playing online)
Place bets on the 5 and 9 carry a house advantage of 4%, and Place bets on 4 and 10 carry a house advantage of 6.6%.
Field Bets
This is a bet on the next number to be rolled. There are seven numbers inside the field area that if rolled, will result in a win. The numbers are 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12. If you make a wager in the field and any of the above numbers show on the next roll you will win. In many Casinos and some online sites, you win double or even treble your bet if a 2 or a 12 are rolled.
Proposition Bets
These bets can be made at any time and, they are all one roll bets.
Any Craps: Wins if a 2, 3 or 12 is thrown. Payoff 7:1
Any Seven: Wins if a 7 is rolled. Payoff 4:1
Eleven: Wins if a 11 is thrown. Jumba bet login. Payoff 15:1
Ace Duece: Wins if a 3 is rolled. Payoff 15:1
Horn Bet
: it acts as the bets on 2, 3, 11 and 12 all at once. Wins if one of these numbers is rolled. The payoff is determined according to the number rolled. The other three bets are lost.
Hardways Bets
This is a bet on a specific double coming out on the next roll. For example, if a player is putting money on the hard 6 the player is betting that the shooter will roll a 3,3. You can only bet on 2:2, 3:3, 4:4 or 5:5, and you are betting on a specific double to appear and not covering all of them.
Best Craps Bets
The best craps bets are the following:
Taking the Odds
Don't Pass Craps Strategy With 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 bet, up to the amount of your original bet, that the Point number will be repeated before a 7 is rolled.
*Important* The “Odds Bet” is the best one you can make in the game because the house has no built-in advantage.
The Odds bet not only hasn’t any house edge associated with it, but also has no official designated space on the 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 (this is also the same when playing online).
The correct payoff for Odds bets varies from Point number to Point number, depending on the odds of a 7 being rolled before a particular point is repeated. Correct odds payoffs are as follows:
Points 4 and 10 pay 2-to-1
Points 5 and 9 pay 3-to-2
Points 6 and 8 pay 6-to-5
Craps Payouts
Bet | True Odds | Payout | House Edge |
---|---|---|---|
Pass Line/Come Bet | 251 to 244 | 1 to 1 | 1.414 |
Don’t Pass/Don’t Come Bet | 976 to 949 | 1 to 1 | 1.402 |
Pass Line Odds/Come Bet Odds/Buy Bets (5% commission) | |||
Numbers 4 or 10 | 2 to 1 | 2 to 1 | 4.76 |
Numbers 5 or 9 | 3 to 2 | 3 to 2 | 4.76 |
Numbers 6 or 8 | 6 to 5 | 6 to 5 | 4.76 |
Don’t Pass Odds/Don’t Come Bet Odds/Lay Bets (5% commission) | |||
Numbers 4 or 10 | 1 to 2 | 1 to 2 | 2.44 |
Numbers 5 or 9 | 2 to 3 | 2 to 3 | 3.23 |
Numbers 6 or 8 | 5 to 6 | 5 to 6 | 4.0 |
Field Bets | |||
3, 4, 9, 10, 11 | 18 to 7 | 1 to 1 | 5.5 |
2, 12 | 18 to 1 | 2 to 1 | 5.5 |
Place Bets | |||
Numbers 4 or 10 | 2 to 1 | 9 to 5 | 6.7 |
Numbers 5 or 9 | 3 to 2 | 7 to 5 | 4.0 |
Numbers 6 or 8 | 6 to 5 | 7 to 6 | 1.52 |
Hardways | |||
6 or 8 | 10 to 1 | 9 to 1 | 9.09 |
4 or 10 | 8 to 1 | 7 to 1 | 11.1 |
One Roll Bets | |||
Any 7 | 5 to 1 | 4 to 1 | 16.9 |
Any craps | 8 to 1 | 7 to 1 | 11.1 |
2 craps or 12 craps | 35 to 1 | 30 to 1 | 13.9 |
3 craps or 11 | 17 to 1 | 15 to 1 | 11.1 |
Horn Bet (3 or 11) | 9 to 1 | 3.75 to 1 | |
Horn Bet (2 or 12) | 18 to 1 | 7.5 to 1 | |
Big 6 or 8 | 3.6 to 1 | 1 to 1 | 9.09 |
You can find a bet summary here.
Continue to Part II – Advanced Craps Strategy & Tips
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100xOdds
(besides the slight math advantage of DP over pass)I'm switching to the darkside.
when I play Pass and get on a hot roll, I press about 40% of my winnings.
after the roll is over, there goes 40% of my profits. (and the casino just recovered some of their $ back.)
and it's stupid to take down your bets in the middle of the shooter's roll and just leave the Pass/Come flat bets there.
THe way I play Don't Pass is 1 big bet equivalent to the $ risked using 3point Betty strategy in Pass.
ie: $10min, 3/4/5x odds
with 3point Betty, I have an avg of $150 on the table
with Don't Pass, I have $20 DP/120 odds.
yeah, I know. set a win limit. once you hit that limit, have the discipline to yell 'OFF' while playing Pass/Come on a hot roll.
I did that.
but it SUCKS when the shooter keeps on making #'s while i'm waiting for a '7' to kill my flat bets. (he made at least 6+ more #s.)
even tho I made my win limit, I didn't have that much fun.
Thus it has turned me to the Darkside.
Craps is paradise (Pair of dice). Lets hear it for the SpeedCount Mathletes :)
darthvader
Welcome to the darkside. It's a small, but exclusive club. Just remember that winning on the darkside is a grind. And you must have the discipline to limit your losses against a hot shooter.Darth
7-out, line away, pay the don't. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esEcwAWi6dk
odiousgambit
(besides the slight math advantage of DP over pass)
I'm switching to the darkside.
when I play Pass and get on a hot roll, I press about 40% of my winnings.
after the roll is over, there goes 40% of my profits. (and the casino just recovered some of their $ back.)
I'm switching to the darkside.
when I play Pass and get on a hot roll, I press about 40% of my winnings.
after the roll is over, there goes 40% of my profits. (and the casino just recovered some of their $ back.)
Recently I did well with darkside betting by limiting my action the same as rightside, where I only want two numbers to resolve at once normally.
Previously, if I built up numbers to resolve on the darkside, I was thinking 'hey this has to be good, odds on my side, pile em up'. It's clear to me now, though, that it is still too much in action, I was getting burned.
Do that and you should be alright.
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. .. Arnold Snyder
dicesitter
Darkside
Sally has about the best option foir darkside wins. Avoid the come out crap and lay against
the point. You have a 59-41 advantage. However i would not lay the 4 or 10 because you
only get half of your lay.. that more than offsets the 59-41 advantage.
dicesetter
Sally has about the best option foir darkside wins. Avoid the come out crap and lay against
the point. You have a 59-41 advantage. However i would not lay the 4 or 10 because you
only get half of your lay.. that more than offsets the 59-41 advantage.
dicesetter
100xOdds
Darkside
Sally has about the best option foir darkside wins. Avoid the come out crap and lay against
the point. You have a 59-41 advantage. However i would not lay the 4 or 10 because you
only get half of your lay.. that more than offsets the 59-41 advantage.
dicesetter
Sally has about the best option foir darkside wins. Avoid the come out crap and lay against
the point. You have a 59-41 advantage. However i would not lay the 4 or 10 because you
only get half of your lay.. that more than offsets the 59-41 advantage.
dicesetter
huh?
don't pass has a lower house edge.
~.3% vs 2.44% for Laying the 4/10 (higher HE for 5/9 and 6/8)
you're bucking the math?
Craps is paradise (Pair of dice). Lets hear it for the SpeedCount Mathletes :)
odiousgambit
actually I think you have to watch Sally, she says things just to get you going [esp males]the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. .. Arnold Snyder
mustangsally
actually I think you have to watch Sally, she says things just to get you going [esp males]
not all craps games offered in every casino in the world uses dice. many here in CA use cards, and that offers +EV for those that like +EVI do not get male shooters going..
I just ask them if they are going to 7out before hitting their point, right after they establish their point
they get themselves going (and my bankroll going up)
and, imo, it is not at all difficult to win your Lay bets way more than a one time probability says
I say it is real easy (but I do understand males will not understand this, and that is OK too)
but from a book I have not read but looked at in Google Books
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gambling Like a Pro
By Stanford Wong, Susan Spector
Craps (with 2 dice and I figure NO cards) is under the chance and skill heading
here
S Wong says ..
'knowing HOW and WHEN to place your bets is a workable skill'..
for me (Idiot)
In my opinion, I believe too
I mean
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gambling Like a Pro
Sally
Craps Don't Pass Strategy
I Heart Vi Hart
mds
Welcome to the darkside. It's a small, but exclusive club. Just remember that winning on the darkside is a grind. And you must have the discipline to limit your losses against a hot shooter.
Darth
Darth
Darkside for 3 years and one month. Have won 26 out of 35 trips. I know, pure luck but better to be lucky VS depleted bankroll! I also know about 'THE LONG RUN'..
For me, (Doey/Don't) Don't pass w/full odds. (Almost always full odds at least) No high fives just low fives with my friends after a win. The way I play the math says I should lose 1000 an hour or more. The dice haven't listened to the math yet.
There was one time I was down, so just before my flight I went to down to the table at Encore and watched for a few minutes saw a lady make a point then another one so I said why not. Put 25 on the pass with full odds (Which is about 1000 less than my usual bet on the don't) 320 across. 40 min later walked with 7k. Left at least 2k on the table. Dammit!
What gets me is all the other 10 players won but with 500, 1000, 1500 and another guy 2000 and the others with between 300 and 800. why don't players try to maximize these rolls? There were a few players just putting money on the pass with odds? There were probably 100 numbers rolled. Yes, a win is a win I know but sheeesh.
So in conclusion, you really never know but darkside IS the way to go if you are playing a game like craps. Barring any unforeseen situation like a 40 min roll of course. Hate having a good shooter roll 6 or 8 numbers and leaving all your money on the table when the 7 comes up.
RogerKint
Dark side is the way. My most recent craps session was on an empty table. I put my matchplay coupon on the don't pass, rolled aces, took my money and chirped out. I was so super stoked on myself. The best dice control is not picking them up.
dicesitter
Mustangally
I still think your method of playing the dont is a good way.
Now having said that, i think we need to play sometime... we each take the same amount of starting money
and as i throw you can lay against any point i attempt to make, i will do the same for you and we will see
who has the most money at the end.
that would be fun
The next best thing is just take money from the casino, that is not bad either.
Dicesetter
I still think your method of playing the dont is a good way.
Now having said that, i think we need to play sometime... we each take the same amount of starting money
and as i throw you can lay against any point i attempt to make, i will do the same for you and we will see
who has the most money at the end.
that would be fun
The next best thing is just take money from the casino, that is not bad either.
Dicesetter