Craps Betting Strategies

The astute player will always avoid what we call the sucker bets( those where the casino's advantage ranges from over 5% up to 17% for the Horn bet) and concentrate on those bets where the casino's advantage is no more than 2% and preferably less

Even Money Bets

Don't Pass line bet – you are betting that the dice will not pass or loose. Also called wrong bettors and back line bettors

Pass line bet – you are betting that the dice will pass or win. Also called right bettors and front line bettors

The Point – During the come out roll, a throw of 4, 5, 6, 8,9 or 10 establishes a point. The shooter must throw that number again (“Repeat the Point”) before a 7 is thrown. When that occurs, Pass line bettors win.

Come and Don't Come - these bets are only available after the point has been established.

The most favourable bets for the player are -

Free Odds Bets – these are bets where the house has no mathematical advantage over the player but there are catches for the unwary - see craps bets wagers and terminology for details.

Single odds game - in such games the player is allowed to make a single odds bet greater than the original pass line bet.

Double odds game - in such games the player is allowed to bet double the original pass line bet as a free odds bet. This bet reduce the house advantage to only slightly more than half a percent. This is the most advantageous bet a player can make.

Place Bets – these are popular with players but should be restricted to 6 and 8 only and winning bets are paid out at 7 to 6 so bets must be made in multiples of six betting units if you want the full odds.

Buy Number bets – players betting on a place will be offered the option to buy the number. On a four or ten number buy, the odds drop from about 7 percent to about 5 percent even though the casino takes a 5 percent (one twentieth ) commission from winning bets see craps bets wagers and terminology for the catch.

Bad Bets

Proposition Bets – the house has an advantage of around 17%

Any seven – the house has an advantage of around 17%

Any Craps – The house advantage is about 11% making it a bad bet.

2 or 12 bet – House advantage is about 13%

3 o 11 bet – similar problems to 2 or 12

Horn bet – a combination bet that the next roll will be a 2, 3, 11 or 12. It requires a minimum of four chips – one for each number. The house advantage is a bit over 11%.

Hop bet – The payout odds varies with the numbers selected but the house advantage is about 15%.

Craps Eleven – A combination bet of 11 and any craps. Forget it. This is ithe worst possible bet in craps!

Hardways or hard - Hardways bets are bad bets because of the huge house advantage.

Goodluck