CRAPS BETS TO AVOID

CRAPS BETS TO AVOID

PLACE BETS

A Place Bet is placed after a point is made (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10). Place bets can be put on any of these numbers to win or lose. Multiple place bets can be placed and a place bet can be taken off the table after a roll. The table below lists the House Advantage for all Place Bets. If you make a Place bet for a number to win, the bet wins if that number is rolled before a 7. If you make a Place bet for a number to lose, the bet will win if a 7 is rolled before that number.

HOUSE ADVANTAGE BY BET
BET	PAYOUT	H. A.
4 OR 10 TO WIN	9 TO 5	6.67%
4 OR 10 TO LOSE	5 TO 11	3.03%
5 OR 9 TO WIN	7 TO 5	4.00%
5 OR 9 TO LOSE	5 TO 8	2.5%
6 OR 8 TO WIN	7 TO 6	1.52%
6 OR 8 TO LOSE	4 TO 5	1.82%

BUY/LAY BETS

A Buy or Lay bet is similar to a Place bet. With Buy or Lay bets the player pays a 5% commission to get true odds on a number. Most casinos charge a minimum of $1. A Buy Bet is a bet placed on a number to win. A Lay Bet is a bet placed on a number to lose. The House Advantage of all Buy and Lay bets is 4.76%. The table below lists the payouts associated with each Buy or Lay bet.

NUMBER	PAYOUT
4 OR 10	2 TO 1
5 OR 9	3 TO 2
6 OR 7	6 TO 5

FIELD BET

A Field Bet is a one-roll bet. This type of bet is only good for the next roll of the dice. A Field Bet pays even on a roll of 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 and 2 for 1 on a roll of 2 or 12. The House Advantage for a Field Bet is 5.56%.

BIG 6 and BIG 8

A Big 6 bet is a bet that a 6 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled. A Big 8 bet is a bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled. Both of these bets pay even money. The House Advantage for each of these bets is 9.09%. If you are at the Craps table and feel the urge to make one of these bets, consult a psychiatrist or make a Place Bet on a 6 or 8. The Place bet will win on the same rolls but pay out at 7 to 6 instead of 1 to 1 (the same as 6 to 6). Betting this way will drop the House Advantage from 9.09% to 1.52%.

CENTER PROPOSITION BETS

The large section in the center of the table is taken up by Center Proposition bets.

HARDWAYS

At the top of this box are the Hardway bets. A Hardway bet is bet that a certain hard combination will be rolled before a 7 or the same Soft combination is rolled. For example, a Hard 6 occurs when two 3’s are rolled, a Soft 6 occurs when a 1 and 5 or a 2 and 4 are rolled. The table below lists the House Advantage for Hardway Bets.

HOUSE ADVANTAGE BY BET

BET
PAYOUT
H. A.

HARD 4 (2+2)
7 TO 1
11.11%

HARD 6 (3+3)
9 TO 1
9.09%

HARD 8 (4+4)
9 TO 1
9.09%

HARD 10 (5+5)
7 TO 1
11.11%

ONE ROLL BETS

Any Craps

Any Craps is a bet that the next roll of the dice is a 2, 3 or 12. This bet pays 7 to 1 and has a House Advantage of 11.11%.

Any Seven

Any Seven is a bet that the next roll of the dice is a 7. This bet pays 4 to 1 and has a House Advantage of 16.67%.

Two

A bet that the next roll will be a 2. This bet pays 30 to 1 and has a House Advantage of 13.89%.

Three

A bet that the next roll will be a 3. This bet pays 15 to 1 and has a House Advantage of 11.11%.

Eleven

A bet that the next roll will be an 11. This bet pays 15 to 1 and has a House Advantage of 11.11%.

Twelve

A bet that the next roll will be a 12. This bet pays 30 to 1 and has a House Advantage of 13.89%.

Horn Bet

A Horn Bet is a bet that the next roll will be a 2, 3, 11 or 12. A Horn Bet is made in multiples of $4, with 1/4 of each bet placed on each number. This bet pays out at the same odds as any individual number and the overall House Advantage is 12.5%.

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