Craps Guide

Objective
Correctly predict the outcome of the dice.

Types of Bets
Make a pass line or don’t pass line prior to rolling the dice.

Pass Line
You start by placing your bet on the Pass Line area for a Come out roll. If you roll a natural (7, 11) on the first roll, you win. If you throw craps (2, 3, 12), you lose. If a point is rolled (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10), you must roll the same point again before a 7 is thrown in order to win. If a 7 is thrown first, you lose. Pass bets win at even odds, 1:1.

Pass bettors are said to be betting right; they support the shooter’s attempt to win.

Pass Odds
After the point has been established you can increase your line bet by taking odds The odds are an additional wager that the point will be rolled before a 7. This bet is placed directly behind the original line bet. Each point pays different odds. Unlike the original pass line bet, an unresolved pass line odds bet may be removed.

• 4 and 10 pays 2 to 1
• 5 and 9 pays 3 to 2
• 6 and 8 pays 6 to 5

Don’t Pass
The Don't Pass is almost the opposite of the pass line bet. If the Come out roll is a 3 or 12 you win. If it is a 7 or 11, you lose. A 2 is a stand-off and you don’t win or lose. Otherwise the dice are rolled over and over until either the point or a 7 is rolled. If the 7 comes before the Point you win.

Don’t pass betters are called wrong betters because they are betting against the shooter.

Don’t Pass Odds
Don’t pass odds is betting additional money that you will throw a 7 before the number you just rolled (the “point”). If it does, you win. A don’t pass line odds bet is placed on the right side of your original bet in the “don’t pass bar” a winning don’t pass line odds bet pays true odds. An unresolved don’t pass line odds bet may be removed.

• 4 and 10 pays 1 to 2
• 5 and 9 pays 2 to 3
• 6 and 8 pays 5 to 6

Come Bet
It has the same rules as the Pass Line bet. The difference consists in the fact you can make this bet only after the point on the pass line has been determined. After you place your bet the first dice roll will set the come point. You win if it is a natural (7, 11) and lose if it is craps (2, 3, 12). Other rolls will make you a winner if the come point is repeated before a 7 is rolled. If a 7 is rolled first you lose.

Come Odds
After the point has been established you can increase your line bet by taking odds which means you are now betting additional money that the number you just rolled (the point) will come up again before a 7 is rolled. If it does, you win. This bet is placed directly behind the original line bet. Each point pays different odds. Unlike the original pass line bet, an unresolved pass line odds bet may be removed.

• 4 and 10 pays 2 to 1
• 5 and 9 pays 3 to 2
• 6 and 8 pays 6 to 5

Don’t Come
Don’t come bets are basically the same as the don’t pass bar bets, but are made after you make a wager on a “don’t pass bar” and a point is rolled. You can then back up your bet by laying (betting against the shooter) the odds on the point.

Don’t Come Odds
Once the come point has been established, you can increase your line bet by taking odds which means you are now betting additional money that you will throw a 7 before the “x” number. If it does, you win. An odds bet is placed in the tiny space directly under your don’t come bet within the narrow, uppermost bar over the box that corresponds to the come point “4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10” a winning don’t come odds bet pays true odds. An unresolved don’t come odds bet may be removed.

Place Bets
Place bets are made on the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 and have nothing to do with the point number. Once made a place bet is always on a place bet is determined in the following manner.

• If a 7 is rolled before your place number – you lose
• If your place number is rolled before a 7- you win

Point Rolled Place Bet

• 4 or 10 pays 9 to 5
• 5 or 9 pays 7 to 5
• 6 or 8 pays 7 to 6

Place Lose Bet
A place lose bet is a bet that 7 will be rolled before either 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10. a place lsoe bet is placed in the narrow, unlabeled bar located just above the box with the corresponding number on the craps table: “4, 5, 6, 8, 9 , or 10” winning place lose bets are paid according to these default ratios

• Default Payout:
• 4 and 10 pays 5 to 11
• 5 and 9 pays 5 to 8
• 6 and 8 pays 4 to 5

Buy Bets
Buy Bets are made on the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 similar to place bets but with different (true) odds Again you are betting that the shooter will roll your number before he/she rolls a 7 . A buy bet is determined in the following manner.

• If a 7 is rolled before your buy number – you lose.
• If your buy number is rolled before a 7 – you win.

On buy bets the casino charges a five percent service charge on the value of your bet in multiples of $1 (a $10 bet will cost you $11).

Point Rolled Buy Bet

• 4 or 10 pays 2 to 1
• 5 or 9 pays 3 to 2
• 6 or 8 pays 6 to 5

Because of these payoffs you must take care to wager the correct amount to receive the correct payoff. The casino rounds down on uneven payoffs.
 
Lay Bets
Lay Bets are the opposite of Buy bets. You are betting the shooter will roll a 7 before your Lay number of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10.

• If your lay number is rolled before a 7 – you lose.
• If a 7 is rolled before your lay number – you win.

Point Rolled Buy Bet

• 4 or 10 pays 1 to 2
• 5 or 9 pays 2 to 3
• 6 or 8 pays 7 to 6

Because of these payoffs you must take care to wager the correct amount to receive the correct payoff. The casino rounds down on uneven payoffs. As with buy bets the casino charges a five percent service. However, now the charge is based on your potential winnings in multiples of $1 (a $40 bet on the 4 would pay $20, 5% of $20 is $1, so it will cost you $41)

Big six or Big Eight Bets pay even money if you win.

• If a 7 is rolled before a 6 or an 8 – you lose
• If a 6 or an 8 is rolled before a 7 – you win.

Hard Four Bets or Hard Ten Bets are different bets, but are won in a similar manner and payoff the same. Hard Four can be rolled only one way (2,2) and Hard Ten only rolled on way (5,5). You are betting that the shooter will roll a Hard Four or a Hard Ten (whichever you have chosen) before seven, and before any other combination of four (for Hard Four) or ten (for Hard Ten). They both pay 7 to 1.

Hard Six Bets or Hard Eight Bets are different bets, but are won in a similar manner and payoff the same. Hard Six can be rolled only one way (3,3) and Hard Eight only rolled one way (4,4) you are betting that the shooter will roll a hard six or a hard eight (whichever you have chosen) before seven, and before any other combination of six (for hard six) or eight (for hard eight) they both pay 9 to 1.

Proposition bets are decided on the next roll of the dice, the next roll decides if you win or lose.

Field Bets are popular because seven outcomes will win (2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12) while only four (5, 6, 7 or 8) can lose.

Any Seven Bets are made when you bet the next roll will be a 7. The payoff is 4 to 1.
Any Craps Bets are made when you bet the next roll will be a 2, 3 or 12. the payoff is 7 to 1
Two Bets are for the next roll to be a 2. The payoff is 30 to 1.
Twelve bets are for the next roll to be a 12, the payoff is 30 to 1.
Three Bets are for the next roll to be a 3. The payoff is 15 to 1.
Eleven Bets are for the next roll to be an 11. The payoff is 15 to 1.