The Different
Craps Bets
Pass Line
A pass line bet
is a bet placed before the come out roll (i.e. the first roll
of the dice in a new craps round). A wager on the pass line
wins immediately if the come out roll is 7 or 11 (naturals),
and loses if the come out roll is 2, 3, or 12 (craps numbers).
If any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) is rolled, that number
becomes "the point." If the shooter rolls the point again before
rolling a 7, your pass line bet wins. If the shooter rolls a
7 before rolling the point again, your pass line bet loses.
Don't Pass Line
A don't pass line
bet is essentially the reverse of a pass line bet, and is also
placed before the come out roll. If the shooter rolls 3 or 12
on the come out roll, a don't pass line bet wins immediately.
If, however, the come out roll is 7 or 11, don't pass line bets
lose. If the come out roll is 2, a don't pass line bet is returned
to the player in a push. If the come out roll is 4, 5, 6, 8,
9, or 10, that number becomes the point. Once the point has
been established, don't pass line bets win if the shooter rolls
a 7 before rolling the point again. If the shooter rolls the
point again before rolling a 7, don't pass line bets lose.
Come
A come bet is placed
before any roll of the dice, once a point has been established
by the come out roll. Come bets win immediately if the shooter's
next roll is 7 or 11, and lose if the roll is 2, 3, or 12. If
the shooter rolls 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number becomes
"the come point." If the shooter rolls the come point again
before rolling a 7, the come bet wins.
Don't Come
A don't come bet
is essentially the opposite of a come bet. Don't come bets win
immediately when the shooter's next roll is 3 or 12, and lose
if the roll is 7 or 11. If the shooter rolls a 2, the bet will
be returned to the player in a push. After the come point is
established, don't come bets win if 7 is rolled and lose if
the come point is rolled.
Odds
An odds bet is
a "back up" bet on an original pass line, don't pass line, come,
or don't come bet. Some Casinos offer odds bets of three times
your original bets.
Field
A field bet is
a bet that the next roll of the dice will be 2, 3, 4, 9, 10,
11, or 12.
Big Six and
Big Eight
A big six bet is
a bet that 6 will be rolled before 7. Likewise, a big eight
bet is a bet that 8 will be rolled before 7.
Place Win
A place win bet
is a bet that 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 will be rolled before a seven.
Place Lose
A place lose bet
is a bet that 7 will be rolled before 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10.
Buy
A buy bet is a
bet that 4, 6, 8, 9, or 10 will be rolled before 7. A vigorish
(vig.) of 5% is charged when placing the buy bet.
Lay
A lay bet is a
bet that 7 will be rolled before 4, 6, 8, 9, or 10. A 5% vig.
is charged when placing the lay bet.
Any 7
An "any 7" bet
is a bet that the next roll of the dice will be 7.
Any 11
An "any 11" bet
is a bet that the next roll of the dice will be 11.
Any Craps
An "any craps"
bet is a bet that the next roll of the dice will be 2, 3, or
12.
Horn
A horn bet is a
bet that the next roll of the dice will be either 2, 3, 11,
or 12.
Hardway
A hardway bet is
a bet that the shooter will roll a 4, 6, 8, or 10 as doubles
(2+2, 3+3, 4+4, or 5+5) before rolling a 7. Rolling a number
by doubles is said to be rolling the number "the hard way".
Good Luck!
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