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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