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Craps is a much easier game to learn than most people think. The basic premise is simple: you are betting on the outcome of the roll of two dice. The only thing that makes the game confusing is all the different types of bets you can place.

We also have a Basic Craps class. Located in Las Vegas. Classes 5 days a week! Student Comment: Your 'facilities' are excellent for a training lab and your hospitality and expertise are unexcelled. This is a good set for inside numbers, whirls and horns. Any 7 One-roll bet. If 7 rolls, the bet wins. Any other number loses. Over 7 One-roll bet. Wins if the number rolled is higher than 7. Any other number loses. Pays even money. Eleven one-roll bet. If 11 rolls, the bet win. Any other number loses. Horn One-roll bet. If 2, 3, 11 or 12 rolls, the bet wins; any other number loses. (A four-unit bet). We once saw a string of 13 field numbers including several 2s an 12s. We calculated that a $5 bet parlayed would have won $27,000+ including the $3000 loss on the first non-field number at the end. Going for the field streak parlay would have a bigger upside and never more than $25 at risk from your bankroll. The field bet, when used by itself, is not a good bet. It must be used with other bets or in a progression to make it profitable for the experienced crapshooter. These seven different field numbers.

Most of these bets are straightforward, but it’s just the fact that there are so many of them that make the game a little complicated. You don’t need to know how each one works to enjoy playing the game, so it’s not like you have to learn them all before you start playing.

The bets we would say you absolutely must understand are the pass line and don’t pass wagers, the come and don’t come wagers, and the odds bets. We explain these in detail below, and also provide information on all the types of bets. Here is a list of the bets we discuss below:

• Pass Line & Don’t Pass Wagers
• Come & Don’t Come Bets
• Odds Bets
• Place Win
• Place Lose
• Buy
• Lay
• Big 6 and Big 8
• Hardways
• Field
• Proposition Bets

The pass line and don’t pass wagers are the most commonly placed bets in craps and also the most straightforward. A shooter will usually have to place one of them before making their come-out roll; and in some casinos, players must make one of them if they also want to place other wagers. These bets have to be placed before the come-out roll, and they both pay out at even money (1:1) when they win.

A pass line bet wins if the value of the come-out roll is 7 or 11 and loses if it’s 2, 3, or 12. If it’s any other value, then a point is established at that value, and the pass line wager remains on the table until the point is rolled again or 7 is rolled. If the point is rolled, the wager wins; if 7 is rolled, the wager loses.

A don’t pass wager wins if the value of the come-out roll is 2 or 3 and loses if it is 7 or 11. If the value is 12, then the bet is pushed, neither winning nor losing. Just like the pass line bet, it remains on the table if a point is established. The don’t pass wager loses if the point is rolled again and wins if a 7 is rolled.

Come & Don’t Come Bets

These wagers are very similar to the pass line and don’t pass bets, the main difference being that they are placed after the point is established rather than before. They can be a little confusing, so please make sure you fully understand the concept before placing them.

If the first roll after you have placed a come bet is a 7 or 11, then you win your wager. If a 2, 3, or 12 is rolled, then you lose. If any other number is rolled, this is the point for your come wager. So if a 5 is rolled, for example, then 5 becomes your point. Your wager stays in place and will win if a 5 is rolled again, and lose if a 7 is rolled. A come bet may be thought of as a personalized pass line bet, where the point number is established on the first roll after it has been placed.

By the same token, a don’t come bet is like a personalized don’t pass bet. It will lose if a 7 or 11 comes up on the first roll after you place it, and win if a 2 or 3 is rolled. Any other number establishes the point for your don’t come wager, which will then stay in place until it either wins or loses. It will win if a 7 is rolled, and lose if the point is rolled.

Both of these bets are paid out at even money (1:1) when they win.

Odds bets are a bit like side bets that can be made after a point is established. They are essentially extensions of each of the four bets mentioned above. There are four different types:

• Pass Line Odds
• Don’t Pass Odds
• Come Odds
• Don’t Come Odds

You would place a pass line odds bet to complement your pass line bet following a point being established. It pays if the point is then rolled before a seven, and loses if a seven is rolled. The big advantage of this type of bet is that it’s paid out at true odds when it wins i.e. there’s no house edge. The payouts vary, depending on what the point is.

When you place a pass line odds bet, you are said to be “taking the odds.” Because there’s no house edge, the amount you can stake is limited. Typically, you can stake up to three times the amount on your original pass line wager, but some casinos allow more.

A don’t pass odds bet is placed to complement a don’t pass bet. It pays if a seven is rolled before the point, and loses if the point is rolled first. Bets of this type are also paid out at true odds with no house edge and, again, the payouts vary depending on what the point is.

Point	Payout
4 or 10	1:2
5 or 9	2:3
6 or 8	5:6

You are said to be “laying the odds” if you place a don’t pass odds bet. The amount you can stake is limited in the same way as a pass line odds bet. Come odds and don’t come odds bets are based on exactly the same principle. They just use the point that is established following a come or don’t come bet.

Place win bets can be made after a come-out roll when a point has been established. They can be on any of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, and they win if the number chosen is rolled before a 7. The payouts vary depending on which number you have chosen.

Number Choosen	Payout
6 or 8	7:6
5 or 9	7:5
4 or10	9:5

These are basically the opposite of place win bets. They can be on the same choice of numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10), but with a place lose, you win if a 7 is rolled before the number you have chosen. The payouts again vary depending on which number is chosen.

Number Choosen	Payout
6 or 8	4:5
5 or 9	5:8
4 or10	5:11

A buy bet is largely the same as a place win in that you are betting on a specific number to be rolled before a 7. The difference is that the payouts are higher, with the trade-off that you have to pay a 5% commission. At some casinos, this commission is payable when you place your stake, and at others it’s only payable if you win. The payouts once again vary based on which number has been chosen.

Number Choosen	Payout
6 or 8	6:5
5 or 9	3:2
4 or10	2:1

A lay bet is the opposite of a buy bet, and also comes with a 5% commission. With this wager, you are betting on a 7 being rolled before a specific number, in the same way as a place lose. It offers higher payouts than a place lose, which vary depending on the number chosen.

Number Chosen	Payout
6 or 8	5:6
5 or 9	2:3
4 or 10	1:2

These bets are very straightforward, and both pay even money (1:1) if successful. A big 6 wins if any 6 is thrown before a 7, and a big 8 wins if any 8 is thrown before a 7.

Hardways

When a number is rolled as a double, it’s said to have been rolled the hard way. A hard 8, for example, is a double 4. That is how wagers of this type get their names. They are pretty simple and are based on certain doubles being rolled before a 7.

You can bet on any of a hard 4, a hard 6, a hard 8, or a hard 10. If the relevant hard number is rolled before a 7, you win the bet. As with some other wagers, the payouts are determined by the number bet on.

Field

A field bet is always settled on the next roll. It will win if a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12 is rolled and lose if 5, 6, 7, or 8 is rolled. It pays 1:1 unless a 2 or 12 is rolled, in which case it pays double (2:1).

There are several different proposition bets available in craps, all of which are settled on the next roll. We explain each of these below.

It’s worth mentioning that proposition bets come with higher payouts than previously mentioned options. The house edge is also higher, however, and players are generally advised to avoid them for this reason. However, there’s nothing wrong with using them if you’re willing to accept more risk in exchange for potentially bigger rewards.

• Any 7 (Payout 4:1). Wins if 7 is rolled next.
• Any 11 (Payout 15:1). Wins if 11 is rolled next.
• Any Craps (Payout 7:1). Wins if any of 2, 3 or 12 is rolled next.
• Ace Deuce (Payout 15:1). Wins if 3 is rolled next.
• Aces (Payout 30:1). Wins if 2 is rolled next.
• Boxcar (Payout 30:1). Wins if 12 is rolled next.

From time to time, I get asked these type of questions, when someone reads about something like this on one of the boards! The posters said he rolled 15 field numbers in a row. I guy that is asking me wants to know if I've ever seen someone do that!
My answer was no in all my years of playing craps that is one that I've not seen happen! So for all you math guys that we all depend on so much, what would be the odds of rolling 15 field numbers in a row?
superrickThe short answer is this: There is a 16 / 36 = 0.444444444 chance that the NEXT roll is a field.
There is a ( 16 / 36 ) ^ 15 = 0. 0.000005215 chance that the NEXT 15 ROLLS are all fields. (i.e. 1 in 191,751)
The chance that you'll see such an outcome at all? That really depends upon how many rolls you see...Never mind. Dave is too fast!

Never mind. Dave is too fast!

By the time I had a post composed, not only had Dave given his answer, but Russ had complained about it. All I could add is that the chance of getting exactly 15 straight (and then getting a non-field number on roll #16) would be:
P= 2.897 x 10^(-6) or about 1 chance in 345,152.

From time to time, I get asked these type of questions, when someone reads about something like this on one of the boards! The posters said he rolled 15 field numbers in a row. I guy that is asking me wants to know if I've ever seen someone do that!
My answer was no in all my years of playing craps that is one that I've not seen happen! So for all you math guys that we all depend on so much, what would be the odds of rolling 15 field numbers in a row?
superrick

The thing that throws most folks is that the, '15 field rolls in a row' that has already occured, does not alter the probability of a field number on the next, or any future rolls. The 'odds' provided in the answers above (except the streak calculations), specifically refer to a future 15, (and only 15) rolls of the dice.

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I saw exactly 15 Field Numbers thrown in a row in Atlantic City in the early 2000s.
Not much is impossible in Craps, improbable not impossible. In my 12 years of playing Craps; I've seen so many anomalies on a Craps table...there's not much I won't believe.Murphy was a Craps Player

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