Craps
General Rules
Craps is composed of rounds in which two dice are rolled to decide the results
of bets. "Come out" is the name of the first roll. The come out roll will
resolve bets if a 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 total is rolled since such rolls will
stop the round at once. The "point" is established and the round will continue
if a total of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 is rolled. On top of the number that is
established as the point, you will see a white puck. The dice will continue to
be rolled until the point is rolled again or a 7 is rolled. You will find
below the explanations of the various bets.
The Pass Line
Wagering on the pass line is the simplest and most basic of all the craps
wagers. The pass line pays at a ratio of 1:1. The player will begin by placing
his/her bet on the "Pass Line" area. You can roll the dice after you have
placed this wager. The player will win his/her wager if a 7 or 11 comes up.
The player will lose his/her bet if a 2, 3 or 12 comes up. The player's bets
last until either the point is made or a 7 is rolled if any other number
comes up.
Taking Odds
The only real even money bet in the casino is taking the odds on a pass line
bet. The player can back up or raise his/her pass line wager after he/she has
placed his/her pass line wager. The sign to the left of the table shows the
amount the player can raise. The player will win his/her odds bet and his/her
pass line bet if the point is made before a seven is rolled. The odds line bet
will pay out at 6-5 if the point is six or eight. The odds will pay 3-2 if the
point is five or nine. The odds will pay 2-1 if the point is four or ten.
The odds multiples permitted are explained below:
1X - odds bet equal to your pass line bet
2X - odds bet of double your pass line bet
Full Double Odds - 2.5 times odds on six or eight and double on all other
numbers
3X - odds wager of triple your pass line bet
3-4-5X - 3 times odds on 4 and 10, 4 times odds on 5 and 9, 5 times odds on 6
and 8
5X - odds bet of 5 times your pass line bet
10X - odds bet of 10 times your pass line bet
20X - odds bet of 20 times your pass line bet
100X - odds bet of 100 times your pass line bet
Don't Pass
Think of this as the opposite of the pass line bet. You will win the bet at
1-1 if a two or three is rolled. You will lose if a 7 or 11 is rolled. The bet
is a push if a 12 is rolled. The point is established and you will then win
when a seven is rolled before the point is made, if any other numbers are
rolled.
Laying Odds
When you are laying odds on the Don't Pass bet, you are wagering on a 7 being
rolled before the point. The Laying Odds bet payout is as follows - if the
point is:
4 or 10, payout is 1-2
5 or 9, payout is 2-3
6 or 8, payout is 5-6
The odds multiplier is in effect to set the limits of the amount of odds the
player can lay.
Come Bets
The come bet lets you lay a bet before the point has been made by placing the
"Come" bet in the area marked "Come" After the next roll, the bet will move up
to that number. You will win the come wager if that number is made before a
seven is rolled. But if a 7 is rolled before the come bet is made, then all
come wagers are lost. You will win the come bet at 1:1 odds, just like the
Pass Line, if a seven is rolled on the first roll of the come bet. And also,
just like the Pass Line, you may put money on the odds.
A unique circumstance exists with the come wager: if there are still active come wagers when point is made then special rules apply to the come out roll. The come out roll is still active to the come wagers but does not apply to the respective odds wagers. If the come wager is resolved on a come out roll, then the odds wagers are returned.
Don't Come Wager
The don't come wager is like the don't pass wager, but it is made on a
non-come out roll.
Place Bets
The "place" numbers in craps are 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. The place bet lets you
cover all or some of the place numbers at once, without waiting for the come
out roll or the come wagers. During the come out roll, place bets wagers are
turned "off".
Big 6/8
You are betting that a 6 and/or an 8 will be rolled before a 7. This pays even
money.
Buy Bets
Buy Bets are the same as Place Bets, except there are different pay outs. You
may buy any of the place numbers by betting that point will be made before a 7
is rolled. All the buy bets pay 1-1 minus a 5% house commission.
Hard Ways
The four different hard ways bets are 4, 6, 8 and 10. A hard way is arriving
at one of the even points with a pair. For, example, two 4s would equal a hard
8. The house pays as follows:
Hard 4 or 10 pays 7-1
Hard 6 or 8 pays 9-1
Lay Bets
Lay bets are the opposite of buy bets. You lay odds that a 7 will be rolled
before any of the points. You must pay a 5% commission on the fair odds. Fair
odds are as follows:
4 and/or 10 pays 1-2
5 and/or 9 pays 2-3
6 and/or 8 pays 5-6
Place Bet
You may wager on any of the points. If the number you wagered on is rolled
before a 7, then you will win according to the following chart:
4 and/or 10 pays 9-5
5 and/or 9 pays 7-5
6 and/or 8 pays 7-6
Proposition Bets
Proposition bets are placed just on the next roll.
Craps 2
A bet that a 2 will be thrown on the next roll will pay out at 30-1.
Craps 3
bet that a 3 will be thrown on the next roll will pay out at 15-1.
7
A bet that a 7 will be thrown on the next roll will pay out at 4-1.
11
A bet that an 11 will be thrown on the next roll will pay out at 15-1.
Craps 12
A bet that a 12 will be thrown on the next roll will pay out at 30-1.
Any Craps
A bet that a 2, 3 or 12 will be thrown on the next roll will pay out at
7-1.
Field Bet
A bet that a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 will be thrown on the next roll; the 3, 4,
9, 10 and 11 will pay even money and the 1 and 12 will pay out at 2-1.
