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> Craps Bets To Avoid
Craps Bets To Avoid
PLACE BETS
A Place Bet is placed after a
point is made (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10). Place bets can be put on any of
these numbers to win or lose. Multiple place bets can be placed and
a place bet can be taken off the table after a roll. The table below
lists the House Advantage for all Place Bets. If you make a Place
bet for a number to win, the bet wins if that number is rolled
before a 7. If you make a Place bet for a number to lose, the bet
will win if a 7 is rolled before that number.
HOUSE
ADVANTAGE BY BET
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BET
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PAYOUT
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H. A.
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4 OR 10 TO
WIN
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9 TO 5
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6.67%
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4 OR 10 TO
LOSE
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5 TO 11
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3.03%
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5 OR 9 TO
WIN
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7 TO 5
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4.00%
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5 OR 9 TO
LOSE
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5 TO 8
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2.5%
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6 OR 8 TO
WIN
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7 TO 6
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1.52%
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6 OR 8 TO
LOSE
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4 TO 5
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1.82%
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BUY/LAY BETS
A Buy or Lay bet is similar to
a Place bet. With Buy or Lay bets the player pays a 5% commission to
get true odds on a number. Most casinos charge a minimum of $1. A
Buy Bet is a bet placed on a number to win. A Lay Bet is a bet
placed on a number to lose. The House Advantage of all Buy and Lay
bets is 4.76%. The table below lists the payouts associated with
each Buy or Lay bet.
NUMBER
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PAYOUT
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4 OR 10
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2 TO
1
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5 OR 9
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3 TO
2
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6 OR 7
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6 TO
5
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FIELD BET
A Field Bet is a one-roll bet.
This type of bet is only good for the next roll of the dice. A Field
Bet pays even on a roll of 3, 4, 9, 10 or 11 and 2 for 1 on a roll
of 2 or 12. The House Advantage for a Field Bet is
5.56%.
BIG 6 and BIG 8
A Big 6
bet is a bet that a 6 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled. A Big 8
bet is a bet that an 8 will be rolled before a 7 is rolled. Both of
these bets pay even money. The House Advantage for each of these
bets is 9.09%. If you are at the Craps table and feel the urge to
make one of these bets, consult a psychiatrist or make a Place Bet
on a 6 or 8. The Place bet will win on the same rolls but pay out at
7 to 6 instead of 1 to 1 (the same as 6 to 6). Betting this way will
drop the House Advantage from 9.09% to 1.52%.
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