There are numerous bets that can be made in craps. Some are simple, and others a little more complex. Here is a breakdown of the available bets in craps.
Multi-Roll Bets
Betting with or against the dealer on the come out roll. A Pass Bet will win instantly for a natural outcome, lose instantly if the shooter craps out, and follow the player if a point number is established. Don’t Pass Bets are the exact opposite.
A Come Bet is to bet with the player after the come out roll, once a point number is established. If they lose, you lose and if they win, you win. Don’t Come Bets are bets against the shooter from the same point.
Free Odds are bets that have no house edge. These bets can only be played in conjunction with other bets such as Pass or Come bets. For example, if you bet on a 4 on the next roll, there are three ways to roll a 4, so if that is the outcome, the payoff is 2:1. Most casinos have limits on these bets of around 5x the Pass Line bet.
Laying the Odds is to bet against the point after a Don’t Pass bet. This is another bet with no house edge. Laying the Odds against a point of 4, to follow the above example, pays off 1:2.
Place Bets are bets made on prospective point numbers, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10. These bets can be made at any time, including on the come out roll. If the number(s) you bet on land before a 7, you win. These bets can be increased, decreased, or removed at any stage.
Buy Bets are similar to Place Bets. The differences are that Buy Bets have a significantly reduced house edge, and that Buy Bets can only be placed on one prospective point number. These bets must be ‘bought’ with a 5% commission before being laid.
Hardways are bets on a single dice roll resulting in a hard number, meaning a number made up of matching numbers on the two dice, such as a hard 8 (an 8 made up of a four on each dice). This is a high-risk bet and is not advisable.
One-Roll Bets/Proposition Bets
Betting on The Field is to bet that the next roll of the dice will show 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12. If any of these numbers shows on the next roll, you win.
2 or 12, also known as a Hi-Lo Bet, is to bet on 2 (snake eyes) and 12 (boxcar) for the next roll. If either of these numbers shows on the next roll, you win.
Any 7 is a one-roll bet that pays off if any combination resulting in 7 appears on the dice. The possible combinations are 1-6, 2-5, and 3-4.
Any Craps is also known as a Three Way bet and is a bet on the shooter rolling a 2, 3, or 12 (crapping out) on the come out roll.
Also known as C + E, this is a combination bet. Here, you are playing the Any Craps bet and combining it with the Yo bet (a bet on eleven) to expand your chances of winning slightly.
Hop Bets are similar to Hardway bets, in that this is a bet on a specific combination. However, these bets are on non-matching combinations. For example, a 4+2 bet would be on an outcome of 6 made up of a 4 and a 2 on the dice.
The Boxcars Bet has numerous other names such as Cornrows, Midnight, and Twelve Craps, and is simply a bet placed on an outcome of 12 on the next dice roll.
The Horn Bet is the same as the Craps and 11 Bet, except made after the come out roll. At this point, you are betting on 2, 3, 11, or 12 to be rolled as a point number.
Horn High is a Horn bet with a double bet on one number, for example, $1 on the 2, 3, and 11, and $2 on the 12. These bets work in increments of $5.
Known as both the Whirl and World bet depending on casino preference, this is a combination bet. The Whirl bet combines both the Horn Bet and the Any 7 Bet.
Ace Deuce is a bet on an outcome of 3 on the dice, made up of a 1 (Ace) and a 2 (Deuce) on the dice. This bet is also known as Three Craps.
