The Martingale Betting System

The Martingale system is likely to be a familiar strategy to roulette players, but it can be applied to craps too. Martingale is a simple system, but a high risk one, involving doubling your bet after every loss. Here is an example of how it would work in a craps game:

Bet £5 on the Pass Line, if you lose, bet £10, if you lose again, bet £20, then £40, then £80, and so on.

The aim of this strategy is to cover your losses, if you win on a bet, you will cover your losses from your previous bets. However, this involves an essentially bottomless bankroll and if you lose several times in a row, the risk for big losses is extremely high. Also be aware that at some point you will hit the casino betting limit, and then the ability to cover losses is immediately removed from the equation. When it works, this is a great system, but when it doesn’t, it can be catastrophic.

The Doubling Strategy

The Doubling Strategy is similar to the Martingale (and more similar to the so-called Reverse Martingale) but differs in ways that allow losses to stay small and keeps the chance to win big. In craps, it would work as follows:

Bet £5 on the Pass Line, if you win, leave the initial bet and the winnings, there’s now a £10 bet on the table, if you win again, you can take £20 off the table, but if you lose, you only lose your initial £5 from your bankroll.

This is a system that’s great if you’re on a good streak, especially if you keep doubling your bet for a while, but while losses are low, they are more likely statistically the more bets you take. This is a safer system than the Martingale, but will not lead to as big wins, and can still see you losing money, just at a lower speed.

The Combination Betting Strategy

The Combination Betting Strategy is popular amongst experience players and involves placing several low-risk bets.

The easiest example of this is to combine Place and Come bets or their opposites, because they both payout for the same results. You can add more bets if you choose, never betting too high, this can potentially raise the possibilities of winning, and possible raise the amount won too. Of course, combining too many bets will limit your winnings compared to your losses, and there’s always the chance you can lose all your bets, which can accumulate to a large amount.

If you choose to use Combination Betting, trial and error is the best way to find the right strategy for you but be aware you may come out at a loss.

Using Classic Regression

Classic Regression is a simple craps strategy that involves placing bets only after a point has been established. When a point is set, the idea is to bet on both 6 and 8, and then go down one unit after a single hit. This means you take a little bit of profit off the table every time you win, slowly rebuilding your bankroll with a decreasing amount of the table.

This is a low-risk strategy, and you’re likely to get something out of it, but this may not be enough to make up your losses.

The Anything But 7 System

Anything But 7 is a pretty self-explanatory strategy which requires you to bet on anything but 7. This is a short-term strategy and should not be left on the board for more than one or two hits.

To use this method, place one unit on the Field, and twice that amount of 5, 6, and 8, this strategy is at its best if 5, 6, or 8 are the point number.

This is a high-risk strategy, and you will lose everything if a 7 is rolled, which is why it is advised to not play this strategy for more than two hits. The logic is that there is an average of five rolls before a 7 hits, but statistics are no guarantee, and it is very possible that a 7 will fall on the first roll, resulting in a big loss immediately.

The 5 Count Craps Method

Many successful craps players speak of the 5 Count Craps strategy, which is a strategy based on the gambler’s fallacy. In simple terms, this strategy involves waiting for the shooter to hit five successful rolls after the come out before you make a bet, believed to make it more likely you will win at craps.

The problem with this craps betting strategy is that it relies on the assumption of a hot streak, so if a shooter is rolling well, they will continue to roll well. However, this is not the case, a player is just as likely to crap out on their sixth roll as they are on their first. This strategy is tied up in superstitions that are best to be avoided.