To Win: win on the
Come Out roll if the dice show 7 or 11. Win on any subsequent
roll if you roll the Point.
To Lose: lose on the Come Out roll if the dice are Craps
(2, 3, or 12). Lose on any subsequent roll if it's an Out
7. Don't Pass bets A bet placed on the Don't Pass line is
basically the opposite of a Pass bet. Assuming that the
round goes past the Come Out roll, you're betting that the
shooter will roll Out 7 before making the Point. In other
words, you're betting against the shooter, which is why
it's called a "wrong" bet. Rest assured though, there is
nothing wrong with the odds on a Don't Pass bet. To Win:
win on the Come Out roll if the dice show Craps (2, 3 or
12). Win on any subsequent roll if it's an Out 7. To Lose:
lose on the Come Out roll of 7 or 11. Lose on any subsequent
roll if it's the Point.
Come/Don't Come bets
Come and Don't Come bets are basically the same as Pass
and Don't Pass except they are placed while a round is in
progress. They are designed for players who join the game
late. The same rules apply: win if the next roll is 7 or
11, lose if it's Craps. Otherwise the roll becomes the Come
Point. Odds bets
An Odds bet is a backup bet on a Pass/Don't Pass/Come/Don't
Come bet already on the table. They're usually limited to
two or three times (2x or 3x) the original bet and pay off
at true odds: the payoff truly reflects the probability
of the dice's roll and there's no additional house edge
involved. Unlike original Pass/Don't Pass/Come/Don't Come
bets, unresolved Odds bets can be removed from the table
during play. Pass Odds and Come Odds pay 2:1 on a roll of
4 or 10, 3:2 on 5's and 9's, and 6:5 on 6's and 8's. Don't
Pass Odds and Don't Come Odds pay 1:2 on a roll of 4 or
10, 2:3 on 5's and 9's, 5:6 on 6's and 8's.
Other bets
Now for the rest of the table, the Place Number bets and
Proposition bets. Unfortunately the odds against you here
vary from mediocre to terrible which is why savvy players
ignore almost all of them. These bets are mostly designed
for players who either have money burning a hole in their
pocket or feel they have to bet on every little toss of
the dice. The price of such impatience and risk-taking is
higher house edges, sometimes dramatically higher. A Place
Number bet is where you are betting that a particular number
will roll before a 7 does, or vice versa. These include
the Place, Buy, Lay and Lose bets, the Big 6 and Big 8,
and finally the Hard 4, Hard 6, Hard 8 and Hard 10. The
Proposition bets are where you bet that the next roll will
be a specific number. These include the 2, 3, 7, 11, and
12 bets, the Any Craps bet, the Field, Hop and Horn bets.
