Many of the bets with craps rely on a single roll of the dice and many rely on multiple rolls of the dice. Of course, it’s easier to keep up with the single roll of the dice bets rather than the multiple rolls, but after a few rounds, you’ll start understanding how the game is played and the betting system will feel much more natural.

Take the Pass Bet
The most fundamental bet of the best craps strategy is the pass bet. This is the most common bet and virtually all players make the pass bet for the game. The pass bet is simply a bet that says the dice will make it pass the line on a come out roll, or the first roll. Once you place the bet, you’re simply waiting for the numbers. If the come out roll lands on 2, 3 or 12 you lose. If the dice add up to any other number, you win.

The roller then continues to roll until she either gets a 7 or hits the same point number again. If she hits a 7 first, you lose. If she hits the same point number you win even more money.

Pass Line Bet
The first bet a player should make in a good craps strategy is on the come out roll. A pass line bet is reasonably safe as the house only has a 1.41 percent advantage. You can also do a don’t pass bet where the house has only a 1.36 percent advantage, but you risk upsetting the roller by betting against him.

Odds Bet
Once the come out roll is done, the best bet in your craps strategy is on the odds bet. This bet will be a multiple of your pass line bet, usually two times. This is a great bet to make because it pays out at true odds, leaving the house with no natural advantage. A excellent strategy in a craps strategy is to always take advantage of these neutral odds and use the odds bet. By combining the pass line bet and the Odds bet, you’ve reduced the house advantage to 0.61 percent – as good as odds as you can hope for at the craps table.

Bad Craps Strategy
There are some bets that are considered poor choices in a craps strategy. One of these is the Big Six bet. On this bet, the house has an advantage of 9.1 percent. In this strategy you’re hoping that a six will be rolled before a seven, but the huge advantage of the house on that particular bet makes it a terrible choice in craps strategy.

Other bad betting strategies include the Big 8, the Hard 4 and the Hard 10. These offer the house advantages of 9.1 to 11 or more percent respectively.

A craps table has room for twenty players, but not all of them have to roll, or shoot, the dice. In fact, to start a game, only one person needs to make a bet before the dice are rolled and the action begins. There are two phases in each round of play. In the first the shooter makes one or more “Come Out” rolls to start the game. This is after the betters have placed bets in the Pass Line or the Don’t Pass Line.

If the shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12, the shooter has “Craps” and bets on the Pall Line are lost. If the shooter rolls a 7 or 11, it’s called a Natural and the Pass Line bets are deemed winners. Once the shooter rolls a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, the number is called the Point and the Stickman (the casino employee in charge of the game table) will move an On button or marker to the number and the game moves to the next point.

In the “Point” phase, the shooter rolls again. If he rolls the point number, the bets on the Pass Line win. If the shooter instead rolls a seven, it’s called a Seven-out and the bets on the Pass Line lose and the round is complete. If the shooter doesn’t make Point or if he rolls a seven, the round is over and the dice are passed to the next person around the table. If the shooter does make Point, he starts another round with a Come Out roll to start the cycle again.

• Aces – Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 2.
• Any Craps – Betting that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12.
• Arm – A very skilled craps player.
• Big Eight – Betting that an 8 will be rolled before a 7 comes up.
• Big Six – Betting that a 6 will be rolled before a 7 comes up.
• Capped Dice – non standard, crooked dice.
• Come Out Roll – The first roll of the dice in a betting round and determines the point for Pass and Don’t Pass Line bets.
• Field Bet – A bet on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
• Free Odds Bet – Taken at true odds.
• Front Line – Another term for the Pass Line.
• Hi-Lo – A bet that the next roll of the dice will be a 2 or 12.
• Horn Bet – A bet on 2, 3, 11 and 12 with the same amount.
• Insurance Bet – Two or more wagers made to partially cover one another.
• Line Bet – Bet on the Pass Line or Don’t Pass Line.
• Natural – Another term for a throw of 7 or 11 on the come out roll. (Natural seven or natural eleven.)
• Outside Numbers – The numbers 4,5,9, and 10.
• Parley – Increasing a bet, usually double (let it ride).
• Place Bet – bet stating a place number will be thrown before a 7 comes out.
• Place Numbers – 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.
• Playing the field – A bet placed on the box with the word ‘field’ with a set of numbers. Placing a field bet means you are betting that the next roll will be a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
• Point Number – One of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 determined on the come out roll.
• Shooter – The player who is currently rolling the dice.
• Snake Eyes – When you roll a two in craps, it is called ‘Snake Eyes’ - eyes because they look like eyes, snake because they are bad news (for the shooter).
• Three-way Craps – A bet made in units of 3 with one unit on 2, one unit on 3, and one unit on 12.

I hope these terms are helpful and if you have heard of any others feel free to ask.

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Even if you are absolutely new to the game and everything seems like foreign land, there is no way that you cannot get around if you just take a look at the basic rules of craps. Any book or video with the basics of craps will be good enough to get you through your first encounters with the game.

However, I also want to give you some tips as to how to make the right moves when you have just started playing. The easiest and most common bet in craps is the Pass Line bet and you can make this bet before the come-out roll or anytime before the point has been established.

A recommendation is to never, NEVER, bet on the Don’t Pass Line, though it is a simple bet it is easy to track and the odds are on the bettor’s side. Always bet on the Pass Line and after doing this you can take “odds”.

From there, I would suggest that you always, ALWAYS, take odds because when you take the odds on the Pass Line bet you are playing with the lowest house edge and it is adviceable to bet at least 5 times your Pass Line bets on the Odds.

And finally, I recommend that you avoid the Horn bets. I know that the payout (30:1) sounds fantastic but the odds of two sixes being thrown on any given roll are 36:1 so you would only be giving the house a huge advantage. This is the same for all Horn bets so just stay away from them, there is no money for you there in the long run.

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How to Bet on Don’t Pass

Simply place your wager in the area of the craps table highlighted below in orange:

A bet on Don’t Pass looks like this:

When to Bet on Don’t Pass

The way a bet is placed on Don’t Pass is very similar to the way it is played on the Pass Line.  Bets can only be placed on Don’t Pass before the first roll of a turn.  After it is placed, it will remain in play until the end of the turn.

What is a Don’t Pass Bet?

By placing a wager on Don’t Pass , you are betting that the roller will roll craps (2, 3, or 12) on the first roll of the turn or that he will roll a 7 after a point is established.  In effect, betting on Don’t Pass is equivalent to betting that any wagers on the Pass Line will LOSE.

Lets go through a full turn to make it a little more clear how this works.  After placing a bet on Don’t Pass , one of four things can happen on the first roll of the turn:

1. You WIN if a 2 or 3 is rolled (the roller “craps out”)
2. You LOSE if a 7 or 11 is rolled
3. You PUSH (ties) if a 12 is rolled
4. You GO TO THE NEXT STAGE if anything else is rolled (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)

The Next Stage

If a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 is rolled, a point is established, and the game continues.  As an example, lets say the first roll of the game is a 10:

In this situation, one of 2 things can happen:

1. You WIN if a 7 is rolled before a 10
2. You LOSE if a 10 is rolled before a 7

As you can see, a Don’t Pass bet WIN whenever a wager on the Pass Line would LOSE, hence the name.

Why Make Don’t Pass Bets

Don’t Pass bets are one of the highest odds bets in craps.  Once a point is established, the odds are in favor of the Don’t Pass bets over bets on the Pass Line.  No matter which point is established, it is more likely that a 7 will be rolled before the number which is “ON”.

For example, lets say a 10 comes up on the first roll of a new turn, as in the example above.  The number of ways a 7 can be rolled outweigh the number of ways a 10 can be rolled.  Specifically, there are 6 different number combinations that can be rolled to total 7 (1-6, 2-5, 3-4, 4-3, 5-2, 6-1), while there are only 3 ways the dice can come up with a 10 (4-6, 5-5, 6-4).

Other than a 7, rolling either a 6 or an 8 are the next most likely.  There are 5 ways to roll either a 6 or an 8, which is still less likely than rolling a 7.  As you can see, even with the point “ON” a 6 or an 8, the odds are still in favor of a Don’t Pass bet over a wager on the Pass Line.

Don’t Pass Odds

Odds can be placed on a Don’t Pass bet any time after a point has been established.  Just like all other Odds Bets, odds put on a Don’t Pass wager have no advantage to the casino.  As always, if you can afford it, put as much money as possible on odds bets for the highest payouts.  For more on the subject, see the lesson on Craps Odds Bets.

To put an odds bet on your Don’t Pass wager, simply place a chip in the area highlighted below:

Final Thoughts

As always, I recommend downloading a free craps game to gain some confidence betting on Don’t Pass before trying the real thing.

Going back to the introduction, I said that the Don’t Pass bet is like the Pass Line’s evil twin.  I say this because more often than not, people playing craps in a casino will place bets exclusively on the Pass Line and will be rooting for the shooter to not roll a 7 once a point has been established.  If you choose to bet on Don’t Pass, you will be forced to root for the shooter to roll a 7 and everyone to lose on their Pass Line bets.

Don’t expect to make any friends betting on Don’t Pass in a casino.  The advantage of playing online is that you can throw as many bets as you want on a high odds Don’t Pass bet without fear of being booed out of the casino.  If you have a story about playing Don’t Pass bets in a casino, make a comment and share!

Have any questions about making Don’t Pass bets?  Ask your question in the comments below!