A Come bet is mathematically the same as a Pass bet. The only difference is it is made any time other than a Come Out roll. The following roll after a Come bet will act as a Come Out Roll for purposes of the Come bet.

Like Pass bets, you may take Odds after a Come bet. Wins and the multiple you may take on the Odds is the same for both Pass and Come bets.

Likewise, a Don't Come bet is like a Don't Pass bet, except made anytime except a Come Out roll. You may also lay the Odds if any point is rolled after a Don't Come bet, in the same way as a Don't Pass bet.

In craps the 4,5,6,8,9, and 10 are known as the Place numbers. The player may bet on any of these numbers, and if it is rolled before a seven, the bet wins.

Place bets are just like odds bets, except no pass line bet is required, and don't pay as much odds. To be specific, place bets on the 6 and 8 pay 7 to 6, the 5 and 9 pay 7 to 5, and the 4 and 10 pay 9 to 5.

The tables below show the best odds are on the 6 and 8. Place to Lose bets to lose are the opposite of Place bets.

They win on a seven, and lose on the the number you're betting against. As far as I know, Place to Lose bets are found only in Australia, England, and some Internet casinos.

The odds paid are as follows. Buy bets are like Odds or Place bets, except with different odds.

This commission is usually non-refundable. However, at some casinos, the commission on the 4 and 10 is charged only on a win.

The following tables show the house edge both with the commission always payable and after a win only. As mentioned above, Place and Buy bets are exactly the same thing, but with different odds.

Here is the better bet, according to the number bet on:. Hot Tip : The Santa Ana Star casino in New Mexico allows buy bets on the 4 and 10 with no commission, resulting in zero house edge.

For that, I salute them! Lay bets are like laying the Odds or Place to Lose bets, except with different odds. As mentioned above, Place to Lose and Lay bets are exactly the same thing, but with different odds.

The Big 6 and 8 are exactly like the place bets on 6 and 8, respectively, except pay even money, instead of 7 to 6. You would be a fool to make these bets with you could get much better odds on the same thing with a Place bet.

Rolling an even number with the same number of both dice is said to be the "hard way. For example, a hard 8 would be a , while an easy 8 would be or There are four Hard Way bets, on the 4, 6, 8, and Laying Odds is a simple bet with no house edge.

Laying the Odds against 4 or 10 pays , 5 or 9 pays , and 6 or 8 pays Basically, what you are doing here is betting that a 7 will be rolled before one the point number.

A bet on the 6 and 8 pays even money and has a small house edge of just 1. This advanced craps strategy works as follows:.

If you win, replay the bet, if you lose, replay the bet, if a point number is rolled, move on to step 2. This strategy can be profitable if one of your points hits, with a nice payout.

If it does, repeat step 3. At some point, the shooter will roll a 7 and crap out, and all your bets will be lost.

Therefore, this strategy is only advisable for those who can afford to lose big. While some bets are good bets, others are not. Big 6 and Big 8 bets are bets stating that a specific number 6 or 8, depending on the bet will be rolled before a 7 is.

No other numbers effect this bet, it is simply a race between 7 and 6 or 8 depending on the bet. Hardway is a term for any point number made up of a pair of matching numbers, which can only be 4 2x2 , 6 2x3 , 8 2x4 , and 10 2x5.

Payouts are good here: for a hard 6 or hard 8, and for a hard 4 or hard It is the job of a stickman at a craps table to entice you into proposition bets, for a simple reason: the house is most likely to win on these bets.

This makes them highly unadvisable. 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:.

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.

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.

Downtown casinos pay better. Strip table layouts do not handle cent pieces. We have a whole separate article dedicated to the Free Odds bet.

G Free Odds on Come Bets: Odds on come bets can be made exactly the same way as odds on pass line bets, exceptthat the player hands the Odds bet to the dealer who will place it on the numberrolled and on TOP of the original Flat bet.

You win even money if the come out roll when the black marker is on the table is a 7 or an 11 and you lose if it is a 2, 3 or The point is the term for the number you want to roll again.

If a 7 comes first, you lose. If the other number comes first, you win. Even money means that if you put one dollar down you win one dollar.

Do not make a Pass Line bet after the come out roll. Your odds of winning go down. Learn the Field bet. Field bets are simple. You win if a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, or 12 is rolled.

You lose on all the other numbers. On many tables 2 and 12 pay you double your money. On some tables 12 pays you triple the money you bet.

Try Place Bets. The numbers you can choose are 4, 5, 6, 8 , 9, and If one of these numbers is rolled before the person rolling rolls a 7, then you win.

Learn Proposition bets. These bets are located in the center of the craps table. You choose one of these bets and hope they occur on the next roll.

This bet wins if the point is rolled before a 7. The opposite to the Buy Bet. A Lay Bet can be placed on any point and wins if a 7 is rolled before the point.

A bet on Big 6 or Big 8 wins if a 6 or an 8 is rolled before a 7. These bets pay even money and should be avoided as you can make the same bet on the Place 6 or 8 and get better pay offs.

The Field betting areas is a big section on the craps table. A bet placed on the field wins if the next roll is a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 or If the next roll is a 3, 4, 9 or 11 you win even money.

There are four possible hardways bets , , and Hardways bets can be made at any time and win if the selected hardway rolls before a 7.

Imagine if you spent hours trying to learn how to control the dice and coming up short. Those are the best and the worst of the strategies I know of for playing craps in the casino.

The best strategy is to stick with the bets with the lowest house edge and have as much fun as you can.