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House Edge for Each Bet Type
Check out the following table on the house edge so you can teach yourself where to hold and when to bet!
Bet |
House Edge |
Pass/come |
1.41% |
Don’t pass/don’t come |
1.36% |
Taking/laying odds |
0% |
Place 4 or 10 |
6.67% |
Place 5 or 9 |
4% |
Place 6 or 8 |
1.52% |
Big 6 or 8 |
9.09% |
Buy all numbers (all bets have a 5% commission payable) |
4.76% |
Buy 4 or 10 (Payable on wins only, 5% commission) |
1.67% |
Lay 4 or 10 |
2.44% |
Lay 5 or 9 |
3.23% |
Lay 6 or 8 |
4% |
Craps 2/Craps 12 |
13.89% |
Craps 3/11 |
11.11% |
Any craps |
11.11% |
Any 7 |
16.67% |
Field (12 pays 2-1) |
5.56% |
Field (12 pays 3-1) |
2.78% |
Hard 4 or 10 |
11.11% |
Hard 6 or 8 |
9.09% |
Horn |
12.50% |
Horn, 2 or 12 high |
12.78% |
Horn, 3 or 11 high |
12.22% |
World |
13.33% |
Line Bets and Free Odds
There is no house edge on the odds bet alone, so this bet is frequently called “free odds.” Because of this, you must take the negative expectation line bet before you can either lay or take odds. The following table shows pass and don’t pass bets and what the good player can expect to lose as a percentage of his total bankroll.
Odds Allowed |
Pass |
Don’t Pass |
| 1X |
.85% |
.68% |
2X |
.57% |
.43% |
Full double odds |
.61% |
.45% |
3X |
.47% |
.34% |
3-4-5X |
.37% |
.27% |
5X |
.33% |
.23% |
10X |
0.18% |
.12% |
20X |
.10% |
.06% |
100X |
.02% |
.01% |
The best odds are obviously 100X and some casinos from Las Vegas to Atlantic City have offered these odds. This is not common at all casinos, but it is important to look out for casinos that do offer this.
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