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Craps bets - laying free odds (don’t pass)
When a point has been established on
the come-out roll, any player who has made a don’t
pass bet is also allowed to make a free odds bet. In
this case, the house edge is reduced even more than
with a line pass bet, all the way down to 0.83%.
A single odds bet on don’t pass is an additional
wager, where you are betting that the 7 will be rolled
before the point number is repeated. The odds bet can
be anything up to the amount of your original wager.
Some casinos permit players to make double odds, and
even greater odds wagers, occasionally as high as ten
times the original wager. As a rule, the higher the
odds available, the higher you should take, as this
contributes to further reducing the house edge.
To take the odds, you must place the appropriate amount
of chips behind your don’t pass bet in the open
area of the craps layout. Free odds bets can be made
at any time after the point has been established and
if you wish, you can remove them without loss at any
time before a 7 has been rolled or the point number
repeated, though there is little reason to do this.
The payoffs for odds bets on don’t pass vary
from point number to point number, depending on the
odds of a 7 being rolled before a specific point is
repeated. The payoff formula is the same whether you
take single odds, double odds, or more.
Point numbers
Points 4 and 10
Points 5 and 9
Points 6 and 8 |
Correct odds
1 to 2
2 to 3
5 to 6
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House payoff
pay 1 to 2
pay 2 to 3
pay 5 to 6 |
For example, suppose you bet £10 on don’t
pass and establish a point of 4 in a casino that offers
double odds. You now have the option of taking the odds
for an additional £20.00. (You can also bet a
smaller amount or choose not to take any odds at all.)
If you take the bet and then roll a 7 before repeating
the point number, you will get your original £30
returned to you, plus an additional £20. Of that
£20, £10 will be the even-money payback
on your pass line wager, and £10 will be the 1-to-2
payoff for a point of 4 on your odds bet of £20.00.
You are permitted to remove your odds wager from the
layout at any time.
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