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Craps Appendix 2

Last Update: April 23, 2002

This appendix shows the house edge for all the major craps bet on both a per bet made and per roll basis. A handy use for this appendix is to estimate expected losses over time. For example assume a game has 60 rolls per hour and you always bet $25 on pass line, $10 on the place 6, and $5 on any 7. The expected hourly loss would be 60*($25*0.42% + $10*0.46% + $5*16.67%) = $59.06.

Craps House Edge
Bet Name	Expected Rolls	Per Bet Made	Per Roll
Pass, come	3.38	1.41%	0.42%
Don't pass, don't come	3.38	1.36%	0.40%
Place 6, 8	3.27	1.52%	0.46%
Place 5, 9	3.6	4.00%	1.11%
Place 4, 10	4	6.67%	1.67%
Buy 6, 8	3.27	4.76%	1.46%
Buy 5, 9	3.6	4.76%	1.32%
Buy 4, 10	4	4.76%	1.19%
Lay 6, 8	3.27	4.00%	1.22%
Lay 5, 9	3.6	3.23%	0.90%
Lay 4, 10	4	2.44%	0.61%
Big 6, 8	3.27	9.09%	2.78%
Hard 6, 8	3.27	9.09%	2.78%
Hard 4, 10	4	11.11%	2.78%
Craps 2, 12	1	13.89%	13.89%
Craps 3, yo 11	1	11.11%	11.11%
Any craps	1	11.11%	11.11%
Any seven	1	16.67%	16.67%
Field (reg rules)	1	5.56%	5.56%

Column 1 shows the type of bet.
Column 2 shows the expected number of rolls per bet made.
Column 3 shows the house edge per bet made (counting ties on the don't pass).
Column 4 shows the house edge per roll. This is the house edge per bet made divided by the expected number of rolls per bet.

My other info on Craps

How the house edge for each bet is derived, in brief.
Mathematics of Craps. More in-depth explanation of how the house edge for each bet is derived.
The house edge of all the major bets on both a per-bet made and per-roll basis
Dice Control. The results of two experiments on the topic of influencing the dice via carefully controlled throwing.
Craps variants. Alternative rules and bets such as the Fire Bet, Crapless Craps, and Card Craps.
California craps. How craps is played in California using playing cards.
Las Vegas crap survey Comprehensive survey of Las Vegas casinos on the odds allowed in craps.
Ask the Wizard. See craps questions I've answered about:

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