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Reason #5 why the Wizard likes Bovada:
Intelligent Bonuses
Many online casinos offer huge signup bonuses, but there’s a catch. Buried in the fine print is that play on the most popular games doesn’t count towards earning the bonus. It’s common for play on blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, and video poker to be excluded. In many cases, only slots count.
And that’s if you can even find the terms and conditions. Many casinos put their 100% bonus in big flaming letters but make you hunt all over their site to find the rules.
Bovada allows play on all games to count towards the wagering requirement. It’s that simple. Just no opposite betting. All casinos ought to be as easy as Bovada about this. The bonus offer itself is simple too: on your first deposit, they’ll give you an extra 10%. If you deposit $100, you’ll wind up with $110 in chips or tokens.
Finally, in the unlikely event that Bovada feels you’ve been abusing their bonuses they won’t seize your winnings like most other casinos will. In the worst case scenario they will politely tell you that they will not be offering you any future bonuses, but you are welcome to keep playing and keep everything you have made already.
Craps Appendix 2
Last Update: Apr 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.
- The house edge of all the major bets on both a per-bet made and per-roll basis
- Dice Control Experiments. The results of two experiments on skillful dice throwing.
- Dice Control Advantage. The player advantage, assuming he can influence the dice.
- 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.
- Play Craps. Craps game using cards at the Viejas casino in San Diego.
- Las Vegas craps survey at Wizard of Vegas.
- Craps basics at Wizard of Vegas.
- Ask the Wizard. See craps questions I've answered about:
- Simple Craps game. My simple Java craps game.
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