Bets & payouts
Every bet in the game, with what it pays and how it resolves. These figures come from the same rules tables the apps use, so what you read here is what the table pays.
Come-out roll: 7 or 11 wins, 2, 3, 12 loses. Points: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.
Line bets
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Line | 1:1 | 1.41% | Wins on 7 or 11 on the come-out, loses on 2, 3 or 12. Any other total sets the point, and from then on the bet wins if the point repeats before a 7. |
| Don't Pass | 1:1 | 1.36% | The mirror of the pass line. Wins on 2 or 3 on the come-out, loses on 7 or 11, and pushes on 12. Once a point is set it wins if a 7 comes first. |
| Come | 1:1 | 1.41% | A pass line bet made after the point is set. The next roll becomes its own come-out, and the total it lands on becomes that bet's private point. |
| Don't Come | 1:1 | 1.36% | A don't pass bet made after the point is set. Travels to its own number and then wins if a 7 arrives before that number repeats. |
Odds
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass / Come Odds | 2:1 on 4 and 10 · 3:2 on 5 and 9 · 6:5 on 6 and 8 | None | Taken behind a line bet after the point is set. Paid at exact true odds, so the house has no edge on it at all — the single best bet on the table.Table setting supports 2x, 3-4-5x (default), 5x and 10x. |
| Don't Pass / Don't Come Odds | 1:2 on 4 and 10 · 2:3 on 5 and 9 · 5:6 on 6 and 8 | None | Laying odds behind a don't bet. Also paid at true odds with no house edge, but you risk more than you win because the 7 is now the favourite. |
Place bets
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place 4 | 9:5 | 6.67% | Wins whenever a 4 is rolled before a 7. Stays up and keeps paying until a 7 ends the hand, and can be taken down at any time.Bet in multiples of $5 to get the full payout. |
| Place 5 | 7:5 | 4% | Wins whenever a 5 is rolled before a 7. Stays up and keeps paying until a 7 ends the hand, and can be taken down at any time.Bet in multiples of $5 to get the full payout. |
| Place 6 | 7:6 | 1.52% | Wins whenever a 6 is rolled before a 7. Stays up and keeps paying until a 7 ends the hand, and can be taken down at any time.Bet in multiples of $6 to get the full 7:6. |
| Place 8 | 7:6 | 1.52% | Wins whenever a 8 is rolled before a 7. Stays up and keeps paying until a 7 ends the hand, and can be taken down at any time.Bet in multiples of $6 to get the full 7:6. |
| Place 9 | 7:5 | 4% | Wins whenever a 9 is rolled before a 7. Stays up and keeps paying until a 7 ends the hand, and can be taken down at any time.Bet in multiples of $5 to get the full payout. |
| Place 10 | 9:5 | 6.67% | Wins whenever a 10 is rolled before a 7. Stays up and keeps paying until a 7 ends the hand, and can be taken down at any time.Bet in multiples of $5 to get the full payout. |
Buy bets
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy 4 | 2:1 | 1.67% | Like a place 4, but paid at true odds in exchange for a 5% commission charged only on a win. That makes it cheaper than placing on every number except the 6 and 8.Vig is 5% of the wager, charged only when the bet wins. |
| Buy 5 | 3:2 | 2% | Like a place 5, but paid at true odds in exchange for a 5% commission charged only on a win. That makes it cheaper than placing on every number except the 6 and 8.Vig is 5% of the wager, charged only when the bet wins. |
| Buy 6 | 6:5 | 2.27% | Like a place 6, but paid at true odds in exchange for a 5% commission charged only on a win. That makes it cheaper than placing on every number except the 6 and 8.Vig is 5% of the wager, charged only when the bet wins. |
| Buy 8 | 6:5 | 2.27% | Like a place 8, but paid at true odds in exchange for a 5% commission charged only on a win. That makes it cheaper than placing on every number except the 6 and 8.Vig is 5% of the wager, charged only when the bet wins. |
| Buy 9 | 3:2 | 2% | Like a place 9, but paid at true odds in exchange for a 5% commission charged only on a win. That makes it cheaper than placing on every number except the 6 and 8.Vig is 5% of the wager, charged only when the bet wins. |
| Buy 10 | 2:1 | 1.67% | Like a place 10, but paid at true odds in exchange for a 5% commission charged only on a win. That makes it cheaper than placing on every number except the 6 and 8.Vig is 5% of the wager, charged only when the bet wins. |
Lay bets
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lay 4 | 1:2 | 1.67% | The dark side of a buy. Wins if a 7 is rolled before the 4, paid at true odds less a 5% commission on the winnings.Minimum lay on the 4 is $40 so the vig reaches $1. |
| Lay 5 | 2:3 | 2% | The dark side of a buy. Wins if a 7 is rolled before the 5, paid at true odds less a 5% commission on the winnings.Minimum lay on the 5 is $30 so the vig reaches $1. |
| Lay 6 | 5:6 | 2.27% | The dark side of a buy. Wins if a 7 is rolled before the 6, paid at true odds less a 5% commission on the winnings.Minimum lay on the 6 is $24 so the vig reaches $1. |
| Lay 8 | 5:6 | 2.27% | The dark side of a buy. Wins if a 7 is rolled before the 8, paid at true odds less a 5% commission on the winnings.Minimum lay on the 8 is $24 so the vig reaches $1. |
| Lay 9 | 2:3 | 2% | The dark side of a buy. Wins if a 7 is rolled before the 9, paid at true odds less a 5% commission on the winnings.Minimum lay on the 9 is $30 so the vig reaches $1. |
| Lay 10 | 1:2 | 1.67% | The dark side of a buy. Wins if a 7 is rolled before the 10, paid at true odds less a 5% commission on the winnings.Minimum lay on the 10 is $40 so the vig reaches $1. |
Field
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| FieldOne roll | 1:1 · 2:1 on the 2 and the 12 | 5.56% | A one-roll bet on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12. Loses on 5, 6, 7 and 8 — which is seven of the eleven totals by frequency, so it hits less often than the wide-looking box suggests.A table setting raises the 12 to 3:1, which drops the edge to 2.78%. |
Hardways
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard 4 | 7:1 | 11.11% | Wins if the 4 comes as a pair (2-2) before it comes any other way and before a 7. |
| Hard 6 | 9:1 | 9.09% | Wins if the 6 comes as a pair (3-3) before it comes any other way and before a 7. |
| Hard 8 | 9:1 | 9.09% | Wins if the 8 comes as a pair (4-4) before it comes any other way and before a 7. |
| Hard 10 | 7:1 | 11.11% | Wins if the 10 comes as a pair (5-5) before it comes any other way and before a 7. |
Proposition bets
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any SevenOne roll | 4:1 | 16.67% | One roll, wins on any 7. The worst bet on the table by house edge. |
| Any CrapsOne roll | 7:1 | 11.11% | One roll, wins on 2, 3 or 12. |
| Eleven (Yo)One roll | 15:1 | 11.11% | One roll, wins on 11. |
| Craps 2 (Snake Eyes)One roll | 30:1 | 13.89% | One roll, wins on 2. |
| Craps 3 (Ace-Deuce)One roll | 15:1 | 11.11% | One roll, wins on 3. |
| Craps 12 (Boxcars)One roll | 30:1 | 13.89% | One roll, wins on 12. |
| HornOne roll | Splits four ways: 30:1 on 2 and 12, 15:1 on 3 and 11 | 12.5% | One roll, wagered in four equal units on the 2, 3, 11 and 12. The winning quarter pays its own rate; the other three are lost. |
| World (Whirl)One roll | Horn plus Any Seven, in five units | 13.33% | The horn with a fifth unit on Any Seven, so a 7 pays that unit at 4:1 and nets a push instead of a loss. |
Hop bets
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| HopOne roll | 15:1 easy · 30:1 hard | 11.11% | A one-roll bet on one exact dice combination. A hard hop is a specific pair such as 3-3; an easy hop is any two different faces such as 5-2.A hard hop at 30:1 costs 13.89%. Premium feature in the mobile apps. |
Bonus bets
| Bet | Pays | House edge | How it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Bet | 24 to 1 · 249 to 1 · 999 to 1 | 20.76% | Rides the whole hand and pays on the number of *distinct* points the shooter makes: four pays 24 to 1, five pays 249 to 1, and all six pays 999 to 1.Capped at $5, the way real tables cap it. Premium feature in the mobile apps. |
| Small | 30 to 1 | 18.3% | Rolls every one of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 before any 7 shows.Premium feature in the mobile apps. |
| Tall | 30 to 1 | 18.3% | Rolls every one of 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 before any 7 shows.Premium feature in the mobile apps. |
| All | 150 to 1 | 20.61% | Rolls all ten numbers — 2 through 6 and 8 through 12 — before any 7 shows. Small and Tall in one bet.Premium feature in the mobile apps. |
Common questions
- What is the best bet in craps?
- The odds bet behind the pass line, which pays true odds and carries no house edge at all — the only wager on the table where the house has no advantage. Of the bets that do carry an edge, the pass line at 1.41% and don't pass at 1.36% are the cheapest, followed by placing the 6 or 8 at 1.52%.
- What is the worst bet in craps?
- Any seven, at a 16.67% house edge. The rest of the centre of the table is not far behind: craps 2 and craps 12 cost 13.89%, and the hardways run 9.09% on the 6 and 8 and 11.11% on the 4 and 10.
- What is the house edge on the field bet?
- 5.56% when the 12 pays double, which is the common paytable and the default in these games. If the table pays triple on the 12 it drops to 2.78%. The field looks generous because it covers seven numbers, but the four it misses — 5, 6, 7 and 8 — are the most frequent totals.
- Should I buy or place the 4 and 10?
- Buy them. Placing the 4 or 10 pays 9:5 for a 6.67% edge, while buying pays true 2:1 for a 5% commission and costs 1.67% when the vig is charged only on a win. The 6 and 8 are the exception — place those, at 1.52% against 2.27% to buy.
- Why is the crapless craps pass line worse than regular craps?
- Because nothing loses on the come-out, the come-out rolls that used to win or lose outright become points instead — and 2, 3, 11 and 12 are the hardest numbers on the table to repeat. That pushes the pass line from 1.41% in standard craps to 5.38% in crapless. The compensation is the odds: a point of 2 or 12 pays 6:1 at true odds.
- How much do the crapless numbers pay?
- Placing the 2 or 12 pays 11:2 for a 7.14% edge and the 3 or 11 pays 11:4 for 6.25%. Buying them is much cheaper — true odds of 6:1 and 3:1 for a 5% commission on a win, which works out to 0.71% and 1.25%.
A note on house edge
Every figure above is the expected loss per dollar wagered, per bet resolved, computed from the payouts this game actually uses — so place, buy and lay can be compared on one axis.
If you cross-check our buy and lay numbers against a published chart and they look too good, this is why: these tables charge the 5% commission only when the bet wins, which is the player-friendly convention. Charts that assume the vig is taken up front put lay 4 at 2.44% rather than 1.67%, and every buy at a flat 4.76%. Some charts also quote a per-roll rather than a per-bet figure, which divides everything by how often the bet resolves.
Every bet carries an edge except the odds, which pay true odds and are the only wager on the table the house has no advantage on. No betting system changes any of these numbers. These games are simulators for entertainment and practice — not a strategy for winning money in a casino.