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Craps

The loudest table in the casino, and the line bets behind the noise are among the best in it.

It is the most sociable game there is. The whole table wins together, and a hot roll is the best twenty minutes on the floor.

89 hrs

on €50 · Plays longest

€0.56 an hour at €1 a go

How to play it well

The decisions that actually move the number, and the version of the game worth looking for.

  1. Start on the pass line. It is simple, it is cheap, and it is the bet everyone else is cheering for.
  2. Take odds behind your line bet once a point is set. Odds carry no house edge at all, which is unique on the floor.
  3. Place the 6 and the 8 if you want more action. They are far better priced than they look.
  4. The proposition bets in the middle are priced for excitement rather than value. Bet them because you want to.
  5. Don't pass wins slightly more often, but you will be betting against the table. Some people enjoy that.

Where that comes from

1.41% house edge
€1 a decision
40 decisions an hour
€0.56 an hour — so €50 lasts 89 hrs

How long €50 of play lasts on average, at €1 a hand, spin or roll. Bet more and it scales down by the same amount.

Return to player
98.59%
Volatility
Medium
Does skill change it?
Somewhat
Typical minimum
Around €1 a roll online

What the figure assumes

Pass line bet with no odds taken. Don't pass is marginally better at 1.36%.

Source: Standard published craps bet-by-bet edge figures. Last checked 2026-09-21.

Worth seeking out the good version

The version to look for

€0.56

1.41% edge

The any-seven proposition bet

€6.67

16.67% edge

Same game, same stake: 89 hrs of play against 7 hr 30 min. Worth two minutes checking which table you are on.

Craps looks like the most complicated game in the casino and contains one of the simplest good bets in it. The pass line is 1.41%. Don't pass is 1.36%. Both are among the cheapest wagers available anywhere.

Everything else on the layout is worse, and some of it is dramatically worse. The proposition bets in the middle of the table — any seven, hardways, the horn — run from 9% to 16.67%. They are placed physically in the centre so the stickman can reach them, and they are priced for people who want action rather than value.

Taking odds behind the pass line is the one bet in the building with no house edge at all. It does not reduce the edge on the original bet, but it dilutes the combined figure: pass line with double odds works out around 0.6% across the total amount at risk.

Things worth knowing

  • Proposition bets in the centre, 9% to 16.67%
  • Big 6 and Big 8 at 9.09%, when the identical place bet is 1.52%
  • Field bets, 2.78% to 5.56% depending on whether 12 pays double or triple

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