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Smarter Bet Guide to Craps
by Basil Nestor
Some craps bets are good, some are not-so-good, and some are for suckers. The Smarter Bet Guide to Craps separates the best from the rest, and makes craps easy to learn. Everything is here in a clear-cut format: Table layout, dice-shooting techniques, a detailed analysis of every craps bet, and mathematically proven strategies that help lower the casino's advantage. A good basic guide to the game for players who are just starting out.
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The Rest of the Worst Craps Bets
by Basil Nestor
The rest of the bets in the center of the table aren’t better than the hardways, and they’re frequently worse.
They’re all one-roll propositions, and they’re handled by
Basil Nestor is the author of the new Playboy Complete Guide to Casino Gambling. This wonderful book teaches players how to avoid sucker bets and win more when playing gambling games. He is also the author of The Smarter Bet Guide series for video poker, slots, craps, and many other books about gambling. Basil's website is www.smarterbet.com the stickperson. The table below shows the various bets, true odds, house odds, and the house edge. I’ve also included the hardways and big six/eight so you can see and compare all of craps' worst bets in one place. It’s a real rogues’ gallery.
Basil Nestor is the author of the new Playboy Complete Guide to Casino Gambling. This wonderful book teaches players how to avoid sucker bets and win more when playing gambling games. He is also the author of The Smarter Bet Guide series for video poker, slots, craps, and many other books about gambling. Basil's website is www.smarterbet.com the stickperson. The table below shows the various bets, true odds, house odds, and the house edge. I’ve also included the hardways and big six/eight so you can see and compare all of craps' worst bets in one place. It’s a real rogues’ gallery.This is where the craps jargon really explodes. For example, horn is a combined bet on 2, 3, 11, and 12. The payoff is calculated as if you had bet each number separately. Your wager is divided into quarters, so if you make this long-shot bet it’s a good idea to put money down in multiples of four or request a horn high and indicate on which of the four you want the extra money: “Horn high 12!”
Whirl is a horn bet with the 7 added. The bet is divided into five parts. C&E is craps plus 11. Buffalo is a combination of the four hardways plus a 7 or sometimes a “yo” 11. Box cars is a bet on 12. A hop bet is a wager that a single number will be thrown in a particular way on the very next roll. Technically, 2, 3, 11, and 12 are hop bets, but you can do it with any number (assuming that you’d be willing to make such a bad wager).
It’s a cornucopia of colorful names and slang for basically rotten gambling. There isn’t a single bet in the center of the table that has a house edge of less than 9 percent. Betting the seven (big red) is a whopping 16.7 percent. That’s the worst bet available in many casinos.
Craps’ Worst Bets
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Bet
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True Odds
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House Odds
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House Edge
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Any seven (big red)
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5:1
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4:1
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16.7%
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Two (snake eyes)
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35:1
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30:1
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13.9%
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Twelve (boxcars)
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35:1
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30:1
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13.9%
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Hop (1 way)
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35:1
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30:1
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13.9%
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Whirl
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10:5
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8:5
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13.3%
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Horn
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20:4
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17:4
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12.5%
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Hop (2 ways)
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17:1
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15:1
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11.1%
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Three (ace-deuce)
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17:1
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15:1
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11.1%
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Eleven (yo-leven)
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17:1
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15:1
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11.1%
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Any craps
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8:1
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7:1
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11.1%
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Hard four
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8:1
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7:1
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11.1%
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Hard ten
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8:1
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7:1
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11.1%
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Hard six
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10:1
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9:1
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9.1%
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Hard eight
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10:1
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9:1
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9.1%
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Big six/eight
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6:5
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1:1
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9.1%
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Odds and payoffs for horn and whirl are an average (individual wins pay differently)
Now that you’ve seen the worst (hopefully) you won’t be tempted to make these wagers. It’s best to stay with the craps basics: pass, don’t pass, come, don’t come, and odds.
The preceding material is just a sample of what you'll find in Basil Nestor's Smarter Bet Guide to Craps.
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