Look at any craps table and you will see numerous bets where some appear to have large payouts. These are One Roll bets. None of them pay off in true odds. These bets should be avoided because they can drain your bankroll very quickly.

Experienced players know that there are thirty-six possible combinations that can be made with a pair of dice, each with numbers one through six. For example, the number 7 can be thrown in six ways, such as: 6 and 1; 1 and 6; 5 and 2; 2 and 5; 4 and 3; 3 and 4. The numbers 6 and 8, five forms; numbers 5 and 9, four ways; numbers 4 and 10, three ways; 3 and 11, in two ways; and 2 and 12, unidirectional.

With the above in mind, here are the bets to avoid and why when playing:

Field

This is a one-roll bet in which the player wins if a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12 appears and loses if a 5, 6, 7 or 8 appears. The payouts are equal except for the 2 or 12 paying 2/1. A rookie player would look at the field and think, “There are seven numbers to win and only four to lose.” However, if you combine all the ways that winning numbers can be rolled, they add up to 16. Losing number combinations add up to 20. Therefore, winning numbers may appear 45% of the time, but losers come out 55%. %. The house edge is approximately 6%.

Any Craps

Another one-roll bet that pays 7/1 on a two, three, or twelve. Add them all together and the actual odds are 9/1 against. The house edge is approximately 11%.

Any seven

The worst single roll bet for the player. The odds are 6/1 against and the payout is only 4/1. If you really want to make this bet, my advice is that you don’t. The house edge is around 17%.

Hardway betting

These are the total even numbers of 4, 6, 8, and 10. In our Monopoly days we knew them as doubles. Two 2 = 4, etc. In the world of dice, these are known as Hardways. When a player chooses to make a Hardway bet, they are betting that that particular number will only appear as a total even number, for example a difficult eight such as 4 and 4. All the other four combinations that make up the eight now become losers . Hardway bettors now lose when a seven or any eight other than 4 and 4 appears. The odds are 10/1 against, but the payout is only 9/1. The house edge for a strong 4 or 10 is approximately 11%, and a hard 6 or 8 is approximately 9%.

Horn bet

A one-shot bet that bets on a 2, 3, 11, or 12. The bet must be made in multiples of four units. You will be paid 30/1 for the 2 or 12, or 15/1 for the 3 or 11, minus your three losing bets. These numbers only have a 1/6 chance of appearing. You can also bet these numbers individually. Your best bet is not to bet. The house edge is approximately 12.5%.

C&E (Craps and Eleven)

The C&E bet is actually a combination of the any craps bet (2, 3, 12) or the 11 bet (AKA Yo). Basically, when you bet on C and E, you are betting that the shooter will roll any number of craps (2, 3 or 12) or 11. If you match any of these numbers, you win the bet.

There is a 1 in 6 chance that bet C and E will be successful. The payouts are different for each part of the bet. If the shitty numbers come out, pay 3/1. If you get an 11, 7/1. the total total house edge is 11%.

Fire bet

Not all casinos offer this bet. The bettor wins if the shooter scores at least four different point numbers before a seven is rolled. Only the different numbers of points count. The pay tables range from a 10/1 payout for a point made four times to 2000/1 if the six-point numbers are made four times each before a seven. In this unlikely case, the house edge is a whopping 25%!

Jump bet

This is a one-shot verbal bet that is rarely played because most bettors are not aware of it. A player can bet that the dice will jump to a certain combination on the next roll. For example: If you have a hunch that an 8 will come out as a 6 and a 2, simply yell at the dealer, “Five dollars in the jump eight as six and two.” If it happens, you will be paid on 1/15. You can also yell a hardway, “Jump eight to four and four.” If you are lucky, you win 30/1. Any label is allowed. All payments are the same. This is a typical silly bet. Depending on the jump combo called, the house edge can range from 5% to 12%.

Your best bet is to stick to line bets, check, don’t check, come, don’t come with odds bets and place numbers 6 and 8.

Good luck!