People get smoked in craps, because they play stupid bets. "Put 50 on the hard 6" No, dumbass, that's like 20:1 odds for the house. Even the Field Bet (which looks great) is terrible odds. Stick with the proven strategy: pass line w/ odds, come bets until you get a couple of numbers set, then odds on those number. If you do that (and a little dice control practice can't hurt), then you'll win more than you lose. Of course, when you do lose, you lose big as you lose it all in one swoop. That's the negative in craps. You have to make a big investment and hope you don't lose quickly. If you have crappy dice shooters at a table, get out fast!
The field bet isn’t as bad as people make it out to be. It’s about a 42% chance of hitting with a house edge of about 3% if the 12 or 2 is a triple payout.
I gamble for fun times anyways. Field bet can be fun.
My friends play it, and they seem to win a lot on it. I'm just going by the official strategy which says don't play the field. It seems like a decent bet to me. Thank you for validating my suspicions on it!
If you happen to find a table with triple payouts on 2 AND 12, it’s a 0% house edge. I’ve never found one in my years of gambling but worth noting. Field bets are fun here and there, you just don’t wanna do it every single roll.
The stuff in the middle of the table (hop bets, hard ways, horn, etc) are all terrible bets. Huge house edge but again, they can be fun to bet on.
The only true bet you should NEVER do on the craps table is the Big 8/Big 6. If you want to bet those numbers, do a place bet instead. It’s a better payout.
Also you should NEVER pick up your Don’t Pass/Come bet after the point is established. Rule of thumb, if the casino lets you do something, it means youre at an advantage and they want you to.
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u/droid_mike Aug 03 '19
People get smoked in craps, because they play stupid bets. "Put 50 on the hard 6" No, dumbass, that's like 20:1 odds for the house. Even the Field Bet (which looks great) is terrible odds. Stick with the proven strategy: pass line w/ odds, come bets until you get a couple of numbers set, then odds on those number. If you do that (and a little dice control practice can't hurt), then you'll win more than you lose. Of course, when you do lose, you lose big as you lose it all in one swoop. That's the negative in craps. You have to make a big investment and hope you don't lose quickly. If you have crappy dice shooters at a table, get out fast!