True odds payout would be $7.50, but since most casinos do not have 50 cent chips, the casino will round down and pay $7. Point is 6 or 8 Odds will pay 6-5. For example, if you. What is a Lay Bet? A lay bet is a process where, in making 2 separate transactions, a bettor can minimise risk and potentially maximise profit off an original bet.This technique can be used for a variety of reasons, including minimising risk when odds change, or to place qualifying bets with sportsbook in order to receive promotions in the future. Jan 29, 2021 Each of the bets wins $30 if the point is rolled before a 7. From the don’t pass, the player can lay $30 on any of those numbers and win the amount the pass line would have bet. For example, on a 4 point, the player could lay $30 to win $15. This bet wins if the 7 comes before the point. It loses if the point is rolled first. Other craps bets. Just like the buy bet lay bets pay true odds, but because the lay bet is the opposite of the buy bet, the payout is reversed. Therefore, players get 1 to 2 for the numbers 4 and 10, 2 to 3 for the numbers 5 and 9, and 5 to 6 for the numbers 6 and 8.
This is one of the more complicated and interesting bets in craps. First I will start off talking about the buy bet. Basically, players can make a bet on the established point numbers at any time. Players will win if the shooter rolls the point number before the seven. The payouts would be excellent because it would be paid by true odds. That means 4 and 10 pays out 2:1 odds, 5 and 9 pays out 3:2 odds and 6 and 8 pay out 6:5 odds. This is also the actual odds of winning the bet so the house edge is zero! To sum it up, it pays out exactly same way as the pass odds bet for each number. The catch is a player must pay a 5% commission to the house, which is known as 'vig' or 'juice'. This small fee increased the house edge from 0% to 4.76%.
The lay bet works almost the same way, except it is the opposite. This time you wager on the point number and that the shooter will roll a seven before the point. Again, players are paid out the true odds with no house edge, along with the 5% vig commission. Although, because the seven gets thrown more often than any other number, your payouts are 'less than even'. Also, the house edge for 4 and 10 is 2.44%, the edge for 5 and 9 is 3.23% and the house edge for 6 and 8 is 4.00%.
This bet would be perfect if it wasn't for that commission. The lay and buy bet is almost like a shortcut to the free odds bet, but you have to pay a price rather than just doing it straight from the pass line bet, where you can get around the commissions and also get much better overall odds anyways.
Unfortunately, I could not get a screenshot of where to place this bet on the table because this casino does not support the bet. But if you click on the image below, you can still play the free flash game of craps on this table anyways and practice the game, which is beneficial anyways for new players.
Craps is one of the most popular table games in Las Vegas. We found 243 installations of the game at 65 casinos in the market for our 2021 Las Vegas Table Games Survey. Nearly all Las Vegas casinos with tables offer the game. Some smaller locals casinos do not deal the game, or it is only available at peak hours.
Related: Las Vegas crapless craps survey
The section below is broken up into three sections. It is sorted by the expected minimum bet. Note that this may be higher during busier hours. The games are then sorted by the odds available at the table and whether the field pays double or triple on 12.
$1 3-4-5x
| $3 2x
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$5
10x Triple Field
Double Field
| 5x Double Field
2x Triple Field
| 3-4-5x Triple Field
Double Field
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$10
100x Double Field
20x Triple Field
5x Triple Field
2x Triple Field
| 10x Triple Field
Double Field
| 3-4-5x Triple Field
Double Field
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$15 10x Double Field
3-4-5x Triple Field
| 3-4-5x Double Field
| $25 3-4-5x Triple Field
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Many Las Vegas casinos only pay double on the field when a 12 is rolled. There are 35 where the field pays triple on 12. This cuts the field’s house edge in half. The list below shows where those games are found. Odds are 3-4-5x unless otherwise noted.
$1
$3
$5
| $10
| $15
$25
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A craps game starts with a come out roll. The player making this roll must make a bet that meets the table minimum on either the pass line or don’t pass. The stickman pushes the dice to this player and there is a roll. The dice must hit the back wall to count.
If the come out roll is a 7 or 11, the pass line wins and the don’t pass loses. The don’t pass wins on a 2 or 3, while the pass line loses. On a 12, the pass line loses and the don’t pass bet pushes. This is the house roll. Any of these rolls are followed by another come out with the same shooter.
If the roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, the number becomes the point. Players may place odds behind the line bet. The pass line wins if this number is rolled before a 7. If a 7 is rolled before the point, the don’t pass wins.
All Las Vegas casinos offer odds on pass line and don’t pass bets. Come and don’t come bets also have odds available. These are the best deal in the house. There is no house edge on odds bets at a craps table. If a game allows double odds, the player may place double the amount of the pass line bet or lay to win up to double the amount from the don’t pass side. The payback depends on the number.
A player that takes odds on a 4 from the pass line wins double the odds amount if that number comes before a 7. It loses if a 7 is first. From the don’t pass, the player would lay double the amount to be won.
If the come out roll is a 4, and the player bet $5, the pass line max odds is $10. If the 4 comes before a 7, the $5 pass line bet wins, as well as $20 on the $10 odds. The bets are returned to the player, too. From the don’t pass, the player would be able to lay $20 to win $10 on the odds. A 7 coming before the 4 would pay the $20 odds $10 and $5 on the don’t pass.
At a 3-4-5 times odds tables, the maximum odds win is six times the pass line bet for every number. On a $5 bet, the player could bet $15 on 4 and 10, $20 on 5 and 9 and $25 on 6 and 8. Each of the bets wins $30 if the point is rolled before a 7. From the don’t pass, the player can lay $30 on any of those numbers and win the amount the pass line would have bet. For example, on a 4 point, the player could lay $30 to win $15. This bet wins if the 7 comes before the point. It loses if the point is rolled first.
The craps felt is covered with different types of bets. These are the ones you will find in every Las Vegas casino:
Field is a one-roll bet. The player wins on a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12. The field pays double on 2. The 12 either pays double or triple on 12, depending on the casino.
A place bet is made on one of the six numbers that can be points. The bettor would like that number to come before a 7. The payouts at 9:5 on 4 and 10, 7:5 on 5 and 9 and 7:6 on 6 and 8.
A buy bet is like a place bet except it has a different payout. The player pays 5% on the bet in commission. It is generally available on 4 and 10. The house will often give the player a free buy on bets of $20 or more.
The hardways are the sets of doubles in the middle of the table. These bets pay out if the hardway is rolled before an easy way or a 7. The hard 4 and 10 pay 7:1. Hard 6 and 8 pay 9:1.
Any craps is a one-roll bet. It pays 9:1 if a 2, 3 or 12 is rolled.
Hop bets are one-roll bets. These are an exact calling of the dice rolled. Hardways pay 30:1. All other rolls pay 15:1. The 2, 3, 11 and 12 are often shown on the table. Many houses will let the player hop any dice combination.
Club Fortune in Henderson deals $1 craps with 3-4-5 times odds.
Sahara deals $5 craps during slow times. Otherwise, Las Vegas Strip craps starts at $10 and higher.
The Cromwell on the Strip offers 100 times odds. Sam’s Town has 20 times odds. Main Street Station likely will when it reopens.
About half of Las Vegas casinos, including all MGM properties, pay triple on 12 on field bets. The full list is in a section on this page.