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Odds on Craps Hardways
In Craps, hard-way bets are very enticing to players. To win this bet, your number not only has to appear before the seven, it has to emerge with two dice showing the same number. For example, if you are betting a hard six, it must be a pair only (3-3) in order for you […]
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Don’t Pass Wagers in Craps
Before a point is establish in craps, most players will typically have a pass line wager. You can also bet on the “wrong” bettor and place your wager on the don’t pass line, which may not be a popular bet since you are rooting against everyone at the table.
The don’t pass bet is an-even […]
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Skill in Throwing Craps Dice
I was at the casino recently playing craps in a game where a guy threw the number seven about a dozen times without the point ever being made. Of course I was happy to be enjoying his luck until he starting telling us that he had the skill of willing the number seven. Of […]
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Pass Line Odds Compared to Hardway Sixes & Eights
When it comes to casinos, there aren’t many people out there who know more about the odds than Mark Pilarski. This week a reader asks Mark to help her show her brother how much more he is going to lose over the long run by betting hardway sixes and eights at the craps table […]
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No Call Bets
There may have been a time at the craps table when you heard the dealer call out no call bets. Here is a typical kind of situation. You have been playing for an extended session when you run out of chips with the exception of a lone $5 chip in hand, and whatever you had […]
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House Edge on Crapless Craps
Casinos are starting to offer a new game to entice players and it’s called Never Ever or Crapless Craps. Sure the name sounds like it would be a great deal for players, but just what is this game and what is the house edge? Casino expert Mark Pilarski dives in and gives us […]
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Best Casino Craps Advice
You would be surprised where you get advice for playing at the casinos, and you would be more surprised to hear that most of it is based on no real mathematical knowledge at all. One time though a homeless guy approached me for a few coins so he could get something to eat. Now in […]
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House Edge on the Pass Line
If you want to make one of the best bets in the house, then play the pass line in craps. The house edge on this wager is only 1.4%. Now you may ask yourself, why does the casino offer such a great bet if they expect to make a lot of money? Now that’s not […]
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Hardway in Craps
If you are planning on hitting the craps tables during your next visit to the casino, then it may be helpful to know the difference between the two hardways in craps, specifically hopping and regular.
The hardway (regular or normal) is when you are betting a matching pair of dice will make an appearance before a […]
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Superstitions on Craps Dice Rolling
I have gotten plenty of emails in the past from people who will believe just about anything. For instance, I just got something in my email the other day from a person asking about shooting craps. They swear that a hot roll is always stopped when the house changes dealers, someone touches who […]
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