Fire Bet

1. Craps Make Em All Odds
2. Craps Make Em All Odds
3. Craps Make Em All Payout
4. Craps Make Em All Bet

The Fire Bet pays based on how many unique points a shooter can make before sevening out. Please see my page on the Fire Bet for the rules rules and analysis.

“Make Em All” delivers a monster 175 to 1 payout. This can be a treat for many craps players, so Green Valley Ranch Resort is a great option. 7 – The D Las Vegas Located in Downtown Las Vegas, The D has lowered its odds in recent years. The All bet (actually written on the felt as ‘Make ’em All’) wins if the player rolls a 2,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11, and 12 before the shooter rolls a 7. If that list is too long for you to memorize, then have no fear. Just know that it is every number EXCEPT THE 7 (because the 7 always causes you to lose). THE PAY OFF FOR WINS AND THE HOUSE EDGE.

Different Doubles

The Different Doubles pays based on the number of distinct doubles the shooter rolls before a seven. Please see my page on the Different Doubles for the rules rules and analysis.

Ride the Line

Details about this side bet can be found in my Ride the Line page.

Muggsy's Corner

This is a simple side bet that wins if the come out roll is a seven or a 'point-7' (point established and seven on the next roll). For the full rules and analysis, please see my page on Muggsy's Corner.

Hard Rockin' Dice

This set of three side bets, originally called the Hot Hand, can be found at the Hard Rock Cincinnati. They if various sets of totals are rolled before a seven. Please see my page on Hard Rockin' Dice for more information.

Low Dice, High Dice

This pair of bets are based on the total of the dice in one throw. The 'Low Dice' bet pays 1 to 1 on totals of 3 to 6 and 5 to 1 on a total of 2. The 'High Dice' pays 1 to 1 on totals of 8 to 11 and 5 to 1 on a total of 12. The following return table on the Low Dice bet shows the house edge is 5.56%. The High Dice bet is the opposite so has the same house edge.

Low Bet

Card Craps

In some jurisdictions, namely California, dice alone may not determine the outcome of a bet. In the game of 'Card Craps' 24-card decks are used each consisting of ranks ace to six in all four suits. Two cards are drawn to simulate the roll of the dice. If the suits are different the 'roll' stands. If the suits are the same, then the roll is ignored for all craps bets. The odds on all craps bets are the same as if dice were used.

However, there is an extra bet called the 'No Call.' This bet pays 3 to 1 if the two cards are suited, otherwise it loses. The house edge depends on the number of 24-card decks used as shown below.

Card Craps - No Call Bet

Midway Bet

The Showboat in Atlantic City I'm told has a Midway bet in the normal location of the Big 6 and Big 8 on a total of 6 to 8 in the next roll. A hard 6 or 8 pay 2 to 1, and all other totals of 6 to 8 pay 1 to 1. The following table shows the house edge is 5.56%.

Midway Bet

Bonus Craps (Small, Tall, & All)

Bonus Craps is a set of three side bets, the Small, Tall, and All. For all the details, please visit my Bonus Craps page.

Four Rolls no Seven

I hear that Sam's Town in both Las Vegas and Shreveport offer this bet. The bet wins if the shooter can go four throws without rolling a seven. A win pays 1 to 1. The odds are as follows.

Four Rolls no Seven

Golden Dice Challenge

The 'Golden Dice Challenge' is a craps side bet found at the MGM Grand in Detroit. The bet pays according to the number of pass line wins the player has before a seven-out. For purposes of the side bet, a win may be made either by rolling a 7 or 11 on the come out roll, or making a point. Rolling a 2, 3, or 12 on the come out roll does not affect the bet. There is a maximum win of $5,000.

The following return table shows the pays, probabilities, and return from each event, based on a $1 bet.

Golden Dice Challenge Return Table for $1 Bet

Assuming the maximum win is $5000 the following is the house edge for various bet amounts.

Golden Dice Challenge House Edge by Amout Bet

7 Point 7

7 Point 7 is a craps side bet, which debuted at the Orleans casino in Las Vegas, in late 2008. I have also seen it at the Hard Rock in Macau under the name 'Double Trip Seven.' The bet wins if the player gets a seven on the come out roll, or the dreaded 'point 7,' where the player sevens out on his second roll. The following table shows a house edge of 5.56%.

7 Point 7 Return Table

Sharp Shooter

The 'Sharp Shooter' is a side bet in craps spotted at the Hooters casino in Las Vegas in March, 2009. I hear it was removed in 2014.

The bet is made when a new shooter takes the dice, and pays according to how many times he makes a point. The following table shows what each number of points made pays and the probability. Pays have been converted to a 'to one' basis, to be consistent with the rest of this page. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 21.87%.

Sharp Shooter — Return Table

Double Trip Seven

I noticed this bet at the City of Dreams in Macau in August 2009. It is the same thing as the7 Point 7 bet aleady described.

Point Seven

I saw this side bet at the 2009 Global Gaming Expo, and in June 2010 at the Las Vegas Hilton. It is licensed by Casino Gaming LLC. It is a side wager made on the come out roll. If the player rolls a point, and then a seven on the second roll, the bet pays 7 to 1. All other outcomes lose. The following table shows the house edge is 11.11%.

Point Seven

Replay

Replay is a craps side bet I spotted at the Boulder Station on September 16, 2010. It pays if the shooter makes the same point at least 3 times before sevening out. For my full analysis, please see my page on the Replay side bet.

Twice as Nice

Twice as Nice is a side bet that has been seen at an unknown casino in Biloxi. It wins if the shooter throws any specific pair, including a total of 2 and 12, twice before a seven. For example, rolling a hard 10 twice before a 7. Wins pay 6 to 1. The following table shows a house edge of 29.40%.

Twice as Nice

A win of 7 to 1 would have a house edge of 19.31%, and 8 to 1 would be 9.22%.

Pete and Repeat

Pete and Repeat has also been seen at the same mystery casino in Biloxi. It wins if any total is rolled twice before a 7. Wins pay even money. The following table shows a house edge of 5.79%.

Pete and Repeat

Double D

In April 2012 I heard this side bet was being offered at the Harrington Raceway casino in Harrington, Delaware. It pays if the shooter makes at least four unique doubles before he sevens out. Come out rolls do not count. The following table shows all the possible outcomes, what they pay (on a 'to one' basis), the probability, and return. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 14.71%.

Double D

Broad Bar 12

In April 2012 I heard this side bet was being offered at the Harrington Raceway casino in Harrington, Delaware. It acts like a place bet, winning on any double except 6-6, and losing on seven. The following return table shows the a house edge of 1.52%, per bet resolved.

Broad Bar 12 — Not Counting Pushes

Hot Roller

On December 27, 2013, a member of my Wizard of Vegas forum posted about seeing this side bet at the Dover Downs casino in Delaware. It pays based on how many 'completed points' the shooter gets before rolling a seven. The shooter completes a point when he rolls it in all possible ways. For example, to complete a point of eight the shooter would need to roll a 2+6, 3+5, and 4+4. Following are the complete rules.

1. The bet may be made only on a come out roll.
2. The bet will be resolved when the shooter rolls a seven.
3. The bet pays according to how many 'completed points' the shooter achieves.
4. To complete a point, the shooter must roll the given total all possible ways. The following list shows all the ways to roll each total.
   • 4: 1+3, 2+2
   • 5: 1+4, 2+3
   • 6: 1+5, 2+4, 3+3
   • 8: 2+6, 3+5, 4+4
   • 9: 3+6, 4+5
   • 10: 4+6, 5+5
5. The player must complete at least two points to win. The following table shows how much each number of completed points pays.

Hot Roller Pay Table

The following table shows the probability and contribution to the return for all possible outcomes. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 7.50%. There are certainly much worse things you could bet on in craps.

Hot Roller Return Table

My methodology was a random simulation of 28 billion resolved bets.

Repeater

Repeater is a set of craps side bets I noticed at the Suncoast casino in Las Vegas on April 6, 2015. The idea is that the player must roll a given number a specified number of times before a seven. For bets on 2 to 6, the player must roll that total the same number of times as the total itself. For example, for the bet on the number five to win, the shooter must roll 5 fives before a seven. For totals of 8 to 12, the player must roll the total 14 less whatever the total is. For example, on a total of 11, the player must roll an eleven 14-11=3 times before a seven.

• 2: 40 for 1
• 3: 50 for 1
• 4: 65 for 1
• 5: 80 for 1
• 6: 90 for 1
• 8: 90 for 1
• 9: 80 for 1
• 10: 65 for 1
• 11: 50 for 1
• 12: 40 for 1

The following table shows the probability of winning and house edge of each bet.

Repeater — Suncoast Rules

At Caesars Palace I noticed they added a 'Dealer Envy' win to the same Suncoast pay table above. The following table shows the return to the player, the dealer, and the total.

Repeater — Caesars Palace Dealer Envy Rules

It should be noted that the player can achieve the same thing by parlaying place/buy bets. Here is the same chart for the better of place and buy bets. This assumes a buy bet on the 4 with commission on a win only (effective odds of 59 for 20), place bet on the 5 paying 7 to 5, and place bet on the 6 paying 7 to 6.

Place/Buy Parlay Strategy

Note how the house edge is lower on the 4 and 6 making place/buy bets, but greater on the 5.

According to the patent application for the Repeater Bets there are some other variants, as follows:

• Variant 1: Come out rolls don't count. In this version, the player can only lose on a 'seven out' but any numbers rolled on a come out roll don't help either. The patent application doesn't specifically say that other numbers on a come out roll don't help, but it is implied by saying that the casino may choose to let the player turn the repeater bets on and off on a come out roll. Why would any player turn them off if the player could only advance on a come out roll and not lose?
• Variant 2: The player may also bet on a 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12. The win and number of rolls required are the same as the mirror image number below seven. For example, a player must roll 6 eights on the eight bet, which pays 90 for 1.
• Variant 3: The player may also bet on a 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12. However, unlike variant 2, the player must still achieve the given number that many times to win. For example, for a bet on eight, the shooter must roll 8 eights before a seven to win. The odds under this variant are shown below.

Repeater — 'Variant 3' rules

Under 7, Over 7

The over and under 7 are a pair of side bets I noticed at the New York, New York on January 6, 2017. You can find them where the Big 6 and 8 bets used to be. Both bets pay even money bets and win if the next roll is over/under a 7. So, a total of 7 causes both to lose. The probability of winning is 15/36=41.67% and the house edge is 16.67% (ouch!).

Hard Way Place Bets

On May 30, 2017 I noticed place bets on the hard ways on the craps tables at the Orleans casino in Las Vegas. These would win if the specified hard way, for example 5-5, where rolled before a total of seven. Each bet pays 5 to 1.

The following return table shows a house edge of 14.29%, ignoring rolls that neither win nor lose.

Hard Way Place Bets

Internal Links

• How the house edge for each bet is derived, in brief.
• The house edge of all the major bets on both a per-bet made and per-roll basis
• Dice Control Experiments. The results of two experiments on skillful dice throwing.
• Dice Control Advantage. The player advantage, assuming he can influence the dice.
• Craps variants. Alternative rules and bets such as the Fire Bet, Crapless Craps, and Card Craps.
• California craps. How craps is played in California using playing cards.
• Play Craps. Craps game using cards at the Viejas casino in San Diego.
• Number of Rolls Table. Probability of a shooter lasting 1 to 200 rolls before a seven-out.
• Ask the Wizard. See craps questions I've answered about:
• Simple Craps game. My simple Java craps game.

External Links

• Las Vegas craps survey — The max odds bet allowed at each casino.

Craps is as much a gamble as anything else in the casino. You’re betting on the results of two small cubes being hurdled 14 feet down the table.

Craps’ setup can make it feel like you have no control over the outcome. But you do have some degree of control over how well you fare.

However, you can’t affect the results by how you toss the dice or using some special betting pattern. Instead, you’ll need to find games that give you the best chance of winning.

The majority of the best tables are found in Sin City. However, you must know exactly what defines a good game before you can begin hunting for them the next time you visit Las Vegas.

That said, I’m going to cover the basics of a quality craps table along with where they’re found in Vegas.

What Constitutes a Great Craps Game?

The nice thing about craps is that it always has one of the lowest house edges in the casino. Pass line and don’t pass line bets carry 1.41% and 1.36% house edges, respectively.

The craps table features a large array of other bets. However, you start moving further and further away from winning once you get deeper into the prop bets.

While pass line and don’t pass line are featured at every table, other aspects can separate the good games from the bad.

The first factor to consider is the minimum bet. Many tables feature a reasonable $5 minimum wager, but some call for a $10 bet.

You can place prop bets for as low as $1 apiece. But you have to worry about high house edges with most of these wagers.

The next matter to consider is the size of “odds” bets allowed. An odds wager doesn’t have a house edge. It can be placed behind a pass line or don’t pass line bet once the point number has been established.

Odds don’t affect the house advantage on your original wager. But they do lower the casino’s edge on your overall action.

Here’s an example of how this works:

• You make a $5 pass line bet, which has a 1.41% house edge.
• A point number is established on the come-out roll.
• You put 2x odds behind your wager ($5 + $10).
• The house edge on the overall bet is now 0.606%.
• You make another $5 pass line wager.
• But, this time, you put 5x odds behind your bet ($5 + $50).
• The house advantage on the overall wager is now 0.326%.

As can be seen, you benefit by betting higher odds. But you can only wager the max odds allowed by the casino.

One casino on the list covered later offers up to 100x odds. The rest feature between 10x and 20x odds.

You also have to consider that bigger odds require you to make a larger overall wager. Therefore, you’re still taking a big risk with these bets.

One more thing to consider regarding a good craps game is the rewards. Most casinos offer somewhere between a 0.02% and 0.05% comp rate on your play.

However, certain gambling venues are a little more generous when it comes to comps. This especially holds true for high rollers and/or those who make risky prop bets.

Where Are the Best Craps Games in Las Vegas?

You can see what characteristics make for a great craps game. But where do you find the games that embody these characteristics?

The seven casinos discussed below are definitely worth a trip when you’re in the mood to play craps.

1 – The Cromwell

The Cromwell tops this list for one reason—they feature 100x odds. This is the only casino that features such high odds bets.

The only catch is that many tables in this casino require a $10 minimum bet. Luckily, though, you can find some that feature a $5 minimum. You’ll especially have some luck in this regard during the day.

An added bonus to The Cromwell is that it’s located on the Vegas Strip. Therefore, you can enjoy the finest luxuries that Sin City has to offer after your session.

2 – Main Street

Main Street is worlds apart from The Cromwell in terms of luxuries and amenities. However, it’s not so far apart when it comes to odds.

You can bet up to 20x odds at this casino. You can also wager anywhere from $5 to $1,000 at several tables.

3 – Sam’s Town

Craps Make Em All Odds

Sam’s Town is another low key gambling establishment that is a little different than most casinos in general.

Case in point, they feature craps tables with 20x odds. They also have extremely low minimum bets that start at just $3.

4 – Jokers Wild Casino

If you’re an extreme low roller, then Jokers Wild should be your first stop. They only require a $1 minimum wager for roulette.

You can further take advantage of this low wager with 10x odds. Assuming you get tired of the craps tables, then head over to the quarter roulette and $3 blackjack tables.

5 – Red Rock Casino

Red Rock is on the outskirts of town and away from most of the action. However, this resort is worth checking out for the craps tables.

You’ll find 10x odds at several tables here. Unfortunately, you’ll have to make a $10 minimum bet to play.

But Red Rock gives bonus points if you’re a high roller. Their max wager at regular tables goes all the way up to $5,000.

6 – Green Valley Ranch Resort

Green Valley Ranch Resort is another casino that’s out of the way. But it’s a worthy stop when considering the 10x odds.

You can also make some interesting side bets here.

This can be a treat for many craps players, so Green Valley Ranch Resort is a great option.

7 – The D Las Vegas

Located in Downtown Las Vegas, The D has lowered its odds in recent years. But they still feature games with 10x odds.

Aside from this, you can risk anywhere from $5 to $5,000 on standard bets. You’ll also be privy to a triple payout on the 12 with the field bet.

Can’t Make It to Las Vegas? Consider Online Craps

Vegas is the undisputed champion when it comes to quality craps games. But what if you don’t have the funds to make such a lavish trip, though?

Playing online craps for real money makes for a nice alternative. It may not offer the same high odds bets, but it does feature the following advantages.

Low Minimum Wagers

You can’t do any better than the $1 minimum bet at Jokers Wild Casino…or can you? Most internet craps tables also require just $1 to play.

An added benefit is that you can even play for free. This option is helpful when you’re trying to learn the basics of craps and don’t want to risky any money in the beginning.

Craps Make Em All Odds

Some Software Providers Offer Odds Bets

The biggest downside of online craps is that not all software developers feature odds wagers. However, some providers do have small odds.

For example, Betsoft allows up to 3x odds. This game may not compete with The Cromwell, but it’s worth considering if you don’t have the funds for Vegas.

No Travel or Hotel Stays Involved

As a gambler, you’d probably like to splurge on Las Vegas trips often. Of course, something called life gets in the way.

You can’t just afford to cast your responsibilities to the side for frequent Sin City trips. You likely can’t pay for multiple Vegas excursions throughout the year either.

Gaming sites help you satisfy your craps cravings in these cases. The only traveling you need to do is grabbing your phone or sitting down at your PC.

Conclusion

Generally speaking, the best craps games are determined by betting ranges and odds bets. No place satisfies these requirements better than Las Vegas.

Several casinos in this town offer exceptional craps games. Potential odds range from 10x to 100x, depending upon your chosen casino.

Craps Make Em All Payout

That said, you definitely want to visit Vegas if you’re a serious craps player. But again, you might not always have the funds or time for such a trip.

Craps Make Em All Bet

Online craps can fill in in this case. You can find games from certain developers that offer up to 3x odds. Furthermore, you can also look forward to $1 minimum bets.