Craps Odds Bet
The best bet at the craps table is the free odds bet, because it has no house edge. It pays off at the same odds as the odds of winning it are. But you can only take the free odds bet after you’ve taken one of the other basic bets. The Pass-line bet and the come bet are both bets on the dice to win. Craps odds bets can be placed on the Pass Line and Don’t Pass Line. You’ll make your Pass Line or Don’t Pass Line wager as per normal, and then you can place extra chips behind it to represent odds. Craps Payouts Which bets are the best on Craps Odds. Continued from online craps odds part 1. Again, when it comes to playing online craps, the numbers you roll are out of your control and can only be determined by luck, but understanding the odds of rolling the numbers can help you make the right play and teach you which bets are the best ones to choose based on the odds. Last night, a midweek Tuesday, Harrah’s was $25 minimum, except for the electronic craps table which was $10 with 3,4,5 odds). @Moises: I haven’t been to Orleans since the re-opening and do not know if they still offer a $5 table.
Crapless craps is a variation of the traditional game. It was introduced at Bob Stupak’s Vegas World in the 1990’s. That casino is known as The Strat today.
There has been a crapless craps comeback in Las Vegas. MGM Resorts re-felted some standard tables with the game in 2020. This was reflected in our 2021 Las Vegas Table Game Survey. It has a higher house edge than the standard game.
Related: Las Vegas craps survey
Best Las Vegas casino for crapless craps
The Strat on the far north end of the Las Vegas Strip is the best place for crapless craps odds. It is 10 times odds there. All other Las Vegas crapless craps tables are 3-4-5 or 1-2-3-4-5 times.
Field players will want to choose one of the six MGM Resorts properties with crapless craps over Harrah’s or The Strat. The field pays triple on 12 at MGM Resorts casinos.
Minimum bet for Las Vegas Crapless Craps
$10 (10x & Double Field)
| $10 (3-4-5x & Triple Field)
| $15 (3-4-5x & Triple Field)
$25 (1-2-3-4-5x Double Field)
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How to play crapless craps
A crapless craps game starts just like a normal one does. A point is established on a come out roll. The betting is different. In crapless craps, there is only a pass line. There are no don’t bets on the table. The shooter must bet on the pass line.
A crapless craps pass line cannot lose on the come out roll. It wins on any 7. Any other number becomes the point. This includes 2, 3, 11 and 12. Any number besides 7 may become a place bet. The table has all other standard craps bets like the field, hardways and hop bets.
Crapless craps table odds vary from one casino to another. The Strat offers 10 times odds. It is the best casino for crapless craps odds in Las Vegas. The odds at MGM Resorts properties is 3-4-5. The three covers 2, 3, 11 and 12. Harrah’s goes down to double odds on 3 and 11 and single odds on 2 and 12.
Place bets are accepted on all numbers. These are paid based on this list:
- 2 and 12: 11:2
- 3 and 11: 11:4
- 4 and 10: 9:5
- 5 and 9: 3:2
- 6 and 8: 7:6
Hardway bets pay 7:1 on 4 and 10 and 9:1 on 6 and 8. Hop bets pay 15:1 on easy ways and 30:1 on hard ways. The field wins on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 12. All Las Vegas casinos pay double at 2. The odds and bet table on this page shows whether the casino pay double or triple on 12.
While there is no such thing as craps at a crapless craps table, there is still a bet for it on the felt. It pays 9:1 when the shooter rolls a 2, 3 or 12.
Las Vegas Crapless craps FAQ
What is the difference between craps and crapless craps?
Craps Come Bet Odds Payout
There are no don’t bets in crapless craps. A 7 wins and all other numbers become a point. The pass line and come bet cannot lose on the first roll. Place bets on 2, 3, 11 and 12 are available.
Can I play crapless craps in Las Vegas?
Yes. It is available at eight Las Vegas casinos. These are The Strat, Harrah’s, Mirage, Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York and Park MGM.
What is the minimum bet for crapless craps in Las Vegas?
Crapless craps games start at $10 in Las Vegas.
Which Las Vegas casino has the best crapless craps odds?
The Strat offers 10 times odds at crapless craps.
Last updated: April 4, 2021
The Free Odds bet has some weird payouts. You get paid 2:1on a point of 4 or 10, 3:2 on a point of 5 or 9, and 6:5 on a point of 6 or 8.
To make the payouts simpler, some casinos are now offering 3-4-5x Odds, in whichthe payout is always seven times the amount of the Pass or Come wager, assumingthe player takes the maximum odds. But in order to simply the payout they had tomake the wagering more complicated. The maximum for your Free Odds bet depends onthe point: 3x on the 4 or 10, 4x on the 5 or 9, and 5x on the 6 or 8. Are 3-4-5Odds good or bad? It depends on how you play:
- If you don’t take the maximum odds when you play then you’re throwing yourmoney away anyway and it doesn’t matter what table odds the casino offers.
- If you take full odds and normally play at a table with single, double, or 3xodds, then 3-4-5x odds will give you a lower house edge.
- If you take full odds and normally play at a 5x table, then 3-4-5x givesyou pretty much the same game. The 3-4-5x odds are just a tiny amount worse than5x odds (0.374%, compared to 0.326% for a 5x table), but your expected hourly lossis identical. (You have the same 1.41% edge on the $5 Pass Line bet either way,and there’s no edge on the Free Odds bet.)
- If you take full odds and normally play at a 10x or better table, then playingat a 3-4-5X table will give you a worse game.
Craps Odds Bet Amounts
See our artice on the Free Odds bet to find out the houseedge for various levels of table odds.
Origins of 3-4-5X Odds
Craps Betting Odds Horn
Reliable sources (a boxman and floorman at Bally’s) tell us that 3-4-5X odds wasthe idea of a high-rolling player named Stanley L., sometime around the early 90’s.(We believe we know his last name but decline to reveal it for the sake of privacy.)Because he was a high roller, one side of a table that was reserved solely for hisplay. As Stanley was strictly a Pass Line and Come player, he convinced the crapspit at Bally’s to allow him to use the 3-4-5X odds as it was easier for him to understandthe pay offs on wins, since every win meant the same payout — seven times the flatbet on wins where full free odds were taken. What we don’t know is what the originaltable odds were. That is, did the casino raise the odds from 2X upward orreduce from 5X downward?
Craps Odds Bet Payout
What ever happened to Stanley L.? It was stated that he ran up over a million dollarsin markers and was never seen again.