The Proposition Bets

Proposition bets either win or lose on the next throw. In general these have the highest house edge of all the craps bets and for the player they should be avoided completely. Specific descriptions of the various bets are below.

Craps 2: A bet that a 2 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays 30:1. house edge 13.89%.

Craps 3: A bet that a 3 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays 15:1. house edge 11.11%.

7: A bet that a 7 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays 4:1. house edge 16.67%.

11: A bet that an 11 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays 15:1. house edge 11.11%.

Craps 12: A bet that a 12 will be thrown on the next roll. Pays 30:1. house edge 13.89% Any craps: A bet that the next roll will be a 2, 3, or 12. Pays 7:1. house edge 11.11%.

Field bet: This is a one time bet that the next roll will be a 2,3,4,9,10,11, or 12. The 3,4,9,10, and 11 pay even money. The 2 pays 2:1. The 12 usually pays 3:1 but some casinos only pay 2:1. If the 12 pays 2:1 the house edge is 5.56%, if the 12 pays 3:1 the house edge is 2.78%. On the surface this seems like a great bet because 7 numbers win and only 4 lose. However the 4 that lose are much more likely to be rolled.

Hop Bets: These are among the worst bets on the craps table. There is no specific place on the table for these but the dealers will broker your bet if you ask. At any time you may bet on what the next roll will be, exactly. For example you can bet that the next roll will be a 5 and 3. If you take two different numbers as in the 5 and 3 example the payoff is 15:1 with a house edge of 11.11%. If you take two of the same number, for example 5 and 5, the payoff is 30:1 with a house edge of 13.89%. Note that there are already proposition bets for 1 and 1, 1 and 2, 5 and 6, and 6 and 6.

Horn Bet: This is a combination of the proposition bets on the 2, 3, 11, and 12. The player is betting that the next roll will be any one of these numbers. The bet pays 27:4 on the 2 and 12 and 3:1 on the 3 and 11. Bets must be made in increments of $4. The house edge is 12.5%.

The table below is a summary of the proposition bets for quick comparison:

Miscellaneous Tips

Most bets can be removed, added to, or deducted from at any time. Exceptions would be the pass and come bets, and you can not exceed the maximum bet on the odds. With the place number and proposition bets the dealers will often give you your winnings only if you win and let the original bet ride, unless otherwise requested.

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