Learn craps, properly
Every bet on the table, what it pays, what it really costs, and how the people who know the game actually play it. Written in plain English with dollar examples, and free to practice on the felt.
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How to read a craps layoutEvery zone on the felt, what it pays, who touches it, and what "inside" and "across" mean on the table.7 min read
The 36 combinations: the math behind every craps payoutAll 36 dice combinations, why 7 rules the table, and the pass line's 1.41% worked out from scratch.7 min read
Working on the comeout: what's ON, what's OFF, and whyThe puck, the bets that sleep through the comeout, the buy-6 surprise, and when to call your bets working.6 min read
Craps glossary: every word you'll hear at the tableAce-deuce to yo: 60-plus craps terms defined in plain English, with the payouts and numbers attached.7 min read
The line and the odds
The pass line, explained completelyThe comeout, the point, the 1.41% edge, and the odds bet that shrinks it. Worked $10 examples.6 min read
Free odds: the only bet in the casino with no house edgeThe one zero-edge bet in the casino: true odds, the 3-4-5x rule, and what odds can and can't do for you.6 min read
Come bets: your own pass line, mid-handA come bet is a fresh pass line you start mid-hand. Follow the chip, the odds, and a full worked sequence.7 min read
Playing the don't sideThe wrong bettor's bet: don't pass rules, bar 12, lay odds math, and why 1.36% beats 1.41%.7 min read
The numbers
Place bets: the everyday way to bet a numberPick a number and get paid when it hits. Payouts, unit sizes, press and same-bet, and $32 across decoded.7 min read
Buy and lay: when true odds are worth the commissionTrue odds for a 5% fee: which numbers to buy, why $20 units, and how to lay against a number.7 min read
The field bet: seven numbers, still a loserSeven winning numbers, still a losing bet. The 16-vs-20 ways count, the 2.78% math, and the Iron Cross.6 min read
Hardways: what “hard 8” means and what it really costsDoubles versus easy ways, why a hard 8 pays 9:1 instead of 10:1, and why hardways are the least-bad prop.6 min read
The center of the table: every prop bet, rankedAny seven, aces, yo, horn, C&E, hops: what each pays, what it should pay, and how to play $1 props safely.7 min read
Playing smart
The best craps strategy, mathematicallyThe real answer: don't pass or pass with maximum odds, nothing else, and here is the arithmetic.7 min read
House edge on every craps bet, ranked best to worstThe one table to memorize: every craps bet ranked from 0% to 16.67%, with what it costs you per $100.7 min read
Craps strategies compared honestly: Molly, Iron Cross, don't, place 6 & 8Molly, Iron Cross, don't pass, $32 across, place 6 and 8: what each costs, how it feels, and who it suits.7 min read
The Iron Cross in craps: how it works and what it really costsPlace the 5, 6 and 8, add the field, win on 30 rolls in 36 — and still finish down. The full ledger.7 min read
The 3-Point Molly: the cheapest way to have three numbers workingPass line plus two come bets, max odds on all three. The 0.37% math and a full worked hand.7 min read
Bankroll management for craps: sizing a session so variance doesn't end itUnits, session sizing, what $1,000 really supports at $5 and $10, and loss limits you'll actually keep.6 min read
Craps myths that cost people moneyDice control, hot tables, due sevens, hedges, Martingale, rigged dice: what the 36 combinations actually say.7 min read
Craps table etiquette: how not to look like a touristBuying in, hands high, calling bets, shooter rules, tipping, and the word you never say out loud.7 min read
A short history of craps: from hazard to Las VegasFrom hazard to bank craps to the Strip: where the game, the name, and the modern layout came from.7 min read
Then put it on the felt
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