As is with many other games, Craps is in respects a trial of your luck. It means that a player can't influence the odds and start winning a lot more: it is just not possible. It's also impossible to execute a very effective strategy which would guarantee the stable rate of winning in Craps. Still, some basic principles for playing exist, and these would offer a player a chance to win over the extended period of playing, but not the stable rate of predicting the rolls.
Basic strategy of playing Craps (selecting the amount to risk) is determined by a sum roled on two D6 dice – the total that was rolled. This number can't be influenced – contrary to the good old days with loaded dice at casinos. Online a random numbers generator always generates the numbers. Thus, the only possible and usable approach to Craps is to carefully select the bets that have been made. Using this, an advantage of casino could be reduced and probability of total wins raised statistically.
Before a the basic strategy of selecting what bet to bet on in Craps, you need to fully understand the system of bets and their types. It's valuable to remember these, as some types of bets give better chances to a player, though only slightly, and some give significant edge to the other party, making the game unprofitable.
From all the different combinations, some are more profitable than others. First of all, these are the bets on Pass Line together with Don’t Pass Line, as well as Come / Don’t Come. The value of winning bets on these is small (1:1), but chances of rolling the winning bet on these are significantly higher. Betting on various outcomes of a Single Roll has worst probabilities in the whole game: the odds are minimal. The table below summarizes probability of wins / loses for every single bet in craps:
Combination | Wins, % | Loses, % |
---|---|---|
Pass Line | 49.3 | 50.7 |
Don't Pass Line | 47.9 | 49.3 |
Come | 49.3 | 50.7 |
Don't Come | 47.9 | 49.3 |
PassCome Odds Bets | ||
4, 10 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
5, 9 | 40 | 60 |
6, 8 | 45.5 | 54.5 |
Don't PassCome Odds Bets | ||
4, 10 | 66.7 | 33.3 |
5, 9 | 60 | 40 |
6, 8 | 54.5 | 45.5 |
Win Bet | ||
4, 10 | 33.3 | 66.7 |
5, 9 | 40 | 60 |
6, 8 | 45.5 | 54.5 |
Loose Bet | ||
4, 10 | 66.7 | 33.3 |
5, 9 | 60 | 40 |
6, 8 | 54.5 | 45.5 |
Hardways | ||
2:2, 5:5 | 11.1 | 88.9 |
3:3, 4:4 | 9.1 | 90.9 |
Big Six/Big Eight | 45.5 | 54.5 |
Field Bet | 44.4 | 55.6 |
Any Seven | 16.7 | 83.3 |
Any Craps | 11.1 | 88.9 |
1:1, 6:6 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
1:2, 5:6 | 5.6 | 94.4 |
Its is clear from this table that the bet on Odds is the most profitable. The disadvantage to this is the following: before you can bid on Odds, committing capital to Pass / Don’t Pass Line or Come / Don’t Come Line is necessary. If the total probabilities are calculated, the lasting strategy in playing Craps is to add the two bets to improve probability of a win over a series of games. In addition to mathematically proven strategy of selecting bets in this game, there're also some general principles, that help with cash preservation during the game. Take into account the length of a game: ratio of total wins / losses should oscillate, due to the number of rounds played by a player in the casino. Hence, if a player has a plan to participate in a game for a long time, they have to adjust the value of bets to limit the losses. Pick a style and live with it: select a single strategy for bet sizes – and get used to it. Either play aggressively and raise the stakes, or play evenly and place minimal bets. If you change your strategy during the match, the player risks losing more. Raise the stakes – first of the common principles of playing Craps is to increase the bets after each win. To follow this principle or to place minimal stakes – the choice is left entirely to the player.