Multi Roll Bets in Craps

Multi Roll bets are the ones that are commonly used in Craps betting Strategies. They can be used in conjunction with Line Bets to make it seem as though you are always winning. This is not the case though so be careful if you decide to use one of these systems.

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The Multi Roll bets in Craps have what I like to call the middle-range house edge. If you make one of the bets that we have listed below you can expect to have a house edge of around 5%.

Even though the house edge isn’t as small as the Line Bets they do make for great entertainment. You might want to mix up your game a bit when you play online Craps games and players tend to lean towards making these ones for a change of scenery. They offer a change of pace while not giving the casino a huge edge.

While I wouldn’t recommend making these bets all the time I wouldn’t say they are stupid bets. Multi Roll bets are far better than the single roll bets and are not considered to be sucker bets like them. If you haven’t already made these bets before, they are well worth the try.

Place Bet

The place bet is a bet that can be made at any time on the so-called box numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10). This bet pays more than even money, so it's considered to be a do bet.

You don't have to wait when you want to make a place bet, you just pick a number to place and make the bet.

A place bet will win when the number placed is rolled before a 7. It looses when the place bet is still on the craps table when the result of a roll is 7, but there is an exception on the come out roll. If a 7 is made on the come out roll, then a place bet remains unaffected (neither win, or lose) because place bets are considered off / not working in this case. An exception on the exception is that the player has the choice to make his place bets work on the come out roll, so he'll win if his placed number is rolled and losses if a 7 is rolled.

An advantage of the place bet is that you can call it on / off, and increase / decrease it, or even remove it whenever you like, as long as it's between the rolls.

A place bet its' limits are within the table's minimum and maximum bet. Place bets on the 6 or 8 must be made out of a multiple of $6, while place bets on the other box numbers (4, 5, 9 or 10) must be made out of a multiple of $5.

The following table shows the place bets payoffs per number, the true odds and the house edge for each pace bet.

Place Bet Probabilities

As you can see, place bets are paid with lower rates than the odds.

Easy Way Bet

The easy way bet is the opposite of a hard way bet. You're making this bet on the shooter rolling a specific easy way, either number 4, 6, 8 or 10, before rolling a 7. The easy way is made when the result of both the dice vary, i.e. two different values. For instance, a four made out of a three and a one is an easy way.

Hard Way Bet

When making a hard way bet, you're betting that the shooter will roll a specific hard way before rolling a 7, or a matching easy way. The hard way is made when the result of both the dice are identical, often referred to as doubles. Hard ways can be numbers 4, 6, 8 or 10. For instance, a ten out made out of two fives qualifies as a hard way.

Lay Bet

A lay bet is the opposite of the place bet and the buy bet. The lay bet is a so-called working bet made against any box number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10) at any time, even on the come out roll. You're allowed to pick up your lay bet whenever you like. The lay bet pays true odds and a 5% commission will be charged.

A lay bet will win when a seven is rolled before the number laid against is rolled. On the controversy you'll lose in case the number you've laid against is rolled before a seven, this is called down behind.

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For example, if you've made a lay bet against the eight and the next 3 rolls were nine, four, seven, you would have won since the seven was rolled before the number you laid against. However, if the next 3 rolls were nine, four, eight, you would have lost since an eight was rolled before a seven.

Buy Bet

A buy bet is identical to a place bet and can be made at any time on the box numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10). The only difference is that you can buy a number instead of placing it. Basically, this means that you pay a 5% commission for buying the correct odds for a number.

You're advised to buy the 5 or 9 in case you're making a bet of $25 or higher, the 4 or 10 for a bet of $15 or higher, but there's no need to buy the 6 or 8 since the commission actually gives the house a higher edge.

Big 6 and 8 Bet

One of the worse bets to make in craps is the big 6 and 8, which is located in the inner corner of the pass line labeled "Big 6 and 8". The bet area connects both the don't pass bars.

The reason why this is such a bad bet is because it pays even money, while you can make an identical bet with better paying odds by making a place bet or buy bet. The big 6 and 8 is typically avoided by experienced craps players, and sometimes they aren't even offered by the casino.

The only exception why you might want to consider making a big 6 and 8 bet is when you're down to your last few chips, thus not having enough left to make a proper place bet or buy bet.