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• Proposition Bets

One-roll bets either win or lose on one  roll of the dice - it's as simple as that. They win if their particular numbers are rolled and lose if anything else is rolled. Therefore, their payoffs are figured against the total number of dice combinations and not just against the 7. All one-roll bets can be put up, taken down, increased, decreased, or called OFF or ON at any time. They're not good bets to make though since the house percentages on them are quite high. There are many different kinds of one-roll bets, but here are the most common ones:

Any Craps Bet

This one-roll bet is a combined bet on 2, 3, and 12. The stickperson calls "Craps" anytime one of these numbers is rolled. A 3-way Craps bet is actually 3 separate bets on 2, 3, and 12, so it should be wagered in amounts equally divisible by 3.

Any Seven Bet

This one-roll bet is strictly for the 7. It is by far the worst proposition bet you can make with the house advantage being over 16%! Any Seven is sometimes referred to as Big Red.

C and E Bet

This one-roll bet is a combined bet on Any Craps and Eleven. In a casino the 2 circles depicting this bet are also used individually. For instance, if you made an Any Craps bet, the stickperson would probably place your checks in the circle marked with a C. However, this is identical to the normal Any Craps bet. For the combined C and E bet, the payoff is figured as if you had made each bet separately with half your wager going towards each bet.


Each time you win a C and E bet, you are in essence winning one of the included bets and losing the other. For example, here are the possible payoffs for a $5 C and E bet:

Note that some casinos pay less than 15 to 1 on the Eleven and may require betting amounts wholly divisible by 2 in order to receive complete payoffs. For example, at 15 for 1 (which is the same as 14 to 1) the net payoff on an 11 would always include a fractional amount which the house can't pay you and thus keeps for itself.

Field Bet

This is a combined one-roll bet on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12. If the number rolled is a 3, 4, 9, 10, or 11 then the payoff is even-money, but if it's a 2 or 12 then the payoff is either doubled or tripled depending on the casino.

• The field bet is what I teach my students "The good looking lady bet" She looks so fine when you look at her, so inviting however when you get to know her meaning the dice combinations within......she will slowly ....."Take you for every #@!&#@ dime you have!"
  For many years most casinos paid double on both the 2 and 12. But these days more and more are offering a double payoff on one of the numbers and triple on the other. It doesn't matter which number pays triple and which pays double though since the odds of rolling a 2 and a 12 are the same. Consider yourself lucky if one day you run across a casino that pays triple on both the 2 and 12. This rare payoff is usually offered as a promotion or inducement to get you to the tables, but it's definitely worthwhile since it turns the Field into a zero expectation bet, meaning it has no house advantage!
  Some tables have been known to include the number 5 in the Field instead of the 9, but it doesn't change the odds any since both numbers can be rolled the same number of ways.

Horn Bet

This one-roll bet is a combined bet on Two, Three, Eleven, and Twelve. However, the payoff is figured as if you had bet each number separately with one fourth of your wager going towards each bet. So if you don't bet an amount that is wholly divisible by 4, your payoff may include a fractional amount which the house can't pay you and thus keeps for itself.

Each time you win a Horn bet, you are in essence winning one of the included bets and losing the other three. For example, here are the possible payoffs for a $4 Horn bet:

            
Occasionally you'll hear someone bet a Horn High 2 (3, 11, or 12). This means they want the bet divided into 4 non-fractional parts with any remainder added to the number called. So a $5 Horn High 12 would mean: bet $1 each on 2, 3, and 11, and $2 on 12.

Note that some casinos payoff less than 15 to 1 on the 3 or 11, and less than 30 to 1 on the 2 or 12, which of course affects the payoff on the Horn as well.


Whirl Bet aka World Bet

This one-roll bet is a combined bet on Two, Three, Eleven, Twelve and Any Seven. However, the payoff is figured as if you had bet each number separately with one fifth of your wager going towards each bet. So if you don't bet an amount that is wholly divisible by 5, your payoff may include a fractional amount which the house can't pay you and thus keeps for itself.

Each time you win a Whirl bet, you are in essence winning one of the included bets and losing the other four. For example, here are the possible payoffs for a $5 Whirl bet:

Note that some casinos pay less than 15 to 1 on the 3 or 11, and less than 30 to 1 on the 2 or 12, which of course affects the payoff on the Whirl as well.

• Two, Three, Eleven, Twelve Bets

These are simply one-roll bets on one number. Technically speaking they're Hop bets on 1-1, 1-2, 5-6, and 6-6. For instance, if you bet on the Eleven, a 5 and a 6 would have to appear on the next roll of the dice to win - otherwise it would lose. The Two is sometimes referred to as aces by dealers or snake eyes by players, the Three as ace-deuce, the Eleven as yo or yo-leven, and the Twelve as box cars or midnight.

Hop Bets

These one-roll bets are seldom used and rarely depicted on the layout. They're bets on particular dice combinations. That is to say that you bet on what each separate die will show. So if you told the dealer you wanted a Hop 4-5, then a 4 and a 5 would have to appear on the next roll to win. Some Hopping numbers like Hop 4-5, have two ways to be rolled (4-5 and 5-4) while others like Hop the hardway six, have only one way (3-3). The ones with only one way to roll are harder to hit and therefore pay more when they do, but the house advantage on all Hop bets is still high. 

Lets say the point is four and you really feel the four will be thrown on the very next roll of the dice. You could Hop the 3-1 of which there are two 'ways' to roll it and would pay you 16 for 1. You could also Hop the 2-2 hardway four that pays 31 for 1.

Reminds you of a prop bet doesn't it ?

IT IS !!!

A proposition bet located in the middle of a crap table, such as betting on 2, 3, 11, 12 or 7 ........IS A HOP BET. Casinos only 'print' the 2, 3, 11, 12 and 7. You can bet on any combination you wish. Lets go back to betting the 'four on the Hop', this could be a $2 bet for example with $1 on 3-1 and $1 on 2-2. There are two ways to roll an 'easy four on the hop' therefore just like betting on the Eleven the payoff is 16 for 1. Remember, there are two ways to roll an Eleven. The $1 'hard four on the Hop' pays 31 for 1 because there is only one way to roll it ( just like a 2 or 12)I'll give you a few more examples.

First you need to understand  the 

DICE CHART

All the 36 possible combinations of 2 dice are organized in the table below:

Player bets 'six on the hop' for $3.

 $1 is bet on the 4-2, 2-4, $1 is bet on 5-1,1-5, $1 is bet on 3-3

Player must bet in increments of three on 6 or 8

or the player may just bet on 'six easy hoping' for $2

All hop bets pay 16 for 1 with the exception of the (doubles) 2-12 or any hardway, which pay 31 for 1

Now, let's say the player bets 'Five on the hop' for $5. $2.50 is bet upon the 1-4, 4-1 combo the other $2.50 is on 2-3, 3-2. 

Answer = 7 x bet

Cool huh?

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