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How the Craps table layout steers you towards bad betsPatience is rewarded; impatience is punished
If you want to learn quickly what NOT to do then listen to the calls of the Stickman. (S)he is the one who tempts you into placing bets on 7, 11, Ace Deuce, 12, Any Craps, Craps/Eleven (C and E), Horn Bets and the Hardways. All proposition bets in the center of the table layout range from 9.09% to 16.67% in favor of the house. This is where your money is thrown away. As for the Hardways, the house edge there is either 9.09% or 11.1% -- both worse than most slot machines.
Note also how the table layout design prominently features the Field bet. The house edge here is 2.77% and is a self service wager that is easily dealt to by the dealers AND there is a result here on every roll which just compounds player losses. (Oddly enough The Field is a better wager on most tables than Place Bets on the 5 or 9 and 4 or 10 and even Buy Bets on the 4 or 10).
The easily accessible Big 6 and 8 also provide a handsome 9.09% advantage to the house which make these bets just as unattractive as any proposition bet in the center of the layout. In fact, the Big 6 and 8 (in the corner) do not exist in Atlantic City casinos as they are outlawed by New Jersey gaming regulations!
Note also, on the table layout that the house discourages Don't Bets by placing the wager box farther away from the players. Don't bets are very slightly better for players than Pass Line Bets but more importantly (to the casino), they're more difficult to service by the dealers and tend to slow the game down.
In simple terms, the table layout and the calls of the stickman tempt you into making wagers that have a high house edge whereas there are better and smarter wagers to be made, such as the Pass Line and the Free Odds bets. You should not allow your impatience to tempt you into making unwise wagers for the sake of getting an immediate result -- especially when that result is usually a LOSS. ©2001-08 NextShooter.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Terms/Privacy | Advertising | |
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