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Bars are what the dice did; the gold line is what 36 combinations predict. A fair pair of dice wanders around the line and never owes anything back.
Per bet made counts every dollar bet; per bet resolved leaves out pushes; per roll divides by the rolls the money spends at risk, which is the only fair way to compare a multi-roll bet with a one-roll bet. Highlighted rows are on your layout now.
Every side bet in the book and the ones found on regulator filings, priced exactly. Pick a paytable to use it at the table, and tick a bet to put its spot on the layout. Cost per hour assumes $5 at every opportunity at 100 rolls an hour.
The net if the 7 shows is the sum of the wins so far less the bet still at risk. Each ladder is taken down after the eighth hit and capped at the table maximum. Every ladder pays the same price per dollar; what changes is how many dollars it puts in action, and the shape of the result.
Robert Adam Clifford is an oil and gas consultant, an international arms dealer at Pathfinder Defense LLC, and a part-time passionate gambler. He writes and publishes through Lost Cabin Consulting LLC, where he produces mathematically rigorous, independently verified research on casino games, slot machine mathematics, table game theory, sports and pari-mutuel wagering, and prediction markets.
Seven volumes covering blackjack, baccarat, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, slots and video keno, roulette, craps, and horse racing — the combinatorial math behind the games worked from first principles.
All six are free, offline, single-file apps, and free to share. This one is the companion to The Complete Craps Strategist and Field Manual 21-CR. More titles on the author page. Questions or a copy of any simulator: aclifford@lostcabinconsultingllc.com
Thirty-six combinations. Six sevens. Know the price. The same felt carries a bet priced at zero and a bet priced at 16.67 percent, eighteen inches apart. The player who knows the price list gives the casino about four-tenths of a percent of his action; the player who does not gives it ten to forty times as much, on the same rolls. Nothing in here changes the dice. It shows you what every chip costs.
Learn every bet on a full craps layout and see what each one costs you, roll by roll. Every bet comes from the same 36 ways two dice can land, so every house edge can be worked out exactly: the pass line carries 1.41%, free odds behind it carry none, and the one-roll proposition bets cost the most.
Read the craps odds guide, carry a printable strategy card to the table, or get every number worked out in The Complete Craps Strategist. All six games are on the free casino simulators page. Play money only: no sign-up, nothing to buy.
Gambling carries real risk of loss, and no strategy removes the house edge. Play only where it is legal and you are 21 or older. If gambling stops being fun, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Disclaimer. Lost Cabin Consulting LLC is not affiliated with any casino or game maker.