Craps question....?

Question

What is the appropriate thing to say if I want to bet the Buy on the 4,5,6,8,9,10? Isn't there a easy way to say it besides saying them off. Like bet the buy across the board or something. thank you. Please know forsure. Just to clarify -don't usually play craps- when I write buy meaning I'm betting it is going to roll before the 7. Thank You

Answer 1

The first thing you need to understand is that there are two different ways to bet those numbers are going to roll before a 7.

"Buy" bets pay true odds on the bet itself, but you are charged a 5% vigorish (fee) when you make the bet. The exact rules for calculating this vary depending upon the casino. Usually they round down to the nearest dollar, so a $39 bet would cost you a $1 vigorish, while a $40 bet would cost you a $2 vigorish. It used to be there were some casinos that only charged the vigorish when the buy bet won, but that was years ago and I have no idea if there are any still charging that way.

"Place" bets pay less than true odds but there is no charge for making the bet. Place bets pay 9 to 5 for a 4 or 10, 7 to 5 for a 5 or 9, and 7 to 6 for a 6 or 8. Consequently you always want your bets on 4,5,9 and 10 to be multiples of $5, an you want to bet multiples of $6 of 6 and 8.

For simplicity I will only discuss place bets since they tend to give you better odds unless you are betting on the 4 or 10.

If you walk up to a table and give the dealer $32 in chips and tell him "place 32 across" he will make place bets of $5 on the 4,5,9, and 10 and place bets of $6 on the 6 and 8. Any multiple of 32 will be handled the same way.

Commonly players who have a pass line bet will want to place all the numbers except the pass line point. If you had a pass line bet and the come out roll was a six, you could give the dealer $26 in chips and tell him "place $26 across" and he would undertand you want place bets on all the numbers except the six.

Don't worry about making a mistake. If the dealer is not sure what you mean, or if the amount you give him does not work out correctly, he will clarify the bet with you.

Answer 2

write it on a paper  .....

Answer 3

FYI, you should never be buying any numbers except the 4 and 10. You should be making place bets on the 5, 6, 8 and 9.

The house edge on the buy bet for any number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10) is 4.7%. The house edge for the place bet on the 4 or 10 is 6.67%, so buying is the better play. The house edge for the place bet on the 5 or 9 is 4%, and the house edge for placing the 6 or 8 is 1.52%, so placing those numbers is the better play.

The only exception to this is if you're playing at a casino where they only make you pay the vig if you win. At those casinos, you should also buy the 5 and 9. You should never, ever buy the 6 or 8.