Entries in Craps (4)
Horning in Craps
Dear Mark: Encouraged by the stickperson on a crap game, a couple of the players kept betting a Horn or a Horn High. Although they hardly broke the bank, actually I believe they ended up losers, I was still wondering if it’s a good bet or not. Sammy R.
A sucker bet if ever there was one, a “craps-eleven,” or “horn” bet as it’s typically called, is a one-roll wager that on the next roll of the dice their sum will be, 2, 3, 11, or 12. If they sum up to anything else (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10), you lose. If the three or 11 rolls, you’re paid 15:1, and if the two or 12 appears, 30:1. Horn bets are accepted in even dollar units, divisible by four, with equal amounts bet on each of the four outcomes. Horn bets are settled as though the four possible winners had been bet individually.
Marcos
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Craps Smarts
Dear Mark: A few weeks back you mentioned the difference between field bet payoffs on the crap table. I can't believe that all these years I have been playing on the wrong game, the one that only pays double on the 12. Are there any other proposition bet disparities on the crap layout that I am not aware of and should be looking for? Dan G.
Craps with Confidence
“Stingy” Slots, “Tight” Videos, and that ever-trusty Pass Line
The Questions: Aren't slot machines programmed to pay off a particular percentage of money bet?do the casinos program a video poker machine in a way that limits good hands? If as you claim the Don’t Pass is a slightly better bet than the Pass line, how come so few people bet on it? After the point was established, I made (by mistake) a second Pass line bet. The seven rolled before the point and I lost both wagers. Is this fair, even if the dealer realized what I was doing?
