Dear Mark,
I know most of the craps bets and associated odds, but I have a question
that has been bugging me. Reference the following craps scenario: Suppose
I come to a table and the point is six. I make a Come bet and the shooter
rolls an eight. I like the action and take the max odds on my come bet.
Next, the shooter rolls his/her six and the dealers pay the line. Correct
me if I am wrong, but now the dealer will turn off my odds on my eight.
If the shooter rolls a seven my odds are returned and I lose my come bet.
If the shooter rolls an eight, my odds are returned but I am paid for my
initial Come bet. Any other point and my odds are back on. My question is:
can I ask that my odds remain on during a Come out roll? Darrin H.
Yes, Darrin, but
first a quick primer for those unacquainted with the slight differences
between Pass Line and Come bets. A Come bet is exactly like a Pass Line
bet, with the exception that you can make a Come wager on every roll of
the dice after the shooter¹s point has been established, and, incidentally,
it is placed on a different part of the layout.
A new series of rolls begins when the shooter makes his point or the dice
pass to a new shooter‹after the seven flaunts its ugly face. Almost,
if not all, players commence their wagering at this point by making a
Pass Line wager, with odds off on their Come bets, if they happen to have
made any.
Come bet odds are routinely cut off during a come out roll, and are automatically
put back in action once a new point has been established, unless, of course,
the bettor instructs the dealer otherwise. The logic is that you are rooting
for the seven, so you can be paid on your Pass line bet. You can¹t
make any moolah winning one and losing the other, -- "like breathing
out and breathing in"‹which would happen if you left your odds
on.
But you can have your odds working if you happen to be making a singular
Come wager. All Odds wagers can be on or off at your discretion. Just
tell the dealer on the come out roll that you want your "odds working."
Or, if you want to halt odds action temporarily on a Come bet, just tell
the dealer "odds off." The dealer will mark the odds off with
a marker. If you want to remove the odds completely on a Come bet, tell
the dealer to "take your odds down," and this removes your odds
from the layout.
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