But the HE itself, 'HOUSE edge' to the casino, not you, doesn't change. Your personal EV is affected by how many odds you play, as it dilutes the pinch of the HE. Whether you survive the variance is an entirely different question. You can expect to lose exactly the same amount of money in that case to the HE, which pertains to the long run they are underpaying your wins a certain amount in order to create an HE. The HE on your 5 dollar DP is exactly the same whether you bet 0X odds or 100X odds.

The house edge on any game is a specific term that means very particular things on each game. Your saying that it doesn't change the house edge when I lay my 100X odds? If I bet 5 dollar dont pass and the casino is giving 100X odds which they have done. At the end of the day the goal is to have fun, and your strategy is a hell of a lot better than playing the field on every roll, covering the hardways, etc etc. I agree that it's more fun to have multiple numbers in action at a time. I wouldn't characterize it as a 'terrible' gambling move. Technically you will be giving up more in expected loss if you play 2 pass/come bets with 2 times odds than if you just played 1 bet with max odds.Ģ pass/come bets with max odds actually will have the same EV as the same bets with 2x odds, but much higher variance and risk of going bust as you noted. Would this just be a dumb play? Would it be better to just stick with the pass line and maxing out the odds there? I'd be willing to give up a little in order to have more fun (more numbers in play), but don't want to make a terrible gambling move. Would it be crazy to just play the pass and 2 times odds so I can then play a come bet with 2 times odds? This allows me to have more numbers in play, which is a bit more fun, but limit the amount I have on the table at any one time to $30. If I'm going to play a session with $500 seems like I could be dead in the water pretty quick. I'm used to only playing $15 - $20 hands in Blackjack.įor example, if I'm at a $5 table and I max out odds on the pass line and I have one $5 come bet and max out the odds on that, I could have around $60 on the table at once. My issue is, it gets a little too rich for my blood at times if I am completely maxing out the odds. Anyway, it seems to me like the game is much more fun when you have multiple numbers in play (imho). I just want to play for fun and not lose a ton of money.

I'm a pretty new craps player and I need some advice.

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