What Does Don't Pass Bar Mean In Craps
How to Bet on Don’t Pass. Simply place your wager in the area of the craps table highlighted below in orange: A bet on Don’t Pass looks like this: When to Bet on Don’t Pass. The way a bet is placed on Don’t Pass is very similar to the way it is played on the Pass Line. Bets can only be placed on Don’t Pass before the first roll of a turn. So, for any specific single bet, a lay bet has a better chance of winning than a Don't Pass or Don't Come bet. Over the long haul, however, lay bets are expected to lose more than the Don't bets unless the house can be pushed sufficiently far or enough odds can be laid against established Don't points to make up the difference.
Just like other casino games, Craps has plenty of terms, slang and jargon that can be heard at the Craps table or around it. Knowing these terms makes the game a little easier to understand and play. Don’t be afraid to ask a fellow player or one of the casino employees about any slang terms you hear at the craps table.
Aces – Betting that the next roll will be the total sum of 2.
Any Craps – A bet that the next roll will be 2, 3, or 12.
Any Seven – A bet that the next roll will be 7.
Arm – Term used to describe a player who is skilled at throwing the dice, sometimes even suggesting that the player can alter the result by the way he throws.
Back Line – same as the Don’t Pass Line.
Betting Right – Pass Line and Come bets.
Betting Wrong – Don’t Pass Line and Don’t Come bets.
Big Eight – Even money bet that an 8 is rolled before a 7.
Big Six – Even money bet that a 6 is rolled before a 7.
Big Red – Betting on any 7 being rolled.
Boxcars – Two 6s.
Boxman – The casino employee who sits behind the table between the two dealers and is in charge of the houses’ chips and overseeing all activity on the table
Buffalo – Betting on all the Hard Ways and Any Seven.
Buy Bets- 5% commission paid to the house so that the correct odds are paid
C &E – One time bet that the next roll will be any craps (2, 3, or 12) or 11.
Capped Dice – non standard, crooked dice which are no longer playable.
Center Bets – Also known as proposition bets, they are placed in the center of the table.
Cold Table – Something every Craps player hates! This table is losing often because shooters are not making points.
Come Bet – wager that the shooter will roll his point
Come Out Roll – The first roll by a shooter, either at the beginning of his turn or after he has made a point.
Craps Out – rolling a craps on the come out roll includes loss of pass line bets
Craps – The name of the game as well as a roll of 2, 3 or 12
Dealer 001f- the two casino employees on the sides of the Boxman who handle placing the bets and payouts
Don’t Come – Betting that the shooter will roll a 7 before he rolls his point.
Don’t Pass Bet – Making a bet against the dice before a Come Out roll.
Don’t Pass Bar – opposite of a Pass Line bet
Double Odds – Doubles the initial Pass Line, Don’t Pass Line, Come, Don’t Come bets.
Easy Way – A dice roll of 4, 6, 8, and 10 with each die having a different number.
Edge – The casino’s advantage over the player.
Even Money – 1:1 payout
Field Bet – A bet on 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12.
Floorman – casino employee who stands behind the craps table, dealers with players and credit
Free Odds Bet – Taken at true odds.
Front Line – Same as the Pass Line.
Hard Way- Betting on a 4, 6, 8 or 10 when both dice are the same number
Hi-Lo – One roll bet that the next roll will be a 2 or 12
Hope Bet – Single time bet that the dice will land on specific numbers.
Horn Bet – A bet on 2, 3, 11 and 12 with the same amount.
Horn High Bet – bet amount is split into five parts. Two parts on the high number 12 and three units for the other numbers 2, 3 and 11.
Hot Table – The best kind to play on! A Hot Table will have shooters making points and lots of money for other players. You can always spot these tables by the crowds around them and the noise coming from them.
Inside Numbers – 5, 6, 8 and 9. Used mostly when placing bets dice
Line Bet – Bet on the Pass Line or Don’t Pass Line.
Lay Bet – Betting that a point number will not be rolled before a 7 is thrown
Lay Odds – Additional odds bet against the dice
Layout – painted marks on the felt showing all bets that can be made
Little Joe – A Hard 4 or rolling 2 2s
Loaded dice – dice that are weighted, results in specific rolled numbers
MarkerBuck/Puck- A Plastic disk that the dealers use to mark the point on the Craps table; ‘Off’ or ‘On’.
Midnight – One time roll bet on 12.
Natural – 7 or 11 on the come out roll.
Odds – ratio of an event occurring, generally the amount paid out per winning bet
Off – bets will not be active on the next dice roll.
On – active
One Roll Bets – betting on a single dice roll
Outside Numbers – 4, 5 9, and 10.
Parlay – Using winnings to increase a bet, usually double (let it ride/ press the bet).
Pass Line (Bet) – Betting the dice will win or pass.
Payoff – winnings on a wager
Pit Boss – Casino employee responsible for all craps tables in one area of casino
Place Bet – betting a point number will be thrown before a 7 comes out.
Place Numbers – 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.
Point – number established on Come Out roll 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10
Point Number – One of the numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 determined on the come out roll.
Press (a Bet) – use winnings to double a bet.
Proposition Bets – Prop Bets – single roll bets and the hardway bet.
Rail – The grooved area along the top of the craps table where chips are kept
Right Bettor – A player who bets that the shooter will make the Point.
Roll- single throw of the dice
Rounding – Payout rounding. Rounding up or down the amount.
Seven Out – When a 7 is thrown after a point has been established and before the point number is rolled again thus ending the shooters turn.
What Does Don't Pass Bar Mean In Craps Table
Shooter - The player who is currently rolling the dice.
Snake Eyes – When you roll a two in craps. Each die looks like a snake’s eye
Stickman – A casino employee standing opposite the Boxman who calls out the dice rolls and returns the dice to the shooter, also responsible for the placing and paying the proposition bets.
Toke – A tip given to the dealer usually made on a line or prop bet
The Point – The number established on the come-out roll. Only place numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10) can become the point. The shooter attempts to roll the point number again before throwing a 7 in order to win that round of pass line or come betting.
Three-way Craps – A bet made in units of 3 with one unit on 2, one unit on 3, and one unit on 12.
True Odds- odds a particular number will be rolled on any single dice roll
Unit – bet size used as standard of measurement
Vigorish – or Vig. The casino edge or commission taken by the house.
Working – Bets that are active on any given roll
Whirl Bet – Betting on 2, 3, 7, 11 or 12 with the same amount.
Wrong Bettor – A player betting the dice will not pass. A player who bets the shooter will not make the point and instead he will Seven-Out.
Yo – The number 11. Also called Yo-leven
I can't find a single resource online that explains craps odds in a basic 'this is how many units you'll win' fashion. For instance, I understand that a come bet on 4 pays 2:1, but what does that mean? If I place $1 and win, do I get my original 1 back, plus two more for a total of 3? Or do I get a total of 2, as in my original bet, plus one more?
On that same token, how does the don't come bet work? If I place $1 on the don't come for 4 (odds 1:2) do I win the $1 I bet plus 33 cents? 50 cents? 66 cents? I'm even more lost trying to calculate how odds like 5:6 work.
I thought I'd just play on the Wizard of Odds free craps game and figure it out, but either that thing is out to lunch, or the odds chart is wrong. I placed a $1 don't come bet on 9 (which should have odds of 2:3), yet miraculously, when 7 hit I won back the $1 I bet, plus $1, for a total of $2. WTF? So I try again, I lay a $1 don't come bet on the 6 (odds of 5:6) and whaddyaknow, same thing, 7 hits and I win a total of $2. I thought maybe it just couldn't calculated decimals (which it can), so I tried $100 bets. Same thing, bet $100, win $200. This kept happening. I gave up.
What the hell is going on? Is the craps game wrong? Or do 5:6 and 2:3 somehow both mean that when I bet $1, I double up?
Also, at times I'll place the don't come bet, and I'll lose my bet when some random neutral number rolls, 11 for instance, I've even lost it when a 7 rolled?? Is that game completely jacked?
So if you can't tell, I'm completely lost.
Thanks in advance.
'Come 9' is different from betting on the 9. In the app, when you make a 'Come' bet and something other than 2, 3, 7, 11, 12 is rolled, that is the point number for that bet; it is moved to the appropriate 'Come box' for that number. If that number is rolled again before a 7, you win, and it pays even money; if a 7 is rolled first, you lose. In other words, Come is the same as Pass, except that the 'come-out roll' is the next roll after you place your bet. Don't Come is like Don't Pass, and it also always pays even money. (The dealers move Come bets to the appropriate Come/Don't Come numbers so they know what each bet's point number is.)
You are confusing the come bet with 'placing' numbers - you can bet directly on a number, and if it is rolled before a 7, you win the bet and are paid at odds based on what the number is. To 'place' a number on the Wizard of Odds/Bovada app, click on the number's just below the dotted line. (Just below the solid line is 'Buy', which is like Place, except the odds are 'true' odds but you pay a percentage if you win. At the top of each number's box is 'Lay' (which is like 'Place', but you are betting against the number), and 'Buy Lose' (again, like Buy, but you are betting against the number).)
Odds of 2:1 means you get your $1 plus $2 more.
(The Wizard of Odds Craps page, is pretty vague on this fro a beginner.)
I'm confused though. Here's what happens generally happens. I roll the come out roll, say it's 9. I then place $1 on the 'Don't come bar' (thinking that I'm betting on 7 to come before 9.)
On the following roll, things happen that I just don't get. Two examples: One time I rolled an 11, and lost the bet I placed on the 'don't come bar.' Another time, I rolled an 8, at which point the bet I placed moved from the don't come bar to the number 8. After a few rolls the 7 hit, and I won $2. Why $2? Isn't that 1:1?
Thanks for explaining the 2:1 thing. So how about underdog odds? 1:2 odds; I must place 3 to win 1 for a total of 4? Or I must place 2 to win 1 for a total of 3?
Thanks for the reply. I guess I'm under the impression that after the come out roll, I can place a bet on the 'don't come' bar, and I'm betting that a 7 will come before the point. Is there a difference between the 'Don't come Bar' and the 'Don't Come' area on each number?
Nope. The don't come bet is a different bet, not a wager that the last come bet you made will lose to a 7. Though I can understand that literal interpretation.
The don't come bet and don't pass bet are equivalent but for whether the shooter's point has already been established. The bets lose on a first-roll 7 or 11, win on 2 or 3, push on 12, and any other number establishes the point. After a point is established, which you can tell because the bet is moved behind the box number, it wins if a 7 is rolled before the number and loses if the number shows first. The reason the bets move to a number box is because that's how the dealer can tell what the point number was for that bet. The only line bet, either pass or don't, where the bet itself doesn't move is the passline. For those bets, the dealer's puck indicates the point number instead.
Also, there's no such thing as the 'don't come bar'. What you're reading is 'don't come, bar 12' which means that you don't win if a 12 is rolled. You push instead. In northern Nevada, craps games bar the 2 instead.
What Does Don't Pass Bar Mean In Craps Terms
Thanks, but he doesn't explain the odds. Just lists them.
Go back to Wizard of Odds and watch the video tutorials on Craps.
Thanks, but he doesn't explain the odds. Just lists them.
What did you read? This is a pretty good explanation, if you ask me:What Does Don't Pass Bar Mean In Craps Machine
The Odds is like a side bet in craps made after a point is thrown. It pays if the point is thrown before a seven. The odds on the Odds are exactly fair, which zero house edge. To be specific, the Odds pays 2 to 1 on points of 4 and 10, 3 to 2 on a 5 and 9, and 6 to 5 on a 6 and 8. To make an odds bet after a pass line bet just put the odds bet behind the pass line bet, outside of the pass line area on the side closer to you.
Because the Odds has zero house edge the player can only bet so much on it compared to his Pass bet. Most casinos allow what is known as '3- 4-5X Odds.' This means the player may bet up to three times his Pass bet on the odds after a point of a 4 or 10, four times after a 5 or 9, and five times after a 6 or 8. How did they come up with this? I think because if the player always takes the maximum odds, and he wins on the pass line, the Odds bet will always pay 6 times the pass line wager, making the math easier for the dealers.
What Does Don't Pass Bar Mean In Craps Machines
(I assume it's all right to copy & paste this info since it's from the Wizard's own site)
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