In craps, players who bet that the shooter will beat the house (by
analogy,
this includes come bettors) are known as right bettors or do bettors.
Those
who wager that the shooter (or come bettors) will lose are known as
wrong
bettors or don't bettors. These are just the terms that are used; they
don't
imply that wrong bettors are actually doing anything wrong or that
right
bettors are in any way superior to them.
1.THE PASS-LINE BET
The pass-line bet is the basic wager at the game of craps. It is a bet
that
says the shooter will win through one of the means explained above,
throwing
a natural on the come-out or making his point. You do not have to be
the
shooter by making a pass-line bet. Any player who wishes to can bet on
the
shooter by making a pass-line wager. This is why you will often see the
other players at a crap table cheering when the shooter wins. It's not
out
of any altruistic feelings. Their fortunes were riding with him because
they
all had pass-line bets down.
The proper way to make a pass-line wager is to place the chips you wish
to
bet within the strip marked PASS that circles the outer part of the
layout.
Because of the position of the pass line on the layout, these wagers
are
also called front-line bets. The appropriate time to make the bet is
immediately before a come-out roll. Pass-line bets are paid at even
money.
The dealer will place your winnings on the pass line next to your
original
bet. You must collect this money before the next roll, or it will count
as a
new pass-line bet. When you bet the pass line, the house enjoys a 1.414
percent edge. In the long run, you will lose about a dollar and
forty-one
cents out of every one hundred dollars you wager on the pass line. see more > > >
