Where commission is charged only on wins, the commission is sometimes deducted from the winning payoff - a winning $25 buy bet on the 10 would pay $49, for instance.Ī lay bet is the opposite of a buy bet, where a player bets on a 7 to roll before the number that is “laid.” Bets are made in increments of $24 when laying the 6 or 8, $30 when laying the 5 or 9, and $40 when laying the 4 or 10 a $1 commission is charged for each of these increments. The commission is paid at the rate of a $1 chip for every $20 wagered, but casinos usually charge only $1 for a $25 green-chip bet, or $2 for $50 (two green chips), reducing the house advantage a bit more. This policy is in effect at most casinos in Mississippi, and an increasing number in Las Vegas. This change significantly reduces the house advantage, especially on the 4 and 10, where the effective advantage is reduced by two-thirds because the bet wins one third of the time this reduces the house advantage to 1.67%, making the buy-4 or buy-10 one of the game’s better bets. Traditionally, the buy bet commission is paid no matter what, but in recent years a number of casinos have changed their policy to charge the commission only when the buy bet wins. Place bets are paid at odds slightly worse than true odds for the 6 or 8, but significantly worse for the 4, 5, 9 or 10.īuying the number results in a payoff at the true odds, but requires a 5% commission to be paid to the casino. Both are bets that the number will be rolled before a 7. Players can place or buy individual numbers (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) by placing their wager in the come area and telling the dealer, “place the 6” or “buy the 8”. Standard layout for craps (without Big 6/8)

How to lay bets in craps