Craps VIII
The two most basic line bets in a craps game is the pass (or win) and the don’t pas (or don’t win) wagers. Now the don’t pass line bet is exactly opposite in its premise than the pass line bet. So if the shooter rolls out a ‘natural’ – 7 or 11 – while the ‘come out roll’ is being played he immediately loses the wager. However is the ‘come out roll’ reaches the ‘craps’ number of 2 or 3, the player who betted on the don’t pass line bet win the wager. Interestingly, if the number that is reached is 12, there is neither a loss nor a win but a draw, although this regulation may vary from one casino house to another. But the point to note is that even if the shooter rolls a 12, he does not lose the wager. It can be mentioned here that the draw, indicated by the term “Bar” printed on the craps game table meaning standoff, has been designed as part of the game so that the casino house advantage does not become less and is maintained at a steady level regardless of whether the player is betting on pass line or don’t pass line.
If a point has been made by the shooter and the point gets rolled again, the don’t pass wager is lost but if instead of the point a 7 is rolled out then the player would win his don’t pass line bet. The betting odds and the house edge on don’t pass line bet can be calculated by two different ways. Sometimes when a wager is staked on the don’t pass line it is said to be playing the dark side and considered as negative and poor play by many gamblers of the craps game. Sometimes this kind of betting is not played as it is contrary to the conventional betting action of the game.
