Crapless Craps

This game is sometimes called Bastard Craps. If the shooter’s come out roll is a seven, the shooter automatically wins. Anything other than a seven becomes the shooter’s point. The shooter must roll his point again before rolling a seven in order to win. This game tilts the odds to the favor of the house by approximately four times what a standard craps game would. The house enjoys a 5.38 percent edge in a game of crapless craps.

Simplified Craps

A shooter wins if a two, three, four, 10, 11, or 12 is rolled. If a five, six, seven, eight, or nine is rolled, the shooter automatically loses. The payoffs are of different amounts in order to adjust for the disadvantage in the number of winning combinations that are available to the shooter. For a winning roll of two, the shooter paid on a ratio of three to one. For a winning roll of four, the shooter is paid at an even ration of one to one. If the shooter wins by rolling a 10 or 11 then the shooter is paid at a two to one ratio. For a roll of 12, the shooter is paid at a five to one ratio. These ratios are general guidelines for what can be expected at most casinos and are not hard and fast rules. Some casinos reduce the payout ratio on a roll of 12 in order to tip the odds even more in their favor.

High Point Craps

In this game, a come out roll of two or three is negated and the shooter is required to roll again. Rolling an 11 or 12 results in an automatic win and any other number total rolled, with the exception of the negated two and three, becomes the shooter’s point. The house enjoys a 2.35 percent advantage in the variation of craps.

New York Craps

This version of craps is mainly played in the eastern part of the United States. The biggest difference in New York Craps is that the house receives a five percent commission on bets. This commission is know as the vigorish.