They differ in the combinations of the bets chosen, and some of them have hedging involved (e.g. using a come bet to protect a pass line bet’s loss on the first roll). I chose these strategies because they all include some of the lowest house edge bets (pass line and come bets (0.42% per roll), odds bets (with no house edge), and placing the 6 and 8 (0.46% per roll)).

No pass line bet, but Place 6 and 8 after a point is set, and follow with 2 come bets to try and get on 4 numbers.

Pass line bet followed by Placing the 6 and 8 after a point is set.

Pass line bet with 2x odds and no other bets.

Pass line bet followed by 2 come bets (i.e. Three Point Molly with no odds).

I was able to test 4 strategies that I believe to be common or interesting.

Each strategy is a bit tedious to code and I only had a limited time before the cruise. I couldn’t try every strategy in the book for this analysis. And at the end, I’ll reveal how I did gambling on the cruise following the lessons learned from this analysis. We’ll see that house edge matters, but the risk of each strategy (how much your winnings can vary from session to session), and your chance of losing everything can also be important points to consider when choosing a betting strategy.

This scenario brings to light a few really interesting concepts in craps, gambling, and statistics at large. After that hour, and their bets finish out, what is their net winnings? To go beyond just looking at the house edge, I programmed the simulator with a realistic scenario: someone (i.e. me) walks up to the table with $200, on a table with minimums of $10, and plays for about an hour. I wanted to use my craps simulator to test this theory with a few other common strategies. If you read any craps book (or amateur blog post), they will tell you that the best bet in craps is the pass line bet with as many odds behind it as the casino will allow. Well, back in March, I was fortunate enough to be going on another cruise and wanted to know the best strategy for myself at the craps table. Craps: Best Strategies on a Budget CRAPS, DATAVIZ, SIMULATION Sean Kent July 31, 2019įor those that read my last post, you’ll know that if I’m in a casino (especially on a cruise ship), it’s pretty likely I’ll be playing craps.

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