Educational simulation — fun credits only, no real money. The house edge is real on every bet except free odds (0%): the pass line is 1.41%, place 4/10 is 6.67%, the field 5.56%. The longer you play, the more the math wins.
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Stack several bets and run a whole table session — combined net, total action, and what's still on the felt at the end. A multi-bet table has no single house edge, so this is a session simulation, not an edge estimate.
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Educational simulation — fun credits only, no real money. The observed edge wobbles over a short run; over many cycles it tends toward the exact long-run expectation, but random variation never fully disappears.
| Bet | Pays | Win chance | House edge (per wager) | Loss / $100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Pass / Don't Comebar 12 — 12 pushes | 1:1 | 47.93% | $1.36 | |
| Pass Line / Comethe line bet | 1:1 | 49.29% | $1.41 | |
| Place 6 / 8rolls before a 7 | 7:6 | 45.45% | $1.52 | |
| Place 5 / 9rolls before a 7 | 7:5 | 40.00% | $4.00 | |
| Fieldone-roll: 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 | 1:1 · 2&12 dbl | 44.44% | $5.56 | |
| Place 4 / 10rolls before a 7 | 9:5 | 33.33% | $6.67 | |
| Free odds (take / lay)true odds behind a line/come bet | true | — | $0.00 |
The odds effect — free odds drag your edge toward zero
A pass line alone is 1.41%. Free odds pay true odds (0% edge), so backing the line spreads that same expected loss over far more action — the combined edge on everything you wager falls fast:
Edge on total action (flat bet + the odds you'd wager once a point is set). With 3-4-5× odds the pass line's effective edge is just 0.37% — the cheapest action in the casino. Try it live in the Play and Simulate tabs.
The field's two variants
- 2 & 12 both pay 2:1 (common)5.56%
- 12 pays 3:1 (better tables)2.78%
The field looks friendly — it wins on seven of eleven totals — but it loses on 5, 6, 7, 8, which are the most common rolls. Even the better 3:1 version trails the line bets.
Why place 6/8 beats place 4/10
- Place 6 / 8 — pays 7:61.52%
- Place 5 / 9 — pays 7:54.00%
- Place 4 / 10 — pays 9:56.67%
6 and 8 are the easiest numbers to roll before a 7, so their place bet is priced closest to fair. The 4 and 10 are the hardest — and the casino's 9:5 payout shorts them the most.
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