Start with the complete model
Line, odds, place, buy, lay, Field and proposition wagers are separate contracts.
The conclusion on this page belongs to Craps Worked Examples; the name of the wider game family is not enough to reproduce it.
Worked example
On a Pass wager with odds, keep expected loss on the line portion separate from the zero-edge odds action.
For Craps Worked Examples, show initial stake, later action and net payoff before turning the result into a percentage.
What changes the answer
When reviewing Craps Worked Examples, change one material rule at a time. Stacked “rule adjustments” are too easy to double-count.
Keep optional wagers outside the Craps Worked Examples base-game calculation unless the model deliberately combines them.
Practical review
Save the posted terms used for Craps Worked Examples, including the date. Casino versions change and an unlabeled photograph is hard to audit later.
A streak claim attached to Craps Worked Examples still needs a probability model. Recent outcomes alone do not supply one.
A round worth auditing
For Craps Worked Examples, the table combines contract bets, one-roll propositions and optional odds, so “the craps edge” is not a single useful number.
For Craps Worked Examples, track stake, later action, returned stake and net result line by line. This catches most denominator and settlement mistakes.
Use Craps Worked Examples to reconcile every chip from placement through settlement. If the accounting does not balance, the percentage built on it will not either.
What to record for Craps
- Initial wager
- additional action
- net win or loss
If the Craps Worked Examples chip flow cannot be reconstructed line by line, the example is not yet ready to teach from.
Casino Calculated methodology ↗. Use the currently posted casino rules whenever they differ.
Craps Worked Examples is reviewed against the Craps rules described above. A different pay table or procedure is a different model. Editorial review updated September 24, 2026.