The complete craps payouts chart
The chart below lists craps payouts for every standard bet, with a worked example on a stake a real table would take. The examples show winnings only; your original bet stays yours on top of that. Line and odds bets stay up until decided, while the center bets are settled on one roll.
| Bet | Pays | Example stake | You win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Line / Come | 1 to 1 | $10 | $10 |
| Don’t Pass / Don’t Come | 1 to 1 | $10 | $10 |
| Odds on 4 or 10 | 2 to 1 | $10 | $20 |
| Odds on 5 or 9 | 3 to 2 | $10 | $15 |
| Odds on 6 or 8 | 6 to 5 | $10 | $12 |
| Lay odds against 4 or 10 | 1 to 2 | $20 | $10 |
| Lay odds against 5 or 9 | 2 to 3 | $15 | $10 |
| Lay odds against 6 or 8 | 5 to 6 | $12 | $10 |
| Place 4 or 10 | 9 to 5 | $5 | $9 |
| Place 5 or 9 | 7 to 5 | $5 | $7 |
| Place 6 or 8 | 7 to 6 | $6 | $7 |
| Buy 4 or 10 | 2 to 1 less 5% | $20 | $40 less $1 vig |
| Lay 4 or 10 | 1 to 2 less 5% of the win | $40 | $20 less $1 vig |
| Field (3, 4, 9, 10, 11) | 1 to 1 | $5 | $5 |
| Field on 2 or 12 | 2 to 1 | $5 | $10 |
| Big 6 / Big 8 | 1 to 1 | $6 | $6 |
| Hard 4 or 10 | 7 to 1 | $5 | $35 |
| Hard 6 or 8 | 9 to 1 | $5 | $45 |
| Any Seven | 4 to 1 | $5 | $20 |
| Any Craps | 7 to 1 | $5 | $35 |
| Aces (2) / Boxcars (12) | 30 to 1 | $5 | $150 |
| Ace-Deuce (3) / Yo (11) | 15 to 1 | $5 | $75 |
| Hop, easy combination | 15 to 1 | $5 | $75 |
| Hop, hard pair | 30 to 1 | $5 | $150 |
| Horn ($1 on each number) | 30 to 1 on 2/12, 15 to 1 on 3/11 | $4 | $27 net on a 12, $12 net on a 3 |
| Fire Bet | 24, 249 or 999 to 1 for 4, 5 or 6 points | $5 | $120, $1,245 or $4,995 |
| All Small / All Tall | 34 to 1 | $5 | $170 |
| Make ‘Em All | 175 to 1 | $5 | $875 |
A few rows depend on house rules. Some tables pay 3 to 1 on the 12 in the field, which cuts that bet’s edge in half, and a small number of rooms collect buy vig up front instead of on wins. The chart uses the most common arrangement, and so do the edge figures below.
How craps payouts line up against the house edge
A payout ratio only means something next to the true chance of winning. The odds bet pays exactly what the dice deserve, so it costs nothing. Every other bet pays a little less than fair, and the gap between the two is the house edge. Our page on craps odds shows those true odds number by number.
| Bet | Pays | House edge | Per roll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Line | 1 to 1 | 1.41% | 0.42% |
| Don't Pass | 1 to 1 | 1.36% | 0.40% |
| Odds on 6 | 6 to 5 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Place 6 | 7 to 6 | 1.52% | 0.46% |
| Place 5 | 7 to 5 | 4.00% | 1.11% |
| Place 4 | 9 to 5 | 6.67% | 1.67% |
| Buy 4 | 2 to 1 less 5% | 1.67% | 0.42% |
| Lay 4 | 1 to 2 less 5% of the win | 2.44% | 0.61% |
| Field | 1 to 1; 2 pays 2 to 1; 12 pays 2 to 1 | 5.56% | 5.56% |
| Big 6 | 1 to 1 | 9.09% | 2.78% |
| Hard 8 | 9 to 1 | 9.09% | 2.78% |
| Hard 4 | 7 to 1 | 11.11% | 2.78% |
| Any Seven | 4 to 1 | 16.67% | 16.67% |
| Any Craps | 7 to 1 | 11.11% | 11.11% |
| Aces (2) | 30 to 1 | 13.89% | 13.89% |
| Yo (11) | 15 to 1 | 11.11% | 11.11% |
| Horn | 30 to 1 on 2 or 12, 15 to 1 on 3 or 11 (one unit each) | 12.50% | 12.50% |
| C & E | 3 to 1 on craps, 7 to 1 on 11 | 11.11% | 11.11% |
| Fire Bet | 4 points 24 to 1; 5 points 249 to 1; 6 points 999 to 1 | 20.76% | — |
| All Small | 34 to 1 | 7.76% | — |
Read the chart top to bottom and a pattern appears. Bets with modest payouts, even money on the line or 7 to 6 on the six, carry edges under two percent. The 15 to 1 and 30 to 1 bets in the middle sit above eleven percent. Large craps payouts are paid for by the ratio being further from fair.
Dealer payout math: the units that pay cleanly
Dealers do not work with decimals. They think in units, and each bet has a unit that produces a whole-dollar payment. Bet in those units and the payout is exact. Bet outside them and the table either rounds down in its own favor or refuses the odd amount, which is why dealers sometimes ask you to adjust a bet.
Place 6 and 8 in $6 units
The 7 to 6 ratio pays $7 for every $6. A $12 place bet on the 8 wins $14, $18 wins $21 and $30 wins $35. A $5 chip on the six should pay $5.83, and many live tables simply pay $5, which is a far worse bet than the 1.52% you think you are making.
Place 5, 9, 4 and 10 in $5 units
The 5 and 9 pay 7 to 5, so every $5 wins $7: $10 wins $14 and $25 wins $35. The 4 and 10 pay 9 to 5, so $5 wins $9, $10 wins $18 and $25 wins $45. Anything between those steps gets rounded, and rounding never runs in your direction.
Odds in even amounts
Odds on the 5 or 9 pay 3 to 2, so bet an even number: $10 in odds pays $15, but $5 would pay $7.50 and may be paid as $7. Odds on the 6 or 8 pay 6 to 5, so $5 steps work best, with $10 paying $12. A 4 or 10 pays 2 to 1 on anything.
That is why a $10 pass line bet on a point of 4 with $20 in odds wins $10 plus $40, while the same player on a point of 6 might bet $25 in odds rather than $20. Dealers will often suggest the right amount if you ask. The payout trainer drills these steps until they become automatic.
Buy and lay bets: where the vig goes
A buy bet pays true odds, then the house takes a 5% commission, the vig, on the amount bet. A $20 buy on the 10 wins $40 and the dealer keeps $1. Collected on wins only, that costs 1.67% on the 4 and 10, which beats placing those numbers at 6.67%. See buy and lay bets for details.
A lay bet works in reverse: the seven must come before a number, and the house takes 5% of the win. Laying $40 against the 4 wins $20, minus $1 in vig, so $19 comes back with your $40. When the vig is charged up front instead, the buy edge jumps to 4.76%, so ask how your table collects it.
Proposition bets and the “for 1” trap
The center of the layout pays big numbers on one roll. Aces and boxcars pay 30 to 1, ace-deuce and yo pay 15 to 1, and proposition bets such as any seven pay 4 to 1. Those ratios already give the house between 11% and 17% of each bet. Some layouts take one more unit off with a single word.
When a layout says “30 for 1” instead of “30 to 1”, the $30 includes your own dollar. You win $29, not $30. On a 15 for 1 yo you win $14. Worked through the 36 dice outcomes, both of those bets then carry a 16.67% house edge, up from 13.89% and 11.11% at the “to 1” price.
The same wording appears on hardways at some older tables, where “8 for 1” on the hard 4 means 7 to 1, the standard price. Always convert the number to a “to 1” ratio before comparing tables. A layout printed in “for” language is not dishonest, but it makes the ratio look one unit larger than it is.
What craps payouts cost you per hour
A ratio tells you what a win pays. It does not tell you what a bet costs across a session, because that depends on how often the bet is decided. A field bet is settled every roll, a pass line bet only every few rolls. Set your stake and table speed in the calculator and compare the real hourly price.
The gap is striking in dollars. A $10 Big 6 pays even money, but it costs roughly six times as much per roll as a $10 place bet on the six at 7 to 6. Same number, same stake, different payout. Many layouts no longer print the Big 6. Nobody misses it.
Collecting a payout at the table
When your bet wins, the dealer sets the payout beside your chips, and your original bet stays working unless you say otherwise. Place bets in particular stay up after a hit. If you want the chips back, say “take it down”. If you want the winnings added to the bet, say “press it” before the next roll.
Check every payment against the chart before the dice go out again. Dealers are quick and accurate, but a busy table can produce a short payment, and once the stickman sends the dice to the shooter it is much harder to fix. A calm “I think that was $14 on the eight” is all it takes.