Craps in New York: Casinos With Craps Tables and Where to Play

Where the craps tables are in New York

Western New York has three, all run by the Seneca Nation: Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, Seneca Buffalo Creek in downtown Buffalo and Seneca Allegany in Salamanca. A player in Buffalo can reach two of them in under half an hour, which makes the Niagara Frontier the densest craps corner of the state outside the city.

Central New York belongs to the Oneida Indian Nation. Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona is the flagship, with Yellow Brick Road in Chittenango and Point Place in Bridgeport close by. Head west into the Finger Lakes and del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo adds a commercial table between Syracuse and Rochester, right off the Thruway.

The rest of the map is spread thin. Rivers Schenectady serves the Capital Region, Tioga Downs in Nichols sits on the Southern Tier near the Pennsylvania line, and Resorts World Catskills in Monticello is about two hours north of Manhattan. Akwesasne Mohawk Casino Resort in Hogansburg covers the North Country on the St. Lawrence River.

New York City

Resorts World New York City in Jamaica, Queens, next to Aqueduct Racetrack, is the one room in the five boroughs on our list, and it lists a craps game with dice. For city players it is the nearest dice table, a subway ride away rather than a day trip. Check its own site for which table games run when.

Casinos with craps in New York: the biggest rooms

Turning Stone, Seneca Niagara and Resorts World Catskills are full resort properties with hotel towers, and they are the likeliest places to find more than one craps table running on a weekend evening. Smaller rooms such as Point Place and Yellow Brick Road may open one table at a time, or only on busy nights.

The Oneida Indian Nation runs three of the twelve, and the Seneca Nation runs three more, so two operators account for half of the New York craps map. Rush Street Gaming runs Rivers Schenectady and Genting runs both Resorts World properties, while Tioga Downs and del Lago each have their own operators.

New York craps: dice, machines and one published crapless game

All 12 casinos in our directory deal craps with dice, the classic game from our how to play guide. The layout, the payouts and the calls match what you would hear in Atlantic City or Las Vegas, so a first visit upstate asks nothing new of you beyond finding the table and learning which nights it runs.

Two rooms add machines. Resorts World Catskills lists electronic craps, an Easy Craps game and an electronic crapless version from Interblock next to its live table. Akwesasne Mohawk lists electronic betting terminals that offer craps in addition to its live game. Terminals usually take smaller bets, which makes them a gentle way to learn.

That crapless machine at Monticello is the only crapless game published in the state. Crapless craps looks generous because a 2, 3 or 12 on the come-out becomes a point instead of losing, but the pass line edge rises to 5.38%, almost four times the standard 1.41%. Our guide to other craps variants explains the trade.

The bet that should carry your money

A pass line bet wins 244 of every 495 decisions and costs 1.41% of what you bet on it over time. Take odds behind it once the point is set and the combined edge falls sharply. At a 10x table it drops to 0.18%, which is where the published Schenectady figures put you.

Table minimums and odds at New York craps tables

Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady is the one New York room in our directory that publishes its craps limits: a $10 minimum and 10x odds. None of the other eleven publishes a minimum or an odds limit we could confirm in its own listings, so for Turning Stone, the Seneca casinos or Resorts World, the phone is your source.

Ask about odds as well as the minimum when you call. At 5x odds the combined house edge on a pass line bet drops to 0.33%, and at 10x it drops to 0.18%. A $10 line bet with $100 behind it at Schenectady is a bigger swing than it looks, so size the odds to money you can lose.

Is craps legal in New York?

Yes. Craps in New York is legal at licensed commercial casinos and at tribal casinos operating under compacts with the state. The New York State Gaming Commission licenses and oversees the commercial side, which on our list means Rivers Schenectady, del Lago, Tioga Downs and the two Resorts World properties. Seven of our twelve rooms are tribal.

The commercial upstate casinos exist because voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2013 that allowed up to seven commercial casinos. The tribal casinos are older. Turning Stone opened in the 1990s on Oneida land, and the Seneca Nation’s casinos in Niagara Falls, Salamanca and Buffalo followed under the tribe’s own compact with the state.

For a player the difference barely shows on the felt. Tribal casinos regulate their floors through their own gaming agencies, but the dice, the payouts and the rules at Turning Stone match what you find in Schenectady. You still need to be 21 at the table, and the house edge on each bet stays where the math puts it.

Online craps in New York

Real-money online craps is not licensed in New York. The state licenses online sports betting, but internet casino games, craps included, are not legal, and any site offering you real-money craps from a New York address is operating outside the law. Seven states license online casinos, led by New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, for players inside them.

New Jersey is a short trip for many downstate players, and a licensed New Jersey app works once you are physically across the Hudson. At home, our free craps table is the legal option: standard casino rules, play chips and nothing to deposit, which makes it good practice before a weekend at a real rail.

Tips for a craps trip in New York

Plan the drive before the bankroll. New York’s tables sit far apart, and a weekend at Turning Stone or Seneca Niagara usually means a hotel night. The Oneida trio in central New York is the easiest place to try several rooms in one day. Our casino directory and the state guide show every listed room.

Call ahead. Smaller casinos may run craps only on busy nights, and upstate winters close roads and change hours. The casino’s own website and phone line are the sources to trust on hours, limits and odds. A directory tells you where a table exists; only the pit can tell you what it costs on the night you arrive.

Keep your chips on the line. The pass line and come bets with odds are the cheapest wagers on the whole floor. A $5 Any Seven bet pays $20 when it hits and costs 16.67% of every wager, more than ten times what the line costs. The center of the table is built to catch your eye.

Playing responsibly

Set a budget before you leave and keep it separate from money for the drive home, especially on a long upstate trip. Help is available at any hour through 1-800-GAMBLER, and New York casinos offer self-exclusion programs. Our responsible gambling page explains the warning signs and the tools that help you stay in control.

One last table detail for Schenectady: with 10x odds on offer, the temptation is to max every point. At a $10 minimum that means $100 behind a 6 or 8 on every hand, and the swings add up fast. Taking 2x or 3x at first costs a little more in edge and keeps you at the rail for longer.