In craps, the Pass Line bet is the most common wager for beginners. It wins if the shooter rolls a 7 or 11 on the come‑out roll and loses on 2, 3, or 12. If a point (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10) is established, the bet wins if the point is rolled again before a 7 appears.
Players can reduce the overall house advantage by taking “free odds” behind the Pass Line. The odds bet is paid at true odds (no house edge) and is typically allowed up to a multiple of the original Pass Line wager (e.g., 2×, 3×, 5×, or 10× the Pass Line amount).
Because the odds portion carries no edge, the combined house edge is diluted. The effective edge is the original Pass Line edge (≈1.41 %) weighted by the proportion of the total wager that is the Pass Line bet.
OddsBet = amount placed on free odds (zero edge)
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