There are laws in place in certain states where a result cannot be determined by rolling the dice. This means that dice games, as we know them, are prohibited. However, smart casino operators have installed Craps games using cards instead of dice. Contrary to popular belief, this is a great opportunity because it offers an advantage to the player that is not available in a standard Craps craps game.

Craps played with cards is played exactly like Craps with dice. The table layout is the same (with the possible addition of two colored boxes that determine which shoe will be used. You can also bet on those colored boxes.

The casino uses cards numbered from ace to six (1 – 6) instead of dice. They also use a shuffling machine known as a “constant shuffling machine” because they don’t bury the cards when they are exposed, but are immediately returned to the shuffling machine (hence called a constant). The same cards that were used to score a point on the come out roll may not be available to be drawn again until a new rack is hit, making it disproportionately likely to roll a seven instead, which results in a win for the wrong bettor. Remember that fact, we will use it later.

After the point is established, two more cards are dealt to represent the next roll of the dice. This continues until the point is made or the “shooter” rolls a seven.

For the purposes of this article, I am not going to go into the rules and/or strategies of the game of Craps. I assume you already know them, and the purpose of this article is to point out the differences and similarities of the game of craps played with cards compared to the game of craps.

The short and sweet difference between the two is this: there is a very clear and big advantage to playing Craps with cards if you are a “wrong bettor”. You, the player, actually have the edge over the casino and that is not found in any other game or craps version of Craps.

On the contrary, there is a higher house edge if you are a “proper bettor”.

Are there any questions about how you should play the card version of Craps? The answer is obvious: he must be a wrong bettor. Set aside any objections you’ve ever had to betting with the house and against the shooter. You are playing Craps to win money, not friends.

Why are the wrong punters now in a positive odds position? In other words, why do players have an advantage over the casino? That’s unheard of – after all, there are strategies that reduce the house edge to “0”, where the house edge is small (in craps as well as other games), but nowhere at any time the player has really had the advantage. about the house – until now.

Here is the amazing news:

First, as stated above, the cards that established the point cannot be used again during a shooter’s attempts to achieve the point. This makes it even more likely that a seven will appear before the point, resulting in a win. That’s important, but that’s not the best part…

In a craps game played with dice, odds placement is how we reduce the overall odds of winning to the lowest (best) number possible. That means we can reduce the house edge to almost zero.

However, in a card game of craps, by knowing when to bet against a number and how much to bet against a number, we reduce the odds, beyond zero and into a very healthy advantage for the player. Here are the numbers:

betting against a 4 or 10 in a Craps game results in zero house edge (after calculating don’t pass or don’t come – true odds give house edge: 1.364)

but, betting against the 4 or 10 in a game of card craps has the house edge at -0.253. Yes, that is a negative number and therefore the advantage goes to the player, absolutely unheard of! California casinos like Viejas in San Diego generously offer 10x odds (wins up to $1,000), so you should take full advantage of the maximum odds against 4 and 10.

The bet against a 5 or a 9 in both games remains zero, with no advantage for the house or the player. So put your “normal” odds against a 5 or a 9.

Putting odds against a 6 or 8 in a Craps game results in zero house edge.

But, placing odds against the 6 or 8 in a game of card craps has the house edge at -0.207. Yes, another advantage for the player! Once again, in California, put the maximum odds.

So, if the player bet the maximum odds on points 4, 6, 8 and 10, the player’s overall advantage between the don’t pass odds and the bets would be +0.022%. That is incredible!

So, take advantage of this golden opportunity and gratefully play Craps with cards instead of dice!