What Is the Pass Line Bet?
The Pass Line bet is the bread-and-butter of craps — the first bet every beginner learns and the one most experienced players make every single round. It's simple, it has one of the lowest house edges in any casino, and it puts you with the rest of the table.
How It Works
The Pass Line plays out in two phases. Before the come-out roll, place your chips in the Pass Line area. Then:
Come-Out Roll: Roll 7 or 11 → instant win (1:1). Roll 2, 3, or 12 → instant loss. Roll anything else (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) → that number becomes the point.
Point Phase: The shooter keeps rolling. Hit the point again before a 7 → you win. Roll a 7 first → seven-out, you lose. Once a point is set, your Pass Line bet is locked in — you can't remove it.
The come-out roll actually favors the player: 8 ways to win (7 or 11) vs only 4 ways to lose (2, 3, 12). The house gets its edge in the point phase where the 7 can strike at any time.
50,000-Roll Simulation
Run the simulation below to see how the Pass Line Bet performs across 50,000 dice rolls. Every run uses a fresh random seed — notice how individual sessions vary due to variance, while the long-run trend converges toward the theoretical house edge of 1.41%.
Strategy & Tips
The single best move with a Pass Line bet is backing it with Free Odds after the point is set. Free Odds pays true mathematical odds with zero house edge — it's the only such bet in the casino. With 3-4-5x Odds, your combined house edge drops from 1.41% to just 0.37%.
Keep your flat Pass Line bet at the table minimum so you can load up on Odds. A $5 Pass Line with $25 in Odds is far better than a $25 Pass Line with no Odds.
Once you're comfortable, graduate to the 3-Point Molly — Pass Line plus two Come bets, all backed with max Odds. Three numbers working at all times at 0.37% combined edge.
How It Compares
| Bet | House Edge | Payout | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass Line Bet | 1.41% | — | This page |
| Pass Line + Max Odds | 0.37% | Varies | Lowest combined edge |
| Don't Pass + Lay Odds | 0.27% | Varies | Lowest edge overall |
| Pass Line | 1.41% | 1:1 | Best flat bet |
| Place 6 or 8 | 1.52% | 7:6 | Best place bet |
| Field Bet | 2.78–5.56% | 1:1/2:1 | High action |
| Any 7 | 16.67% | 4:1 | Avoid |
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