Part I: Games & Gaming · Dice Games — Craps & Sic Bo

Don’t Come Bet

Craps

The opposite of a come bet, placed after the point has been established. If the next roll is 2 or 3, the don’t come bet wins even money. If the roll is 7 or 11, the don’t come bet loses. If the roll is 12, the bet is a push (tie). Any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) becomes the player’s personal “don’t come point,” and the dealer moves the bet “behind” the corresponding box number (into the don’t come area). The don’t come bet then wins if a seven is rolled before the don’t come point is repeated, or loses if the don’t come point is rolled first. Once established, the player may lay odds behind the don’t come bet.

In practice

Don’t come bettors are “wrong bettors” (betting against the shooter). The house edge on the flat don’t come bet is 1.36%, slightly lower than the come bet because of the 12 push.

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