So if you want to maximize your return on bets resolved then leave those come odds turned on. Assuming the player takes fives times odds then turning the odds off on come out rolls increases the ratio of losses to total bets resolved from 0.326% to 0.377%, or an increase of 0.051%. I wrote a computer simulation to determine this effect. However if you define the house edge as expected loss to bets resolved then turning the odds off on a come out roll does indeed increase the house edge.

This is because the player is still betting the odds and it still counts as a bet even if it is returned as a push.

If we define it as expected loss to total bets made then turning the odds off would not matter. The answer depends on how we define the house edge. Likewise if the player’s point on the come bet is rolled on the come out roll the come bet will win but the odds will push.

So if the player rolls a seven on a come out roll any come bets will lose and odds on come bets will be returned. For those who don’t understand the question, unless otherwise requested, odds on come out bets are not active on come out rolls. Here, I'm talking about the push on 12 (or 2) for don't pass, with a frequency of 1/36.Good question. *Example: The extreme example of hedging is betting pass and don't pass simultaneously, in which you simply pay the casino a set fee periodically (at least a couple of minimum bets per hour) to roll. Reducing your minimum bet is another good way to reduce your variance, but the reduced action may feel less fun, and the table minimum represents a lower limit. Hedging is a good way to reduce your variance, but its extreme application leads to never winning anything-just losing*. The house is relying on too-small payouts for the most frequently rolled number to make the customer feel good. The compensation is that when you win, you win more (5 units to 6) of the amount you laid, as you know.Īny Seven has a house edge of 16.67% per roll good Lord. The 7 still comes up more often, but it may not feel that way. Well, sure-it's a pretty close rate between a 6 or 8 being rolled and a 7 being rolled. I generally seem to lose when i just pile odds on the Don’t Pass when it is 6 or 8 as the point.

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