Hard Pass

If you think craps is exciting now, just wait until you add the Hard Pass® bet and give your players a shot at a huge 80-to-1 payout! Hard Pass is like the passline, except it only wins if the shooter rolls a hard point number and then makes that point the hard way.

How To Play

Hard Pass layout

  1. On the comeout roll, the players may wager on the Hard Pass area. For maximum supervision, the wager area should be dealer-serviced and located in the prop box as shown.
  2. If the shooter rolls any number other than a hard way point (hard 4, hard 6, hard 8, or hard 10), the Hard Pass wager loses.  Clear the wagers even if the shooter rolls a natural 7 or 11 and wins for the regular passline.
  3. If the shooter comes out on a hard point, and later sevens out or makes the point the easy way, the Hard Pass wager also loses.
  4. However, if the shooter comes out on a hard point number and then makes the point with the same hard number, the Hard Pass wager wins 80-to-1!

Continuous Action

Hard Pass / Hard Come layout To add more excitement, the Hard Pass bet can be made on non-comeout rolls as well. Just like the traditional Come bet, the Hard Come bet can be made anytime the shooter has already established a point.

  1. Hard Come bets are accepted in the Hard Come betting area, located in the prop box next to the Hard Pass area.
  2. If a hard point number is rolled, the bets are moved from the Hard Come area to the area bordering the rolled hard number.
  3. If the Hard Come bet loses, either before or after it is moved, the bet is removed as normal. There are no further changes to dealer procedure.
Quick Facts
Hard Pass® ...
  • adds huge excitement to the dice pit. With three tables working, someone's going to win a Hard Pass bet roughly every 70 minutes on average. Even more exciting, a shooter will come out on a hard point almost 9 times every hour. That kind of frequency will have everyone at the table rooting for the hard numbers and making the Hard Pass bet.
  • has a house edge of 9.09%, just like the Hard 6 and Hard 8 bets. Alternately, paying 75-to-1 yields a strong house edge of 14.7% and makes the payout procedure even simpler.
  • is even faster than the traditional hardway bets since it only lasts as long as the associated pass bet. Normal hardway bets can stretch across multiple points, especially when called off on the come-out. That means Hard Pass has more bets per hour and therefore better performance.
  • is approved for play in Nevada and Mississippi.
  • is protected by U.S. Patent No. 7,661,677 and is a registered trademark of Olympian Gaming.
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