Hard Pass Craps


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Eighty-to-one on a craps wager?  When a red-chip player wins $400 on a single bet, the crap table kicks it up a notch!

Hard Pass is a new wager for casino craps.  It's like the passline, except you only win if the shooter rolls a hard comeout number and also makes it the hardway.

How To Play

  1. On the comeout roll, the player may wager on the Hard Pass area. 
  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.  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 either 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 and then makes the point the hard way, the Hard Pass wager wins 80-to-1!

Key Benefits and Facts

  • The Hard Pass wager at 80-to-1 has a house edge of 9.09%, just like the traditional hardway wagers on 6 or 8.  At 80-for-1, the edge increases to 10.21%, right in between the edge on the hard 4 and the hard 6.  Alternate payouts can range between 70-to-1 and 85-to-1, with corresponding edges of 20.31% to 3.48%, so you have lots of flexibility in adjusting your theoretical hold.
  • The Hard Pass bet is even better than the traditional hardway bets since it only lasts as long as the associated pass bet: the Hard Pass either loses on the first roll (89% of the time), or it either wins or loses when the player resolves the pass bet.  In contrast, the hardway bets can stretch across multiple point rolls, especially when off on the comeout, making for fewer bets per hour compared to the Hard Pass.
  • Like the pass and come bets, it's just as simple to make Hard Come bets that start after the shooter has established a point.  Since so many of the Hard Pass bets will lose on the comeout roll even when the shooter establishes a point, allowing Hard Come bets will keep more action on this high-reward proposition.
  • If 80-to-1 isn't enough for your players, the optional Right-Back Bonus pay schedule pays an increased award if the Hard Pass bet is won on the first roll after the comeout roll.  For example, if a shooter comes out on a hard 6, and then rolls another hard 6 right back, the Hard Pass bet can pay 225-to-1!  If not, but the shooter makes the hard 6 later on, the bet can still win 25-to-1, and this has same 9.09% edge as above.  Like before, there are many alternate payouts and corresponding house edges to allow you to flexibly manage your pit.
  • The Hard Pass Craps bet is patent-pending and approved for play in Nevada.

Contact us now to put Hard Pass on your dice tables!

 


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