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Double Odds Confusion

Dear Frank:

I've just returned to snowy Wisconsin from Las Vegas.

I was playing craps at Slots-O-Fun, betting $5 on the pass line and all come bets with double odds. I don't normally play at a casino that limits me to double odds, so I was surprised when I tried to give the dealer $12 odds for the 5 and 9, and he refused. I know that on these come numbers of 5 and 9 the odds bet pays $3 for $2. I was restricted to a $6 odds bet. Was the dealer correct? Do casinos really consider $12 odds on a $5 come bet to be more than double odds?

Jeff

Dear Jeff:

A five-dollar Pass Line or Come bet at a double-odds game should allow a $10 odds bet, not a six-dollar odds bet, and, maybe, generous casinos might allow a $12 odds bet - but unfortunately those will be few and far between. It seems to me Slots-O-Fun should rename itself Slots No Fun if this is their policy. The odds bet is a break even bet and the house will break even on the bet over time.

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