{"id":437,"date":"2026-03-26T20:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winneronline.net\/au\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2026-09-30T06:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:18:18","slug":"pass-line-dont-pass-bets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winneronline.net\/ca\/casino-games\/craps\/craps-bets-odds\/pass-line-dont-pass-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Pass Line &amp; Don&#8217;t Pass Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pass Line and Don\u2019t Pass: Come-Out and Point Settlements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pass Line and Don\u2019t Pass use different first-roll rules and opposite point-phase settlements in conventional bank craps. Neither is a guaranteed-profit wager. The explanation below assumes Don\u2019t Pass bars 12; tables that bar 2 require the corresponding first-roll change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pass Line on the Come-Out Roll<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A come-out 7 or 11 wins at 1:1 profit. A 2, 3 or 12 loses. A 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 establishes the table point and leaves the wager active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a point is established, Pass Line wins if that number appears before 7 and loses if 7 appears first. Other totals do not settle that line wager. They may still settle other bets on the same roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t Pass on the Come-Out Roll<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under bar-12 rules, a 2 or 3 wins at 1:1, 7 or 11 loses, and 12 pushes: the stake has neither won nor lost. If a point number appears, the wager continues into the point phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the point is set, Don\u2019t Pass wins if 7 appears before the point and loses if the point appears first. The barred come-out total is why the complete bet is not an exact inverse of Pass Line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the First Roll Cannot Be Ignored<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With two fair independent dice there are six ways to roll 7. There are three ways to roll 4 or 10, four ways to roll 5 or 9, and five ways to roll 6 or 8. After a point is set, 7 is therefore more likely to appear before that particular point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That conditional fact does not make Don\u2019t Pass a positive-return wager from the beginning. Its unfavourable come-out outcomes must also be counted. Conversely, Pass Line has more immediate winning than losing come-out combinations, but its point-phase risk must still be included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">House-Edge Denominators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under conventional rules, Pass Line\u2019s expected loss is approximately 1.41% of the initial stake. Don\u2019t Pass under bar-12 rules is approximately 1.36% per initial stake when pushes are included in the calculation. Excluding pushes changes the denominator, so quoted percentages must be compared on the same basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A house edge is an expected loss under a model. It does not cap a session\u2019s loss or establish the duration for which a balance will last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Odds and Contract Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking odds behind Pass and laying odds behind Don\u2019t Pass are additional stakes after the point. True-odds payouts make that component mathematically neutral under the fair-dice model, but it can still lose and the underlying line bet retains its expected loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A conventional Pass Line wager generally becomes a contract bet after its point is set. Don\u2019t Pass removal rules differ. Neither a lower percentage calculated over a larger combined stake nor a removable wager guarantees recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/winneronline.net\/ca\/casino-games\/craps\/craps-rules-table-layout\/come-out-roll\/\">come-out roll details<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/winneronline.net\/ca\/casino-games\/craps\/craps-bets-odds\/taking-laying-odds\/\">taking and laying odds<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/winneronline.net\/ca\/casino-games\/craps\/craps-bets-odds\/come-dont-come-bets\/\">Come and Don\u2019t Come<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/winneronline.net\/ca\/casino-games\/craps\/craps-bets-odds\/craps-odds-probability\/\">dice probabilities<\/a>. WinnerOnline provides explanations rather than hosted games or table recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the full section: <a href=\"https:\/\/winneronline.net\/ca\/casino-games\/craps\/craps-bets-odds\/\">craps bets and payouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pass Line and Don\u2019t Pass: Come-Out and Point Settlements Pass Line and Don\u2019t Pass use different first-roll rules and opposite point-phase settlements in conventional bank craps. Neither is a guaranteed-profit wager. The explanation below assumes Don\u2019t Pass bars 12; tables that bar 2 require the corresponding first-roll change. 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