One of the hottest craps games right now is none
other than the "Craps for Cash" tables at the
Chicago-area Grand Victoria Casino. Catching news
headlines recently, the game was started little over
five years ago, and has since become one of the hottest
table games on the casino floor of the Grand Victoria.
What makes this craps game different from the normal
fare is simply an extra bonus incentive. Using all the
same rules and wagers a regular game of craps would
impose on the floor of a Las Vegas casino (or online
casino for that matter), "Cash for Craps" pays out a
$4,000 bonus for any shooter who rolls all six points
before sevening out. It's a difficult thing to do; but
over 440 players have done so since August of 2003,
raking in some $1,768,000 in bonus money.
Churning out an average of 7 bonus winners per month,
"Craps for Cash" could arguably be considered the best
perk offered at a casino table game,
since....well....never! Even the Wizard of Odds himself,
Michael Shakleford, said the shooter has an advantage
(with some conditions of course). According to
Shackleford's calculations, the probability of hitting
all six points on the same come-out roll is 1 in 6,156,
which translates into approximately $0.65. ($4,000
divided by 6,156). This in turn, means that if the
shooter sticks to the odds (backing the odds) and bets
no more than $45 on the pass line, they will have an
advantage.
Considering how advantageous craps can be already -
potentially offering one of the lowest Casino Edges on
the floor - "Craps for Cash" seems like a craps-player's
dream. Even if one falls just short of knocking out all
six point number, even getting close to doing so will
produce some hefty winnings. Craps players agree that
this promotion, which seems more like a mainstay at this
point, is definitely worth giving a run for your money.
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