odds question

if I'm betting $10 on the pass and the table is a 10x odds does that mean I can place 10 times my pass bet or does that mean i can win 10 times my pass bet so the max odds I can put down will vary depending on the point?

Quote: perkinstouch

if I'm betting $10 on the pass and the table is a 10x odds does that mean I can place 10 times my pass bet or does that mean i can win 10 times my pass bet so the max odds I can put down will vary depending on the point?

with these kinds of questions, practice on a simulater like https://wizardofodds.com/play/craps/v2/

It means you can place 10 times your pass bet

>or does that mean ... the max odds I can put down will vary depending on the point?

that's the case when playing darkside, which I would skip as an evident newbie

rightside free odds, your payoff varies depending on the point, not the amount you can bet

Quote: perkinstouch

if I'm betting $10 on the pass and the table is a 10x odds does that mean I can place 10 times my pass bet

yes would be my opinion
and it is the same for come bets that make it to their point too.
So $10 pass or come bet and the max odds to take would be $100
You could just bet $10 on the odds too.
or even $50 if you would like

Quote: perkinstouch

or does that mean i can win 10 times my pass bet so the max odds I can put down will vary depending on the point?

That would be for the don't pass or don't come bets
you bet $10, that can not be increased once the point is established,
and the point is a 4 (or 10) and you lay the odds to win $100
that would be $200 because the payout is 1:2 (1 win for every 2 bet)

the point is a 5 (or 9) and you lay the odds to win $100
that would be $150 because the payout is 2:3 (2 for every 3 bet)

the point is a 6 (or 8) and you lay the odds to win $100
that would be $120 because the payout is 5:6 (5 for every 6 bet)

Sally

Quote: odiousgambit

>or does that mean ... the max odds I can put down will vary depending on the point?

that's the case when playing darkside, which I would skip as an evident newbie

OP looks like he asked a very similar question back in 2012.

another way to visualize how much to lay on the odds is to imagine how much the odds bet pays on the pass/come
with the same flat bet

10X odds so
pass/come for the 6 or 8
$10 with $100 odds
the odds pays on a win 6:5 (every $5 bet pays $6 on a win)
so the $100 odds pays $120 ($100/5 * 6)

That $120 is the max you can lay for the odds on the don't pass/don't come for the 6 or 8
it pays $100 or 10X the $10 flat bet

play with some different values and it will become easier

Sally