Odds of throwing the same number in Craps

Hello. My question is about Craps. I've been told many times that with games like Craps and Roulette that the past doesn't matter. Each throw of the dice is a 'clean start'. If that is true, then why is the odds of throwing the same number over and over go down significantly each time the same number is rolled?
In other words, if the odds of throwing a 7 is 1/6, then why are the odds of throwing a 7 multiple times in a row not the same 1/6 odds?

Please help

They only go down if you are predicting the event to happen ahead of time. If you have already thrown the 7 and you are starting with a new roll, you have the exact same odds to roll one as last time.

If you say I'm going to roll two 7's in a row, that's when the odds go down.


ZCore13

If you haven't thrown yet, and you say "I'm going to roll 2 12s in a row!" the odds are 1/(36*36) that the next 2 rolls will both be 12s. If you've already rolled 1 12, and you say "I'm going to do that again!" the odds are 1/36 that the next roll will be a 12.