Tortoise
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March 7th, 2012 at 8:33:50 PM permalink
What is the house edge and variance on the following craps strategies?

1) Betting the pass line and always taking the max of 3 4 5 X odds

2) Betting the pass line with max 3 4 5 X odds and immediately making a come bet followed up by max 3 4 5 X odds

3) Betting the pass line with max 3 4 5 X odds and immediately making 2 come bets followed up by max 3 4 5 X odds
WongBo
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March 7th, 2012 at 9:05:49 PM permalink
Pass line with 3-4-5 odds is house edge of .374%
same for come with 3-4-5 odds.
In a bet, there is a fool and a thief. - Proverb.
guido111
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March 7th, 2012 at 10:30:17 PM permalink
I also agree on the combined house edge of 3X-4X-5X at 0.00374 per bet resolved from the WoOdds Craps table.

A couple threads for reading:
345X Odds
shows the stdev for $1 bet to be $4.915632
Calculate 345X Odds by goatcabin

A few more from Alan:
How Many Come Bets is Too Many?
What is my Average Bet, 345X Odds
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June 19th, 2012 at 7:50:19 PM permalink
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