The Field Bet

Although the field bet is often thought among gamblers to be one of the smarter bets in craps, it's house edge doesn't compare to the deal you get on a pass line bet with odds. The fields house edge hovers around 5.56%. This isn't an attractive number.

The field is the area, well with the world 'field' written on it, along with a whole slew of numbers, but those numbers aren't choices. When you're betting on the field you're betting that the next roll will be a 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 or 12. The field bet pays even money for 3, 4, 9, 10, and 11, and usually 2 to 1 for a 2 or 12. Some casinos pay 3 to 1 for 2 or 12, but not usually for both, just one or the other. Our advice, don't play the field, in love or craps.

See the Field Bet demonstrated here.

All bets:
Pass Line Bet | Pass line bet with odds | The field bet
The don't pass bet | The come bet | The don't come bet
The hard way bet | The place bet | Proposition bets | Big 6/big 8