The Come bet — a Pass Line on a fresh number.
The Come bet sounds advanced and isn't. It's a Pass Line bet you make after a point is already on, so it runs its own private come-out on the next roll. Same 1.41% math, same 0% free odds — it's just how you get more low-edge numbers working at once.
1 · How the Come bet works
A second come-out, just for youYou can only make a Come bet while a point is already established. You put a chip in the COME box, and the very next roll acts as a private come-out for that bet alone:
• 7 or 11 → Come bet wins even money.
• 2, 3, or 12 → Come bet loses.
• Any other number → that becomes your come-point; the chip moves to that number's box.
Once your come-point is set, it wins if that number repeats before a 7, and loses on a 7 — exactly like the Pass Line, just on a number you "own" independently of the table's point.
2 · A worked example
One Come bet, start to finishThe table point is 8
A Pass Line round is underway with the point on 8. You'd like more action working, so you put a chip in the COME box.
Next roll: a 5
5 isn't 7/11 or 2/3/12, so 5 becomes your come-point. Your chip moves to the 5 box. You now win if a 5 rolls before a 7 — completely separate from the table's 8.
You back it with free odds
You add free odds behind your come-point 5 — paid at 3:2, 0% house edge. (Tell the dealer "odds working" so they count on the come-out too, if you want.)
Roll: a 5 — your Come bet wins
Your 5 repeats before a 7: the Come bet pays even money and your odds pay 3:2. The table's point-8 round is still going independently.
3 · Odds on a Come bet
Same 0% bonus as the Pass LineA Come bet earns the same right as the Pass Line: once it has a come-point you can put free odds behind it, paid at true odds — 2:1 on 4/10, 3:2 on 5/9, 6:5 on 6/8, all at 0% house edge. Stacking max odds on Pass + a couple of Come bets is the textbook low-edge way to have several numbers working at once. The full odds math is in the odds bet guide.
4 · The Don't Come bet
The mirror, at 1.36%Don't Come is to Come what Don't Pass is to Pass — you bet against the come-point. Win on a next-roll 2 or 3, push on 12, lose on 7/11; once a come-point is set you win if a 7 beats it. House edge 1.36%, and you can lay odds behind it. It's a coherent lower-edge approach but, like Don't Pass, you're betting against the table — see the trade-off in strategy basics.
5 · Come bets vs. Place bets
The lower-edge way to add numbersBoth get more numbers working. The difference is the edge:
| Approach | House edge | Free odds? | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Come + max odds | 1.41% → ~0.37% | Yes (0%) | Best |
| Place 6 / Place 8 | 1.52% | No | Fine |
| Place 5 / Place 9 | 4.00% | No | Marginal |
| Place 4 / Place 10 | 6.67% | No | Marginal |
6 · FAQ
Come bet questionsWhat is a Come bet in craps?
What's the Come bet house edge?
Is a Come bet better than a Place bet?
Can I take odds on a Come bet?
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