Craps Online NZ 2026

Craps is a dice game where you bet on the outcome of two dice rolls. Core flow: Come-Out Roll — the shooter rolls. If 7 or 11: Pass Line bets win. If 2, 3, or 12 (Craps): Pass Line bets lose. Any other number (4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10) becomes the Point. Point phase: the shooter rolls again trying to hit the Point before rolling a 7. Pass Line wins if the Point is hit first; loses if 7 rolls first. Online craps uses RNG (random number generator) — no physical dice, but the same rules and payouts apply.

Craps house edge by bet: Pass Line: 1.41%. Don't Pass: 1.36%. Come bet: 1.41%. Don't Come: 1.36%. Pass Line with Odds (free odds): 0% on the odds portion — combined edge drops to 0.37%–0.61% with full odds. Place 6 or 8: 1.52%. Place 5 or 9: 4.0%. Place 4 or 10: 6.67%. Big 6 or Big 8: 9.09% — avoid. Any 7: 16.67% — avoid. Any Craps (2, 3, 12): 11.11% — avoid. Hard 6 or Hard 8: 9.09%. Hard 4 or Hard 10: 11.11%. Stick to Pass Line + max Odds for the lowest house edge in craps.

Free Odds is an additional bet placed behind a Pass Line or Come bet after the Point is established. It pays true odds (no house edge — 0% on this portion): Point 4 or 10: pays 2:1. Point 5 or 9: pays 3:2. Point 6 or 8: pays 6:5. Most online craps games allow 1× to 3× odds. Some live craps games allow 10× or 100× odds. Taking maximum odds dramatically reduces the combined house edge: 1× odds reduces Pass Line edge to 0.85%. 10× odds reduces combined edge to 0.18%. Always take maximum allowed odds after establishing a Point.

Online craps is available at major NZ casinos in two forms: RNG craps (software-generated): immediate play, no waiting, low minimum bets (NZ$1+). Available at Ice Casino, BitStarz, V.Vegas. Live dealer craps: Evolution Gaming offers Evolution Craps (live streaming with real dice). Higher minimum bets (typically NZ$5+). Available at casinos with full Evolution Gaming suite. Live craps brings the social element missing from RNG versions — interacting with a live dealer and seeing real dice thrown adds significantly to the experience.

High house edge craps bets to avoid: Any 7 (16.67% HE): rolls after Come-Out, bets the next roll is a 7. Any Craps (11.11%): bets the next roll is 2, 3, or 12. Big 6 or Big 8 (9.09%): same as placing 6 or 8 but at worse payout. Hard 4, Hard 10 (11.11%): both dice show matching value. Proposition bets (Any Craps, Any 7, Yo-Eleven): all carry 10–17% house edge. The entire top section of the craps table layout (propositions) should be avoided for value play. Stick to Pass/Don't Pass with maximum Odds and Come/Don't Come bets.

Don't Pass is the opposite of Pass Line — you bet the shooter will NOT make their point. House edge: 1.36% vs Pass Line's 1.41% — slightly lower. On the Come-Out roll: you lose on 7 or 11, win on 2 or 3, push (tie) on 12. After Point is set: you win if 7 rolls before the Point. Don't Pass + Don't Come is called "playing the dark side" at craps tables. It's statistically marginally better than Pass Line but socially odd at live tables (you're betting against the other players). Online, there's no social pressure — Don't Pass with Odds is one of the best bets in any casino.

Online craps minimum bets at NZ casinos: RNG craps: typically NZ$1 per Pass Line bet. Live dealer craps (Evolution): typically NZ$5–10 on Pass Line. Maximum bets: RNG: NZ$2,000–5,000. Live: NZ$500–5,000 on Pass Line; Odds bets limited separately. For playing craps with the Free Odds strategy at minimum cost: NZ$1 Pass + NZ$1–3 Odds = total risk NZ$2–4 per Come-Out roll. This is the cheapest way to get near-0% combined house edge play at any NZ online casino.