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Craps for real money: minimums, pace and getting paid

Table floors, how fast the hour runs, and what happens between a winning hand and money in your bank.

1.36%BEST AVAILABLE EDGE
C$1.36PER C$100 STAKED
100ROUNDS AN HOUR
16.67%WORST BET ON THE FELT

What changes when the money is real

Table minimums on live craps start around C$5 in most studios, and the odds bet needs a multiple of that behind it, so the real bankroll requirement is three or four times the sign on the table.

Take the maximum odds the table allows if you are going to play at all. It is the only free thing in a casino.

The floor is lower than you think

Live minimums on a phone start well below what a physical room can offer, often a dollar, and the common floor sits around C$5. Plan a session around the floor rather than around the biggest table in the lobby.

Everything settles instantly, so the balance on screen is the balance you can move. That puts the whole question back on the cashout flow, which across our board runs from three taps to eleven with a median of 5.

The cheapest bet here is odds behind the line at 0%. The most expensive is any seven at 16.67%. Both are on the same felt and the room does not mind which one you pick.

Rooms with a low way in

Sorted on the minimum deposit, because a first deposit is a test rather than a commitment. The routine is written up as the C$20 test.