Find out What Craps House Pushing Is and How to Perform It.

How Craps House Pushing Works

Craps house pushing means getting a better craps bet that the one offered at the table. Craps house pushing is often used by professional craps players, but actually is very easy to accomplish. It is not only available to high rollers any player can get it, no matter how much he is wagering. So, why play the same odds as everybody else, if you can try and push the casino?

Common Forms:

The most common form of craps house pushing is when the player plays at double odds table and gets 6 or 8 as the point. According to the table rules, a player who bets 10 dollars on the pass line can bet no more than 20 dollars in odds. Winning the pass line and the odds bet, the player will receive 34 dollars in total. However, most casinos will agree to accept 25 dollars bet instead of 20 dollars defined by the table rules. In such case the player will win 40 dollars on two bets instead of 34. If the player bets only 5 dollars on the pass line, he can ask to place 15 dollars on odds and once again receive extra 6 dollars. The same method works on other point numbers as well.

With 5 dollars in bet and 5 or 9 as the point, casinos will normally allow placing 20 dollars instead of 10 in odds bets. In this case the player will win 40 dollars instead of 25, which makes 15 dollars extra gain.

With 4 or 10 as the point, the player should ask to place 20 dollars instead of 10 and will win 50 dollars instead of 25, making 25 dollars profit.

for House Bets:

Craps house pushing for come bets work the same way. Betting 10 dollars on the line and winning the bet, you can ask to place 25 dollars in odds for 5 or 9 point and win 55 dollars instead of 40 on both bets.

When buying numbers, the house takes 5% vigorish, so buying 4 or 10 for 40 dollars, one will pay 2 dollars commission and win 80 dollars. Buying a number for 60 dollars requires 3 dollars commission. 50 dollars requires 2.50 dollars commissions, but a friendly dealer will agree to take only 2 dollars and not mess with small money. In such way you can pay the same 2 dollars, but win 90 dollars instead of 80, pushing the house for 10 dollars.

Craps house pushing success depends mainly on the attitude of the dealer towards the player, so it is important to find friendly dealers and to make them even friendlier by tipping them and being nice with them. Remember that it is worth tipping the dealer, because a friendly dealer will help you win much more money than the tip you give to him.