[benkahuna]

I've probably put it at least 200 hours at craps tables. I've rarely noticed errors. And the ones I've noticed have almost never been in my favor. I've played in a number of casinos in Tahoe, Reno and Vegas.

There are 3 people taking bets and a floor manager in the middle of a typical table. Bets are systematically placed on the available felt to indicate the player that originally made the wager. You can't have a place bet (getting just under true odds) and a bet from a come line bet on the same number to eliminate confusion. Numbers (and status of the roll, whether it's a come out roll or what the point is) are called out during the action and there are many eyes watching the table.

The only time I've gotten a mistake in my favor was when I made a pass line bet right after someone hit their point and the dealer thought I'd made the pass line bet for the come out roll.

It takes a little while to learn to follow the action in craps, but once you do, it's extremely simple.

While in blackjack there seems to be a stronger emphasis on the action, in craps, there seems to be a focus to get all the bets straight after every toss. At a table with a strong shooter, there can be so many chips on the table that the dealers get annoyed with every toss because the dice hit some bet. When there is this much action, the time between tosses can be significantly longer than with limited wagers.

While theoretically it's possible with 100X odds (which no one gives, you're way lucky to find 5X odds) and dealer errors to make craps profitable, based on my own experience, I consider it highly unlikely. I actually have that much faith in the competence of most craps dealers unless you actively attempt to disrupt how they run the game. Maybe Mason is counting on math or counting errors with such big odds?

Just one man's opinion.