[vpFREE] Re: Laying Odds

David
Silvius wrote: Once the point is set, the "Don't Pass" bet has a
sizeable edge in favor of the player though, and that's the point that you lay
odds. The question is: Why lay the odds, which have no player edge, when you
already have a bet on the table with a player edge?



I've often pondered it, and ultimately concluded that players do it for the
action. I always bet with the shooter, so it's all somewhat alien to me from a
mindset standpoint.







David's philosophical
argument might be worth discussing for those playing regular craps. But card
craps, which is what this discussion started out talking about, has different
parameters. Laying odds in this game has positive EV. Playing the game without
laying odds has negative EV



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