How much players can expect lose comes down to a simple statement: Play the great game of craps and the losses will be manageable play the awful game of craps and you are asking for trouble, sometimes big trouble. The math of craps is inviolable and unless you can change the probabilities of the game you will not be able to change the ultimate expectation of it, which is the player will lose. It is madness for a craps player not to understand the math of the game. Those streaks of luck with such bad play happen but they are the exception, not the rule. I don’t want to hear about the time some guy you played beside won thousands making the dumbest bets on earth. Now, I am a strict constructionist when it comes to craps. Except for slot players who may have hit big (a single maniacal scream) it is rare to hear the kind of noise you hear at a craps table. There is no doubt in my mind that craps is the thrill ride of casino games. Many craps players never give a thought to the edges they face at the game because they get so caught up in the excitement. You can play one (the great game) or the other (the awful game) or a combination of both (most players actually play a combination of both).
