Teach me to play craps

[PhilHelmet]

I'm not talking about the very modest difference in house edge: Pass vs. Don't pass, 1.414% house edge vs. 1.402% house edge.

What I was referring to is a history of playing craps for 22 years. Roughly the first 11 years on Pass, and the last 11 years on Don't pass. My experience is, you will make more money ("in the long run", e.g. many years) with Don't pass.

Yes, yes I know, mathematically pass/don't pass (with odds) is a coin flip. So, why do 98% of the players always bet on Heads? (i.e. the Pass line)

If you want to be part of the crowd, by all means play Pass Line.

If you are going to play craps for just one weekend of your life, it really doesn't matter what you do, pass vs. don't pass. Just stay away from all the props and one-roll bets.