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Let's talk a little bit about the craps Buy bet.  All parts of the craps Buy bet are the same as the craps Place bet except for the
following: 1) A craps Buy bet pays off at true odds, 2) You have to pay a vig to get the true odds, and 3) A craps Buy bet is located on
the
craps table layout differently than the craps Place bet.  Everything else about the craps Buy bet is the same as the craps Place
bet.

The
casino wants to make a profit so they're not going to give you true odds for free unless you make a true Odds bet added to your
Pass Line craps bet.  The true "Free Odds" craps bet on your Pass Line bet is "free" because you don't have to pay a vig.  So, you
might be wondering how the casino makes money if it pays off a craps Buy bet at true odds (i.e., true odds means there's no built-in
casino advantage).  They tax you!  Yes, a freaking tax!  You have to pay to get odds.  This 5% tax is called a "vigorish" or "vig."

When the modern craps table layout was invented about 100 years ago, the new layout allowed the gambling halls to offer bets that
were more player friendly for a 5% fee.  The extra 5% fee brought in so much money that they soon referred to it as adding vigor to
their profits.  That's where the term "vigorish" came from.  Today, the vigorish is still 5%.

Craps Buy bets on the 10 and 4 are better than craps Place betting the 10 and 4.  Buy bets on the 5 and 9 are sometimes better than
Place betting the 5 and 9, depending on when you pay the vigorish (i.e., either when you make the bet or after you win the bet).  Place
betting the 8 and 6 are always better than Buying them.

Let's look at how the Buy bet on 10 and 4 is better than Place betting the 10 and 4.  Let's assume you make a $10 Place craps bet on
the 10 where the Place odds are 9:5.  This means you win $18 for your $10 bet.  Now, instead of a Place craps bet on the 10, let's
assume you make a $10 Buy craps bet and pay a $1 vigorish to get true odds, which are 2:1.  For a $10 Buy craps bet on the 10, you
win $20 but have to pay the $1 vigorish, which results in a net payoff of $19.  Comparing results of the two craps bets, the winning
Place craps bet nets you $18, whereas, the winning Buy craps bet nets you $19.
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The Craps Buy Bet