Craps odds on NCL gem

I read on the Gem that it's $5 min with 5x odds.

if my passline is $5 and the point is a 9, then can I put $26 for odds since if I put $25 then I would only get back $37 instead of $37.50?

(unless they have $0.50 chips?)

5 x odds only applies to 6's and 8's. You get 4 x odds on 5's and 9's and 3 x odds on 4's and 10's.

5 x odds only applies to 6's and 8's. You get 4 x odds on 5's and 9's and 3 x odds on 4's and 10's.

so it's 3/4/5x odds?

thx!

still $5 min?

$5 min...3x-4x-5x, your pass line max odds can be: 6/8- $25, 5/9- $20, 4/10- $15.

Occasionally they will raise the minimum to $10. I've seen that a few times but not many.

If you play $5 on pass line and say 2 come bets or so, with full odds is that play worth having the pit rate you for comps (maybe free drinks?) or do you need to be $10 minimum or higher on the line?

You will only get rated on the flat part of the bet since the odds part is an even bet.

He's right, only rated on the line bet (or if you place numbers like the 6 and 8). Between the line ($5) and placing some numbers ($10 each) we were averaging $25 a roll and got comped the free drink card 2 days into our cruise. My advice would be ask the pit person how much avg bet to get free drinks. Chances are, they will give it to you if you are there often and play for a few hrs. Make good bets and you should at least stay even for a few hrs.

He's right, only rated on the line bet (or if you place numbers like the 6 and 8). Between the line ($5) and placing some numbers ($10 each) we were averaging $25 a roll and got comped the free drink card 2 days into our cruise. My advice would be ask the pit person how much avg bet to get free drinks. Chances are, they will give it to you if you are there often and play for a few hrs. Make good bets and you should at least stay even for a few hrs.

I generally play only craps - at a $5 table if it's available. Usually I have 2 come bets and all three numbers are al full odds (for NCL it's 3/4/5 odds). That level of play (with enough hours) has generated a comped cabin (usually inside, sometimes better depending upon the sailing) and the corresponding free drink card for all cabin occupants for at least a dozen cruises thus far.

The rule of thumb is that you need to accrue 1500 points to get the card if you're not booked through the casino. My experience is that $5 craps with 2 come bets & full odds "generates" somewhere between 50 and 80 "points" an hour. I would think three "full" days of play at this level "might" be enough for a card - very much depends up on the pit boss / supervisor, they may give you a card earlier if they can clearly see that you've been playing for a while.

~Bob

I generally play only craps - at a $5 table if it's available. Usually I have 2 come bets and all three numbers are al full odds (for NCL it's 3/4/5 odds). That level of play (with enough hours) has generated a comped cabin (usually inside, sometimes better depending upon the sailing) and the corresponding free drink card for all cabin occupants for at least a dozen cruises thus far.

 

~Bob

THank you for the answer. Just curious, but, how many hours at that level of play gets you a comped cabin, etc...?

THank you for the answer. Just curious, but, how many hours at that level of play gets you a comped cabin, etc...?

I would say that I'm at the craps table for maybe 30 - 40 hours during a 7 night cruise. (It's actually difficult to play more since the craps table is often closed during the first half of sea days for lack of interest) I generally head to the casino after dinner (after 25 cruises I've seen all the shows in the theater that I need to see…) and stay for 3-5 hours in the evening. On some sea days you can get a couple of hours of play in in the afternoon as well. An inside comped cabin for 2 is "worth" perhaps $1,000 (you do have to pay port charges and taxes), free drinks for the entire cabin for the week has to be "worth" hundreds of dollars, etc., so if I donate a couple of thousand dollars over the course of the week (hopefully less) I'm still feeling pretty good about my vacation experience since it "cost" me less than $1,000 - if that.

~Bob

Thank you, vp1. I've been known to donate a couple thousand here and there myself, and that is a pretty good price for the entertainment I get. Looking forward to possibly having a future cruise comped, and I appreciate you sharing your experience.