Rare one-roll bets · Reviewed August 24, 2026
Three-Way Craps splits a wager among 2, 3, and 12. Over 7 and Under 7 cover totals above or below seven. At common payouts, all are high-cost one-roll propositions.
Three-Way Craps rules
A proper $3 wager becomes $1 on 2, $1 on 3, and $1 on 12. Eleven is not part of Three-Way Craps; an older version mistakenly mentioned it in the payout description.
| Next roll | Winning component | Net package result on $3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 or 12 | $1 wins 30 to 1 | +$28 after two $1 losses |
| 3 | $1 wins 15 to 1 | +$13 after two $1 losses |
| Anything else | None | −$3 |
Across 36 rolls: two combinations produce +$28, two combinations of 3 produce +$13, and 32 combinations lose $3. Expected result is (56 + 26 − 96) ÷ 36 = −$0.3889 per $3 wager, a 12.96% house edge.
How larger Three-Way wagers scale
Keep the total in multiples of three so every component is equal. A $6 Three-Way Craps call means $2 each on 2, 3, and 12. If 2 or 12 rolls, the winning $2 component earns $60 while the other $4 loses, for a $56 net profit. If 3 rolls, the $2 component earns $30 and the other $4 loses, for a $26 net profit. Every other total loses the full $6.
Those larger wins do not improve the percentage: doubling every component also doubles the expected loss, from about 39 cents on $3 to about 78 cents on $6.
Three-Way versus Any Craps
| Bet | Minimum mathematical unit | Common edge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three-Way Craps | $3 | 12.96% | Separate 2, 3, 12 payouts |
| Any Craps | $1 | 11.11% | One 7-to-1 payout for any craps number |
Under these standard prices, Any Craps has the lower edge and can use less money. Neither becomes favorable.
Over 7 and Under 7
- Under 7 wins on 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.
- Over 7 wins on 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.
- Seven loses both bets.
Either side has 15 winning combinations and 21 losing combinations. At even money, expected result across 36 $1 bets is $15 − $21 = −$6, for a 16.67% edge.
| Bet | Winning totals | Winning combinations | Chance to win | Common payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 7 | 2–6 | 15 of 36 | 41.67% | 1 to 1 |
| Over 7 | 8–12 | 15 of 36 | 41.67% | 1 to 1 |
| Seven | 7 | 6 of 36 | 16.67% | Both lose |
The fair net price on either side would be 7 to 5 because 21 combinations lose for every 15 that win. An even-money payout returns only $5 profit on a winning $5 bet, while a 7 or any total on the other side loses the $5.
Do not confuse similarly named variants
Some approved layouts use different rules. Nevada’s published game list separately identifies Over and Under 7 and a variation called 7 & Everybody Wins, which includes 7 on both sides. Treat it as a separate game: use only the payoff and settlement language displayed for that installation. The even-money calculations on this page apply to the conventional Over 7 and Under 7 wagers where 7 loses both.
Availability and procedure
Three-Way Craps may be accepted as a center call even when not printed. A clear call is “Three-Way Craps, six dollars,” which tells the dealer to place $2 on each component. Over/Under 7 is much rarer. Ask whether the bet exists, what it pays, what happens on 7, and whether the quoted return is “to 1” or “for 1” before sending chips.
Betting both sides of seven still leaves seven uncovered
Suppose a player wagers $5 on Over 7 and $5 on Under 7 at even money. A total from 2 through 6 wins $5 on Under and loses $5 on Over, for a $0 combined result. A total from 8 through 12 does the reverse, also producing $0. When 7 rolls, both $5 wagers lose and the package drops $10.
Thirty of 36 combinations break even and six lose $10. Expected loss is therefore (30 × $0 + 6 × −$10) ÷ 36, or about −$1.67 per $10 roll. Dividing by the $10 total action gives the same 16.67% edge as either side alone.
The large number of no-loss outcomes can make the pair look protective, but there is no winning outcome under these stated rules. Repeating the package waits for the six-way 7 to collect both sides. If a layout advertises a different rule on 7, recalculate from that printed payoff rather than transferring this result to a similarly named wager.
Calculation source
- Craps Math: 36 ordered dice outcomes
- Nevada Gaming Control Board: approved games and rules of play
- Nevada rules of play: 7 & Everybody Wins (a different variation; payout wording requires verification)
- All package results, combination counts, and edges above were independently recomputed.
