The C&E bet in craps: craps and eleven in one bet

• It wins on 2, 3, 11 or 12.
• It loses on everything else.
• The edge is much higher than line bets.
• It is often placed on the come-out roll.

Payouts shown at common rates.

The bet is split in two. On a $2 C&E, $1 goes on any craps and $1 goes on eleven.

If a 2, 3 or 12 rolls, the craps half wins $7 and the eleven half loses $1, for a net gain of $6.

If an 11 rolls, the eleven half wins $15 and the craps half loses $1, for a net gain of $14. Any other roll loses $2.

Some players add C&E on the come-out roll to cover the craps numbers that beat the pass line.

It is a fast, fun bet with big pays, and the dealer handles it in the center of the table.

The math does not favor it. Over 36 rolls, a $2 C&E loses about $8 on average.

1. 1

   Step 01

   Toss chips to the stickman

   Say C and E.

2. 2

   Step 02

   Watch the roll

   One roll only.

3. 3

   Step 03

   Collect wins

   Paid in the center.

4. 4

   Step 04

   Bet again

   Or take it down.

5. 5

   Step 05

   Know the edge

   About 11%.

The C&E is a one-roll bet. It is settled on the next roll, win or lose.

Some tables pay any craps at 7 to 1 and eleven at 15 to 1. A few pay less, which raises the edge.

Players who want to protect a pass line bet often do better skipping C&E and keeping their money on lower-edge bets.

On the come-out roll, you have $10 on the pass line and toss $2 to the stickman for C&E. The shooter rolls a 3. The stickman pays both halves from the center and pushes your winnings back to you, while the C&E chips stay up for the next roll unless you ask to take them down.

The pass line loses $10. The craps half of your C&E wins $7, and the eleven half loses $1, for a net gain of $6. Overall you are down $4 on the roll.

If the shooter had rolled an 11, the pass line would win $10 and the C&E would add $14, for a gain of $24. Most rolls are neither, and the $2 is lost. Over many rolls, the C&E costs far more than it saves. That is why many players skip it.

Thinking it protects the pass line

It costs more.

Ignoring the edge

About 11%.

Betting every roll

Losses add up.

Missing lower pays

Check the layout.

Some players bet any craps and eleven as separate bets, with different amounts. The math is the same: each part keeps its own edge.

Any craps alone has a house edge of about 11.1%, and eleven alone also about 11.1%. Combining them does not change that. The stickman can place either bet for you, and you can take them down between rolls.

Prop bets in the center of the table all carry high edges, so most players keep them small.

• Any seven and any craps →Center bets.
• Yo-eleven bet →The 11 bet.
• Horn bet →Four-number bet.
• Craps payouts →All pays.

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