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Craps: Points
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Most of the time you won’t roll a natural or craps; the come-out roll will be 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10. When that happens the number becomes your point. You must roll the same number again to pass. There is no limit to the attempts allowed for a pass. You can pass in one roll or one hundred. After a point is established the only way to lose is to roll a 7.
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From a mathematical point of view, craps is interesting because it is an example of a random experiment that takes place in stages; the evolution of the game depends critically on the outcome of the first roll. In particular, the number of rolls is a random variable.
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Note that a come-out roll is twice as likely to pass with a natural than lose with craps. The most likely outcome is establishing a point. Rolling 7 after the come-out (losing) is called a seven-out.
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