The Placing of the
8 comes with a manageable 1.52 percent house edge.
It must be Placed in multiples of $6. A winning
wager pays off at $7 for $6. So far so good. However,
many craps aficionados love to bet a Hard 8, that
is, an 8 made 4:4. Here you are wagering that the
8 made with the other combinations, and also that
the 7, will not show before that 4:4 is rolled.
The true odds of the bet are ten to one; the casino
pays nine to one. The house edge is a whopping nine
percent!
In numerology, if your
name has eight letters, you are the hard-driving,
money-obsessed, status-conscious materialist. Eight
is considered the number of the rich and powerful;
those who hunger, not for righteousness, but for
the right investments. Those who fit the sign of
8 can expect a difficult time of it in life, as
they are never quite satisfied with what they have
and are always seeking more.
Eight is also the first
cube number and, as such, is considered the Guardian
Number for craps. Eight is a perfect fit for craps.
You play craps to make money; but the tendency on
the part of craps players is never to be satisfied
with their small or medium wins – they want
to go for the gusto and wind up disappointed. Typical
8!
Eight has some positive
connotations, however. It is considered the number
of “a new beginning.” Thus, baptism is
often given on the eighth day after birth, as is
the bris (circumcision) and name for a baby boy
in Judaism. Eight also represents resurrection and
life after death. That means, I take it, that if
you lose tonight’s craps game, you can always
come back tomorrow.
Nine (or “Nina
from Pasadena”) is the Center Field number
and can be made four ways: 6:3, 3:6, 5:4, and 4:5.
It is a six to four (or three to two) underdog against
the 7. Placing the 9 comes with a heavy four percent
house edge; although that can be reduced if the
casino where you play allows the buying of the 9
for $36 or $38 for a $1 commission. Then the edge
is cut to about 2.5 percent, still a little steep.
If you can’t buy the 9 for the above prices,
then Placing it must be done in units of $5. A winning
Place bet on the 9 pays $7 to $5. Nine is often
Placed in conjunction with the 5 and, when coupled
with the 6 and 8, is one of the “inside numbers”;
when coupled with the 4 or 10 is considered one
of the “outside numbers.” Thus it’s
Janus-faced.
In numerology, people
who are characterized by the number 9 are considered
to be possessed of a great gift for religious and
social service. Nine is also considered the number
of great mystic and spiritual insights (perhaps
that’s why the Beatles incessantly chanted
“number nine, number nine, number nine”
on – what was it? – the White Album).
Nine does have some
negative characteristics. While high-mindedly concerned
with “humanity” as a whole, those characterized
by 9 don’t particularly care for individual
human beings and are often short or ill-tempered
when dealing with the plebs. There’s that Janus
face, again. Still, 9 is the last “real number”
as 10 is just a repetition of 1 with a zero thrown
in for good measure. As such 9 is considered the
most complete number. Christ completed his earthly
mission and died during hour number nine, you’ll
recall. Cats have it a little better than divinities
as they have nine lives. (My neighbor’s cat
has about 99 lives as it’s been hit by several
cars; attacked by dogs; shot by a deranged escapee
from a local hospital and fed God-knows-what by
some of the people it mooches off of.)
The number 10 (or “Big
Ben”) can be made three ways: 6:4, 4:6, and
5:5. It is one of the two outside point numbers.
It is a two to one underdog to the 7. Placing of
the 10 is big mistake because the house edge on
such a Place bet is 6.67 percent. Ten is placed
in units of $5 and a winning bet pays $9. However,
if you buy the 10, you can reduce the house edge
substantially, especially in games where the casino
takes the commission from winning bets only. Then
a buy of the 10 for $25, comes in with a house edge
of only about 1.3 percent. Not bad.
As with any even number,
reckless craps players like to bet the Hard 10.
This is even worse than betting the Hard 6 or Hard
8, since the house edge is 11 percent on the Hard
10 and only (only?) nine percent on the Hard 6 and
8.
The number 10 has special properties for numerologists
as it can be made by adding up the first four numbers
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10. This is important because we
have ten digits on our hands. And why is having
ten digits such a big deal? Because it represents
the basics of all constructs: 1 = a point; 2 = a
line; 3 = a triangle; and 4 = a pyramid. And a pyramid
is where pharaohs and cats get buried when they’ve
exhausted their one or nine lives. Hey, one and
nine = 10! I’m getting good at this; I think
I’ll become a numerologist!
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