Editing Craps (section)

====Hard way====
[[File:Craps table diagram C.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|Center section of craps table, with typical service bets, which in this generic diagram include, from top to bottom and left to right:
<ul>
<li>Any seven</li>
<li>Hard Six and Hard Ten</li>
<li>Hard Eight and Hard Four</li>
<li>Ace-Deuce (3), Snake Eyes (2), and Boxcars (12)</li>
<li>Yo-leven (11) and Yo-leven (11)</li>
<li>Any Craps (2, 3, or 12)</li>
</ul>
The C&E / E&C bets stand for Craps and Eleven (2, 3, 11, or 12).]]
This bet can only be placed on the numbers 4, 6, 8, and 10. In order for this bet to win, the chosen number must be rolled the "hard way" (as doubles) before a 7 or any other non-double combination ("easy way") totaling that number is rolled. For example, a player who bets a hard 6 can only win by seeing a 3–3 roll come up before any 7 or any easy roll totaling 6 (4–2 or 5–1); otherwise, the player loses.

In Las Vegas casinos, this bet is generally working, including when no point has been established, unless the player specifies otherwise. In other casinos such as those in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]], hard ways are not working when the point is off unless the player requests to have it working on the come out roll.

Like single-roll bets, hard way bets can be lower than the table minimum; however, the maximum bet allowed is also lower than the table maximum. The minimum hard way bet can be a minimum one unit. For example, lower stake table minimums of $5 or $10, generally allow minimum hard ways bets of $1. The maximum bet is based on the maximum allowed win from a single roll.

Easy way is not a specific bet offered in standard casinos, but a term used to define any number combination which has two ways to roll. For example, (6–4, 4–6) would be a "10 easy". The 4, 6, 8 or 10 can be made both hard and easy ways. Betting point numbers (which pays off on easy or hard rolls of that number) or single-roll ("hop") bets (e.g., "hop the 2–4" is a bet for the next roll to be an easy six rolled as a two and four) are methods of betting easy ways.