However if you lose, you make the bet again but increase it to a bet you can afford. If the dice lands on either number you win and make the same bet again. So, now you know! The next time you’re playing craps, and you see someone betting the Big 6 and 8, you get to be the one to ask, “What were you thinking?” People love that. The best way to win at craps using this strategy is to make a 6 place bet on both 6 and 8. So, if a 7 comes up on the first roll, your place bets are safe (they don’t pay if a 6 or 8 is rolled, but you don’t lose them with a 7), while you can say so-long to your Big 6 and 8 bets. One subtle difference between placing the 6 and 8 and betting the Big 6 and 8 is that the Big 6 and 8 is always “working,” while place bets are, by default, “off” (or not working) during the “come out” roll.

Remember, just like with the Big 6 and 8, you can take your place bets down at any time.