Payouts are the winnings only: the original bet stays on the table or goes back to the player and is not counted. Roulette answers are in chips, the rest in money. Blackjack pays 3 to 2 (or 6 to 5 where shown), insurance 2 to 1. Craps place bets pay 7 to 6 on 6 and 8, 7 to 5 on 5 and 9 and 9 to 5 on 4 and 10; odds bets pay true odds. Hard craps adds come bets, lay odds, buy bets and the one-roll props. Baccarat banker bets pay 19 to 20 (even money less 5% commission). Practice only.
- Maths reviewed by Josh Miller
- Tested by Diana Westfield
Dealer schools and casino auditions test one thing above all: can you pay a bet correctly, fast, with people watching? This dealer payout trainer throws random payouts at you for roulette, blackjack, craps and baccarat, marks each answer instantly and shows the working when you get one wrong. It’s free and runs in the browser. Pick a game, pick Easy or Hard, and keep an eye on the average time.
Dealer payout cheat sheet
| Game and bet | Pays | Quick method |
|---|---|---|
| Roulette straight up | 35 to 1 | Chips × 35 (× 30 + × 5) |
| Roulette split | 17 to 1 | Chips × 17 (× 20 − × 3) |
| Roulette street | 11 to 1 | Chips × 11 |
| Roulette corner | 8 to 1 | Chips × 8 |
| Roulette six line | 5 to 1 | Chips × 5 |
| Blackjack | 3 to 2 | Bet + half the bet |
| Blackjack at a 6:5 table | 6 to 5 | Bet ÷ 5 × 6 |
| Insurance | 2 to 1 | Insurance bet × 2 |
| Craps place 6 or 8 | 7 to 6 | Units of 6, × 7 |
| Craps place 5 or 9 | 7 to 5 | Units of 5, × 7 |
| Craps place 4 or 10 | 9 to 5 | Units of 5, × 9 |
| Odds on 4 or 10 / 5 or 9 / 6 or 8 | 2:1 / 3:2 / 6:5 | True odds, no edge |
| Hard 6 or 8 / hard 4 or 10 | 9 to 1 / 7 to 1 | Bet × 9 / × 7 |
| Baccarat banker | 19 to 20 | Bet − 5% |
| Baccarat tie | 8 to 1 | Bet × 8 |
Roulette picture bets
A “picture” is the cluster of chips around the winning number: straight up, splits, corners, street. Dealers learn to read it in chips, not money, then colour it up. Say 17 wins with 3 chips straight up, 4 on splits and 2 on corners. That’s 105 + 68 + 16 = 189 chips. Two habits help. Learn the 35 and 17 times tables cold up to 20 chips, because those are the big numbers. And add the smaller bets first, so the big straight-up figure is the last thing you add.
Blackjack, craps and baccarat
Blackjack is mostly halving. £45 pays £67.50: 45 plus 22.50. Hard mode throws in 6:5 tables and bigger bets, where the trick is to divide by 5 first. Craps is where most people slow down. Place bets come in units: a £30 place 6 is five units of £6, so it pays five lots of £7, £35. Odds bets pay true odds, so a £20 odds bet on the 5 pays £30. On baccarat, take 10% of the bet, halve it, subtract. £140 becomes £133.
Speed comes from repetition, not cleverness. Aim for 100% on Easy before you move to Hard, then try Mixed, which is closest to a real audition. Under five seconds a question on Hard is a good target.
Players can use it too: knowing the right payout means you’ll notice a mistake. For strategy rather than payouts, the blackjack trainer drills basic strategy, and the craps payout chart has every craps bet on one page.
Craps dealer practice
Craps is where most dealer auditions trip people up, because one roll can settle a dozen bets at different prices. Pick Craps and Hard in the CasinoCalcs trainer, or open the craps trainer on hard, and you’ll get come bets with odds, don’t pass with lay odds, buy bets with their 5% commission, one-roll props and horn bets on top of the place bets.
A quick check of where you are: a $25 pass line with $50 odds on a point of 4 pays $125, $25 plus $100. A $40 buy on the 10 pays $80 less a $2 commission. If those take you more than a few seconds, the drill will help.
Playing rather than dealing? The roulette trainer, craps trainer and baccarat trainer teach what each bet pays and costs from the player’s side. Every game we have a trainer for is on the casino game trainers page.
This trainer is for practice only and uses no money. BeGambleAware.org is there if gambling ever stops being fun.