In craps, a bet that a number will be rolled as a pair (like 3-3 for six) before the number is rolled any other way or before a seven appears.
From 'hard' (difficult) + 'way' (Old English weg, path/direction). The gambling term emerged in 20th-century craps terminology, named for the harder odds of rolling matching pairs.
Hardway bets in craps exemplify why casinos always win—the odds favor the house so heavily that gamblers rarely hit them, yet the big payoffs keep players chasing that elusive matching pair dream.
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