Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
Other than the odds bet (which doesn't count for odds bets almost anywhere), no bet on the table is as low as a 1% edge. Pass/DP are in the 1.4% ballpark, and the numbers are all higher (with the exception of buying the 4/10 at a place that charges $1 commission on wins only, on a $25 bet). Anything other than Pass/Come/DP/DC, odds, buying the 4/10, and placing the 6/8 are well over 2% (placing the 5/9 is 4%!)
I highly doubt that there is a single casino out there that uses the exact HE% for the specific combination of bets made by each individual player at the table. Rather, they use an assumed overall HE% that blends the HE%'s of the typical combination of player bets.
Casino's handle odds bets in one of two ways. Either they ignore odds bets in the rating amount, or they include odds bets but also lower the assumed HE%. Obviously, if you never actually make an odds bet, then you are much better off playing in casino's that follow the former approach. My 1% HE figure was a blanket average, and included the effect of 0% odds bets since some casinos use that approach. If you know the assumed HE% that a specific casino is using, then by all means you should use that percentage in your calculations.
Note that it is the casino's assumed HE% that matters for comp calculations, not the actual HE% that you are playing against for your specific combination of bets.