Sic Bo (
"dice pair") is an ancient
chinese gambling game. The game uses 3
dice and has a variety of
bets placed on the
roll of the
dice. Here's a short description of the bets:
Small: Total sum of 4-10 (but not 2-2-2 or 3-3-3 combos ) - Pays out 1:1
Big: Total sum of 11-17 (but no 4-4-4 or 5-5-5 combos)- Pays out 1:1
Sum of 4/17 - Pays 60:1
Sum of 5/16 - Pays 30:1
Sum of 6/15 - Pays 17:1
Sum of 7/14 - Pays 12:1
Sum of 8/13 - Pays 8:1
Sum of 9/12 - Pays 6:1
Sum of 10,11- Pays 6:1
Triples (a specific one!) (1-1-1,2-2-2...6-6-6) - Pays 180:1
Any triple - Pays 30:1
Double (two of a kind) - Pays 10:1
Two dye combination - 5:1
Any number: 1-3:1 (depending how many dice).
It's is suggested that you bet on Small/Big only as the house advantage for these bets is only 2.7%, whereas the rest have a significantly higher house advantage.