SIC BO Tips & Strategies
There are seven different bets
you can make at a sic bo table. First, players may wager on any one of
the six dice sides (1 through 6). If that number comes up on any one of the
dice, the sic bo player is paid even money. If two of the dice come up
with the same number, the bet is paid off at 2-to-1. And if all three dice come
up on that same number, the bet is paid at 3-to-1. The house edge on this number
is 7.8%.
The next wager on the sic bo
table is a combination of two numbers. If, for example, a 2-5 or a 3-6 come
up on any two of the dice, the bet is paid off at 5-to-1, giving the house 16.6
percent advantage.
Bets can also be made on the total
of all the dice. The sic bo player can bet on any specific total from
4 to 17. The payoff on this bet varies from 6-to-1 to 50-to-1, depending upon
the total bet. The house edge can also vary between 9.7% to 47.2%.
The next sic bo bet is a
wager of "small" or "big," which means that if you bet on small, you're wagering
that the three dice will total between 4 and 10. Big bets win if the dice total
between 11 and 17. However, you lose if any triple appears. That means if three
twos or threes or any other three-of-a-kind comes up, you lose, even though
the total might constitute a small or big win. But even with the catch thrown
in, the big and small bets are the best at the sic bo table, giving the
house a rather reasonable 2.7% edge.
You also can bet for any of the
six triplets in sic bo, but the three-of-a-kind bet is among the worst
on the sic bo table. If you bet, for instance, that three fours will
come up, you'll get paid 150-to-1, but the true odds are 215-to-1, giving the
casino a 30% advantage.
You could also bet for any triplet.
You get paid 24-to-1 on this bet, but the true odds are 35-to-1. Which ends
up another 30% house edge.
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