Sic Bo and Money Wheel: Dice and Wheel Games Explained

Sic Bo predates the modern casino by centuries, and the money wheel is as simple as a game can get. Both are built on the same idea: many bet options, one quick result.

How Sic Bo works

Three dice are shaken in a covered cage and the result determines which of dozens of bets pay. The layout is divided into sections for totals, specific three-dice combinations, single numbers, pairs, and combinations of two numbers.

A Small bet wins when the total is 4 to 10, a Big bet wins on 11 to 17. Both pay even money and both lose on any triple, which is precisely where the house edge comes from – it works out to 2.78%. Betting a specific triple pays 150:1 but carries a 30% edge, so the popular bets are rarely the good ones.

The best and worst Sic Bo bets

The lowest edge on the Sic Bo felt belongs to Big and Small at 2.78%, and to specific double bets at 9.7% for a 11:1 payout. Combination bets on two numbers carry 16.7%.

Everything on the left-hand section of the layout – single triples, specific combinations – is priced heavily in the house's favour. Reading the paytable before betting separates a casual session from an expensive one.

Money wheel and Big Six

The money wheel is a vertical wheel divided into segments marked 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and the traditional joker or crown symbol. You bet on which segment the pointer will stop at, the wheel is spun and the pointer settles.

Payouts are fixed per segment, which means the house edge varies by bet. On a standard 54-segment wheel, the 1-segment bets carry an edge around 11% while the joker segment can reach 24%. It is a fast, high-variance game best treated as a spectacle.

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