Dice games are casino games where the result is decided by a roll of one or more dice. The most familiar are Sic Bo, played with three dice, and craps, where players bet on the outcome of two-dice rolls. The catalogue also has instant dice games and dice-themed slots.
This guide covers the rules, bet types and house edges of Sic Bo and craps, and how the other dice games differ. The figures are standard probability results, and none of them promises a win. Every dice game has a house edge.
Dice games fall into four rough groups: table games such as Sic Bo and craps, live versions where the dice are rolled in a studio, instant games where you choose a risk level and the round resolves in seconds, and slots that only use dice as a theme or bonus feature.
Our catalogue has over 170 dice-related games. Their average RTP is about 96.2 %, ranging from 92 % to 99 %. The highest figures are in instant and table games, the lowest in slots.
Sic Bo is a dice game of Chinese origin played with three dice. You place bets on the layout before the roll, and bets matching the result win. The basics take a minute to learn, but the layout offers many bets.
Small and big lose when all three dice show the same number, even if the total falls in the right range. This is where the house edge comes from.
Three dice have 216 outcomes. Small wins on 105 of them, big on 105, and the remaining 6 are triples where both lose. The win chance is about 48.61 %, and at 1:1 the house edge is 2.78 %, equal to an RTP of 97.22 %.
The principle applies to every dice game: the bigger the payout, the rarer the outcome and the higher the house edge. Exact figures always depend on the paytable of the game you play.
Live Sic Bo games such as Lightning Sic Bo, Sic Bo Deluxe and Mega Sic Bo are listed with an RTP of 97.22 %. Sic Bo from Expanse Studios is listed at 97.5 % with high volatility, and Gravity Sic Bo from Beter Live at 97.34 %. Some variants add extra features such as random multipliers, so read the game rules first.
Craps is played with two dice. The player rolling is the shooter, and everyone at the table can bet on the shooter's rolls. A round starts with the come out roll.
On the come out roll, 8 of 36 combinations win, 4 of 36 lose and 24 of 36 set a point. Once a point is set, 7 is the most likely total, so the point repeating is less likely than a 7.
The pass line bet has a house edge of 1.41 %, which makes it one of the lowest in the casino. It wins about 49.29 % of the time. Don't pass has an edge of about 1.36 %.
An odds bet lowers the average edge relative to the total amount staked, but it does not remove the edge on the pass line bet itself. Craps in our catalogue is from Nucleus Gaming, with an RTP of 98.64 %.
In instant dice games you pick a risk level and a stake, and the roll decides the result. Examples are Rocket Dice and Rocket Dice XY from BGaming (RTP 99 %), Dice Clash (98.05 %, medium volatility), Roll The Dice from Evoplay (98 %, low volatility) and Dice Revolution from REEVO (98 %). Scratch Dice combines a scratch card with dice and has an RTP of 97.2 %.
Football Studio Dice from Evolution is listed at 97.75 %. Dice Million (97.34 %), Dice Jungle (97.1 %) and Dice & Drop (97.01 %) are slots where dice are only a theme, so they work like any other slot.
A casino game where the result is decided by rolling one or more dice. The most familiar are Sic Bo and craps, plus instant dice games and dice-themed slots.
Three dice are rolled. You bet on small (4 to 10), big (11 to 17), a number or a total. Small and big pay 1:1 but lose on any triple.
2.78 % on small and big, about 7.87 % on single numbers and typically over 10 % on triples and exact totals. It depends on the table paytable.
A 7 or 11 on the come out roll wins the pass line, 2, 3 or 12 loses, and other totals set a point. The pass line wins if the point is rolled before a 7.
1.41 %, and about 1.36 % on don't pass. Field, hardways and proposition bets carry a much higher edge.
You can pick lower-edge bets, but no strategy removes the house edge or makes a win certain.
No. In dice-themed slots such as Dice Million or Dice Jungle you play on reels, and dice are only a theme or feature.