Sic Bo on a Mac

A Sic Bo guide featuring the house edge, how to play and a list of best Sic Bo bets. Many Mac compatible casinos offer Sic Bo, but unfortunately most of the casinos only offer it in the download version, which are not compatible with a Mac. There is only a few casinos that will allow you to play free Sicbo online on a Mac computer. Using a Mac OS X or any Mac operating system you can play using the no download flash version at the two Mac compatible casinos listed below.

Sicbo Quick Facts

Skill Level Needed: Nil
Type of game: Dice
House Edge: 2.8 - 33% depending on the type of bet, and location
What to look for: Try to find a casino that has a decent payout table.
Mac Compatible Casinos with Sic Bo: Casino Tropez, Betfred Casino

Object of Sic Bo

To predict the roll of three dice.

A how to guide on playing Sicbo

(1) Player places up to 7 different types of bets on the table.
(2) The dealer rolls three dice.
(3) The dealer pays out the winners and removes the losers bets.

Types of Sicbo bets

(Individual number) The player selects a number between 1-6 and if any of the dice land on that number the player wins and is paid 1:1, if two dice land on the number than the player is paid 2:1, and 3:1 for all three dice. The house edge is 7.9% for these types of bets.
(Double) The player selects two numbers between 1-6 and if both of those numbers are rolled, the player will be paid 5:1. The house edge is 16.7%.
(Any Pair) If any of the three dice have the same value the player will be paid 10:1. The house edge is 18.5%.
(Any Triple) If all three dice have the same value the player will be paid 30:1. The house edge is 13.9%.
(Triple of a particular number) If all three dice land on the exact number that the player selected, the player will be paid 180:1. The house edge is 16.2% for these types of bets.
(Totals) The player selects a number between 4-17. If the number he selected is the total count of all three dice, he will be paid according to the casino's pay-out schedule for that particular number.
(Small or Big) The player selects either big or small. Betting on small is predicting that the total of the dice will be between 4-10, betting on big is predicting the total will be between 11-17. If a triple is landed all bets are lost. Winners will be paid out 1:1. The house edge is 2.8% for this type of bet.

Sicbo Strategy

Sic Bo is purely a game of chance, but you can increase the likelihood of winning by betting on Small or Big. Also look for casinos that have a generous pay-out table for the more riskier bets, if you decide to play them.