Live Sic Bo dates back centuries in Chinese culture but it has become more popular than every in the last 10 to 20 years as Americans as well as casinos from all over the world start featuring the game.  Even if you have never played a game like this before, you will find it very simple, and of course a lot of fun!

The game is very simple to get started and continue playing.  The player can make as many or as few bets as they would like right on the Live Sic Bo table.  The player then shakes three dice in a tumbler or cup and tumbles them out onto the table.  When the dice come to a stop the bets are paid off accordingly.  There are 50 different ways to place bets in the game, so there are a variety of payouts available.  Payout combinations are generally listed on a table that is much like a roulette table.

There are many bet options but some of the most common are the small bet, the specific double, specific triple, any trip, big bet, specific total, pair match, and numbers bet.  A small bet is one that is under 11 and is won when the total of the three dice is between four and 10.  The payout with this type of bet is usually one to one unless there is a low triple.

The specific double refers to the player choosing a double, or two of the three dice, landing on a specific number.  The payout for this type of bet is usually 10 to one.  There are six specific double bets that the player can make.

A specific triple is the basically the same thing as a specific double, the player just chooses the number that all three of the dice will land on when they come to a stop.  There are six different specific triple options to choose from and the payout for this type of bet is 180 to one in most casinos.

Next, there is any triple.  This type of bet is one where all of the dice must land on the same number, but it isn’t a specific number.  The payout on this type of bet is usually 30 to one.

A big bet refers to a point total of all dice being between 11 and 17.  The payout is usually one to one unless the player rolls a high triple.  With this type of bet there are 108 possible combinations, all of which add up to over 10.

A specific total is a bet where the player rolls the dice betting that it will add up to a specific total.  The payout will depend on the total that is selected because there are a variety of number combinations, etc.

A pair match is one in which two of the three dice played make the pair that the player selected.  The payout is usually five to one on each pair selection and won.  There are fifteen different pair match bets that players can make.