Snake Eyes Gambling

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Introduction

Snake Eyes is a craps variant offered at the SkyCity casino in Auckland, New Zealand. It is pretty much the game of craps with all the best bets removed leaving only the sucker bets. To add insult to injury, they depress the odds on some of them compared to the normal stingy American rules. A few new sucker bets are added to the mix too. However, they do up the win on the Snake Eyes bet from 30 up to 32.

Rules


Following is a list of the bets available. All pays are indicated on a 'to one' basis.
  • Field — This single-roll bet pays 3-1 on a total of 12, 1-1 on totals of 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and 12, and loses on all others.
  • 2 — This single-roll bet pays 32-1 on a total of 2 and loses on all others.
  • 3 — This single-roll bet pays 15-1 on a total of 3 and loses on all others.
  • 11 — This single-roll bet pays 15-1 on a total of 11 and loses on all others.
  • 12 — This single-roll bet pays 30-1 on a total of 2 and loses on all others.
  • C&E Combo — This single-roll bet pays 4-1 on a total of 2, 3, 11, or 12 and loses on all others.
  • Big 5 — This multi-roll bet pays 1-1 if a total of 5 is rolled before a total of 7.
  • Big 6 — This multi-roll bet pays 1-1 if a total of 6 is rolled before a total of 7.
  • Big 8 — This multi-roll bet pays 1-1 if a total of 8 is rolled before a total of 7.
  • Hard 4 — This multi-roll bet pays 6-1 if a hard* 4 is rolled before an easy** 4 or total of 7.
  • Hard 6 — This multi-roll bet pays 8-1 if a hard* 6 is rolled before an easy** 6 or total of 7.
  • Hard 8 — This multi-roll bet pays 8-1 if a hard* 8 is rolled before an easy** 8 or total of 7.
  • Hard 10 — This multi-roll bet pays 6-1 if a hard* 10 is rolled before an easy** 10 or total of 7.
  • Hardway Combo — This multi-roll bet pays 4-1 if a hard* 4, 6, 8, or 10 is rolled before an easy** 4, 6, 8, or 10 or any total of 7.

Footnotes:

* To roll a number the 'hard way' means that both dice must land on the same number. For example, a hard 8 would be a 4-4.
** To roll a number the 'easy way' means that both dice must land on different numbers. For example, a hard 8 could be rolled as a 2-6 or 3-5.

Analysis


Gambling

The following table shows my analysis of the Field bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.56%.

Field Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
2 3 1 0.027778 0.083333
3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12 1 15 0.416667 0.416667
5 to 8 -1 20 0.555556 -0.555556
Total 36 1.000000 -0.055556

The following table shows my analysis of the Any Seven bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 16.67%.

Any Seven Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
7 4 6 0.166667 0.666667
All other -1 30 0.833333 -0.833333
Total 36 1.000000 -0.166667

The following table shows my analysis of the Big 5 bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 20.00%.

Big 5 Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
5 1 4 0.400000 0.400000
7 -1 6 0.600000 -0.600000
Total 10 1.000000 -0.200000

The following table shows my analysis of the Big Six bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 9.09%. The same odds would apply to the Big Eight bet.

Big Six Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
6 1 5 0.454545 0.454545
7 -1 6 0.545455 -0.545455
Total 11 1.000000 -0.090909

The following table shows my analysis of the Hard Four bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 22.22%. The same odds would apply to the Hard Ten bet.

Hard Four Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Hard 4 6 1 0.111111 0.666667
Easy 4 or any 7 -1 8 0.888889 -0.888889
Total 9 1.000000 -0.222222

The following table shows my analysis of the Hard Six bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 18.18%. The same odds would apply to the Hard Eight bet.

Hard Six Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Hard 4 8 1 0.090909 0.727273
Easy 4 or any 7 -1 10 0.909091 -0.909091
Total 11 1.000000 -0.181818

The following table shows my analysis of the Hardway Combo bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 9.09%.

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Hardway Combo Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
Hard 4, 6, 8 or 10 4 4 0.181818 0.727273
Easy 4, 6, 8, 10 or any 7 -1 18 0.818182 -0.818182
Total 22 1.000000 -0.090909

The following table shows my analysis of the 2 bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 8.33%.

2 Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
2 32 1 0.027778 0.888889
3 to 12 -1 35 0.972222 -0.972222
Total 36 1.000000 -0.083333

The following table shows my analysis of the 12 bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 13.89%.

12 Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
12 30 1 0.027778 0.833333
2 to 11 -1 35 0.972222 -0.972222
Total 36 1.000000 -0.138889

The following table shows my analysis of the 3 bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 11.11%. The same odds would apply to the 11 bet.

3 Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
3 15 2 0.055556 0.833333
All other -1 34 0.944444 -0.944444
Total 36 1.000000 -0.111111

The following table shows my analysis of the C&E Combo bet. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 16.67%.

C&E Combo Bet Analysis

EventPaysCombinationsProbabilityReturn
2, 3, 11, or 12 4 6 0.166667 0.666667
4 to 10 -1 30 0.833333 -0.833333
Total 36 1.000000 -0.166667

External Links


  • Brochure from the Skycity Auckland casino.
  • Discussion about Snake Eyes at my forum at Wizard of Vegas.
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Snake eyes in Japan[edit]

I learned from a couple of media (particullary Japanese anime) where rolling snake eyes with two dice is actually the highest possible throw. I doubt this is usable as reference, but it might be interesting to note 'In some dice games, this combination is actually the highest possible roll.'

I'm gonna see if i can upload a better picture than the current one as well. Vadigor 11:46, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Alien Eyes[edit]

I am a fantasy roleplayer and have never heard of the term 'alien eyes'. Can somebody cite its source? --Bottlecapninja 15:28, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

On an American Roulette wheel, double zero is also know as snake eyes.

No it dosen't! it only refers to dice.

Movie mention[edit]

I removed the bolded section as I couldn't find any mention of bad luck in the movie Article.

...in a more general usage as a reference to bad luckas in the 'Snake Eyes' movie (Brian de Palma, 1998).

Exit2DOS2000•T•C• 03:32, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

pardon my ignorance[edit]

but I thought that a probability of 1 was the highest and therefore if snake eyes has a more than .5 probability, calling it 'rarely rolled' would be wrong.4.249.63.250 (talk) 22:49, 22 April 2010 (UTC)

it has the same probability as any other combination of two equal values. nothing special about it. 212.185.225.31 (talk) 06:11, 5 March 2011 (UTC)

You are correct, but the probability is less than 0.5. It's roughly 0.0278. 173.46.233.182 (talk) 04:51, 4 April 2016 (UTC)

References[edit]

Would this make a better monopoly reference than the current 'Monopoly on a roll' guidelines? If you agree, please change it.

True probability value[edit]

The article says that the probability of getting a snake eyes per dice roll is 1/36. That's correct IF the dice are rolled one at a time. If, however, both dice are rolled at the same time, the probability is 1/21, being 21 the total number of combinations of two dice's values. Please, correct me if I'm wrong. --85.138.145.246 (talk) 21:42, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Snake Eyes In Gambling

No, never mind, my mistake. There are actually 36 combinations because the dice are independent objects. Sorry for the confusion. --85.138.145.246 (talk) 21:47, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Snake Eyes In Gambling

Taps?[edit]

What is the ball game 'taps' referenced here, and what does it have to do with the gambling term Snake Eyes? It seems like that doesn't belong in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.60.201.38 (talk) 19:27, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

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