Big Six
Last update: August 11, 2007
U.S. Rules
Big Six, otherwise known as the "Wheel of Fortune", is
played on a large vertical wheel. There are inlaid dollar
bills of various denominations. The player bets on which
denomination the indicator will stop on. The following table
shows the betting options, payout odds, number on wheel, and
the house edge.
|
Big Six House
Edge
|
|
Bet
|
Pays
|
Number
on Wheel
|
House
Edge
|
|
$1
|
1:1
|
24
|
11.11%
|
|
$2
|
2:1
|
15
|
16.67%
|
|
$5
|
5:1
|
7
|
22.22%
|
|
$10
|
10:1
|
4
|
18.52%
|
|
$20
|
20:1
|
2
|
22.22%
|
|
Joker
|
40:1
|
1
|
24.07%
|
|
Logo
|
40:1
|
1
|
24.07%
|
Macau Rules
In Macau there is a similar game. One or two wheels each can be found in the larger casinos. It does not seem to be a popular game there. The game wheel is the same size, but instead of dollars, it has colors. The table below shows the number of stops on the wheel, probability, and return for each bet. The table shows the best bet is tied for orange, purple, and green, at 7.69% each.
| Macau Big Six |
| Color |
Pays |
Stops |
Probability |
Return |
| Orange | 1 | 24 | 0.461538 | -0.076923 |
| Purple | 3 | 12 | 0.230769 | -0.076923 |
| Green | 5 | 8 | 0.153846 | -0.076923 |
| Blue | 10 | 4 | 0.076923 | -0.153846 |
| Yellow | 20 | 2 | 0.038462 | -0.192308 |
| Logo 1 | 45 | 1 | 0.019231 | -0.115385 |
| Logo 2 | 45 | 1 | 0.019231 | -0.115385 |
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