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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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