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Is the Horn bet worth it?

A one-roll bet split across 2, 3, 11 and 12.

The short answerA fun one-roll gamble with a steep price. Keep it to a buck a number.
House edge12.32%
Wins1 in 6 rolls
2/12 pays30:1
3/11 pays15:1

How it works

The Horn splits your bet four ways: 2 and 12 pay 30:1, and 3 and 11 pay 15:1, but you lose the other three quarters when one hits. Bet it in $4 units. The house edge is 12.5%.

How it compares to every other bet

Odds (pass/come/lay)0.00%Don't Pass / Don't Come1.36%Pass Line / Come1.41%Place 6 or 81.52%Buy 4 or 10 (vig on win)1.67%Field (12 pays 3:1)2.78%Place 5 or 94.00%Crapless Pass Line5.38%Place 4 or 106.67%Make 'Em All7.46%All Small / All Tall7.76%Hard 6 or 89.09%Big 6 or 89.09%Hard 4 or 1011.11%Yo (11) / Ace-Deuce / easy hop11.11%Horn12.50%Aces / Boxcars13.89%Hop (hard)13.89%Any Seven16.67%Repeaters19.70%Fire Bet20.40%Hard All Day20.95%
House edge: the share of every dollar bet the casino keeps over time. Green is good, red is expensive. The highlighted bar is this page's bet.

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How we tested it

Dice from a cryptographic random generator, standard Vegas payouts, and 1,000,000+ trials per bet. For everyday bets the simulated edge lands within a fraction of a percent of the exact math. Bets with rare jackpots (like a 999:1 Fire Bet) swing more from run to run, so we quote the exact house edge alongside the simulated one.

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Common questions

What does a $4 horn pay on 11?

$15 for the 11 minus the $3 on the other numbers: $12 net.

What's the edge?

12.5% overall.

What's a horn high?

A $5 horn with the extra dollar on one number, like "horn high yo".