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Are repeater bets worth it?

A bet that a number rolls a set number of times before a 7: two 2s, three 3s, up to six 6s.

The short answerA slow-burn jackpot bet with an 18–22% house edge, in Fire Bet territory. Fun for a dollar, costly as a habit.
Repeater 6/8 edge19.4%
Repeater 2/12 edge19.3%
Repeater 6 hits1 in 112
Repeater 2 hits1 in 50

How it works

Repeaters win when a number rolls N times before a 7, where N matches the number (2 twice, 3 three times, 4 four times, 5 five times, 6 six times; 8–12 mirror them). Common pays, "for 1": 2/12 pays 40, 3/11 pays 50, 4/10 pays 65, 5/9 pays 80, 6/8 pays 90. A 7 wipes out every repeater.

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

How do repeater bets work?

You pick a number; it must roll a set number of times (2 for the 2, 6 for the 6) before any 7.

What's the house edge?

About 18% on 2/12 and 5/9, 20% on 4/10 and 6/8, and 22% on 3/11 at the common paytable.

Can I take a repeater down?

Usually not once it has a hit. It's a contract bet until it wins or a 7 rolls.