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Lucky Shooter

Introduction

Lucky Shooter

The Lucky Shooter is an additional betting option provided for electronic Organic Craps games by Interblock. This wager rewards players based on the number of different totals, specifically 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10, that they roll after the initial attempt, excluding the result of that first roll.

Rules

  1. You can place the Lucky Shooter bet concurrently with the Pass bet.
  2. If the shooter rolls a 2, 3, or 12 during the come out roll, the Lucky Shooter bet will be lost.
  3. When the shooter rolls a 7 or 11 on the come out roll, the Lucky Shooter bet will neither win nor lose; it's a push.
  4. In any other case, if the shooter lands on a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, that number is identified as the Point in craps terminology.
  5. Should the Point be rolled on the shooter’s initial throw, the Lucky Shooter bet stays active until the shooter rolls a 2, 3, 7, 11, 12, or any total that has already been rolled, including the established Point.
  6. For every different total rolled among 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 after the first roll, the player receives a 'Hit.' However, a second occurrence of the Point does not grant a Hit.
  7. The payout for the Lucky Shooter bet will reflect the number of Hits earned as indicated in the payment tables provided below.
  8. The highest payout is awarded for rolling 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 within six rolls following the initial roll, with the Point being rolled a second time as the final roll.

Presented below are three established payout tables for the Lucky Shooter, where the payouts are calculated on a 'for one' basis.

Lucky Shooter Pay Tables

Event Pay Table 1 Pay Table 2 Pay Table 3
Five hits plus Point 500 1000 1000
Five hits 100 150 150
Four hits 10 15 20
Three hits 4 5 5
Two hits 2 0 0
One hit 0 0 0
Zero hits 0 0 0
Come out roll 7 or 11 1 1 1
Come out roll 2, 3, or 12 0 0 0

Examples:

  • If the shooter rolls the sequence of 9, 4, 10, 5, 9, they would earn payouts for three Hits—specifically, the 4, 10, and 5.
  • In the scenario where the shooter rolls 10, 5, 9, 4, 8, and finally 7, they would receive payouts for four Hits, namely the 5, 9, 4, and 8.
  • If the rolls go 4, 8, 5, 10, 6, 9, and 5, the shooter would be compensated for five Hits, which include the values 8, 5, 10, 6, and 9.
  • Should the rolls consist of 4, 8, 5, 10, 6, 9, and then a second 4, the shooter would hit the highest payout tier for five Hits, followed directly by the Point.

Analysis

The subsequent table illustrates a detailed analysis of the potential outcomes for the Lucky Shooter wager.

Lucky Shooter Pay Tables

Event Combinations Probability
Five hits plus Point 250 0.000132
Five hits 2,000 0.001058
Four hits 18,900 0.010002
Three hits 77,373 0.040947
Two hits 204,741 0.108353
One hit 390,744 0.206790
Zero hits 565,704 0.299383
Come out roll 7 or 11 419,904 0.222222
Come out roll 2, 3, or 12 209,952 0.111111
Total 1,889,568 1.000000

The next table presents my findings on payout table 1, where the lower right corner indicates a return to player percentage of 87.47%, translating to a house edge of 12.53%.

Pay Table 1 Analysis

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Five hits plus point 500 250 0.000132 0.066153
Five hits 100 2,000 0.001058 0.105844
Four hits 10 18,900 0.010002 0.100023
Three hits 4 77,373 0.040947 0.163790
Two hits 2 204,741 0.108353 0.216707
Come out roll 7 or 11 1 419,904 0.222222 0.222222
Loss 0 1,166,400 0.617284 0.000000
Total   1,889,568 1.000000 0.874739

In the following table, my evaluation of payout table 2 is revealed. Here, the bottom right corner reflects a return to player of 86.81%, which corresponds to a house edge of 13.19%.

Pay Table 2 Analysis

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Five hits plus point 1000 250 0.000132 0.132305
Five hits 150 2,000 0.001058 0.158766
Four hits 15 18,900 0.010002 0.150034
Three hits 5 77,373 0.040947 0.204737
Come out roll 7 or 11 1 419,904 0.222222 0.222222
Loss 0 1,371,141 0.725637 0.000000
Total   1,889,568 1.000000 0.868066

The subsequent table details my review of payout table 3, which was observed at Buffalo Billy's in Cripple Creek, Colorado, on June 21, 2018. The lower right corner indicates a return to player of 91.81%, leading to a house edge of 8.19%.

Pay Table 3 Analysis

Event Pays Combinations Probability Return
Five hits plus point 1000 250 0.000132 0.132305
Five hits 150 2,000 0.001058 0.158766
Four hits 20 18,900 0.010002 0.200046
Three hits 5 77,373 0.040947 0.204737
Come out roll 7 or 11 1 419,904 0.222222 0.222222
Loss 0 1,371,141 0.725637 0.000000
Total   1,889,568 1.000000 0.918077

Acknowledgements

  • Credit goes to darkoz for sharing the game rules in the forum and for providing the accompanying image.
  • Thanks to mustangsally for validating the calculations.

External Links

  • Discussion Discussions regarding the Lucky Shooter side bet can be found in my forum at Wizard of Vegas.