Hands that are heavily favored to win, even without improvements, are known as 'Locks'. With a lock hand keep as many players as possible in the pot for as long as possible.

The bottom row of the Sic Bo table has six betting areas. These are called single number bets. If one of the three dice comes up as one the numbers bet on (from 1-6), you get paid out at 1 to 1. If two numbers come up you get paid out at 2 to 1 and if three numbers come up you get paid out at 3 to 1. So if you bet on the number 3 and you wagered $5.00 and 2 threes came up you would win $10.00.

"The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet." - Grantland Rice