Lucky Bets
The second Lucky bet bonus is for correctly naming all four, five or six winners in your Lucky 15, Lucky 31 or Lucky 63. This is typically a 10% bonus for a successful Lucky 15, a 20% bonus for a Lucky 31 and a 25% bonus for a Lucky 63. The bonuses only apply to the win part of each-way Lucky 15, Lucky 31 or Lucky 63 bets. Lucky Bets Rwanda is a football betting operator which hasn’t moved to the important phase of advance, offering internet bets.
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Introduction
Lucky Lucky is a side bet based on the player's first two cards and the dealer's up card. As far as I know, it is the first side bet to be based on the player's first two cards and the dealer's up card. Since it came out, there have been many imitators.
Through the years I have seen four pay tables, which I refer to on this page as numbers 1 to 4. Pay table 1 was the original one and seen at casinos all over the United States and Canada. Pay table 2 was a double-deck version, omitting the pay for a suited 7-7-7, which is impossible in a double-deck game. Pay table 3 came along around 2014 as an apparent effort to increase what was a low house advantage for a side bet. Pay table 4 can be found at Internet casinos using Felt Gaming software.
The following table shows the various pay tables.
Lucky Lucky Pay Tables
| Event | PT 1 | PT 2 | PT 3 | PT 4 | PT 5 | PT 6 | PT 8 | PT 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 7-7-7 | 200 | 0 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 500 |
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 200 |
| Unsuited 7-7-7 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 100 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 25 |
| Suited total of 21 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total of 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Analysis — Pay Table 1 — Six Decks
Following is my analysis of pay table 1 using six decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 2.66%, which is quite low for a side bet.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 1 — Six Decks
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 7-7-7 | 200 | 80 | 0.000016 | 0.003191 |
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 864 | 0.000172 | 0.017234 |
| Unsuited 7-7-7 | 50 | 1,944 | 0.000388 | 0.019388 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 12,960 | 0.002585 | 0.077553 |
| Suited total of 21 | 15 | 26,568 | 0.005299 | 0.079492 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 406,296 | 0.081043 | 0.243130 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 377,568 | 0.075313 | 0.150626 |
| Total of 19 | 2 | 364,320 | 0.072670 | 0.145341 |
| All other | -1 | 3,822,720 | 0.762513 | -0.762513 |
| Total | 5,013,320 | 1.000000 | -0.026556 |
Analysis — Pay Table 2 — Two Decks
Following is my analysis of pay table 2 using two decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.39%.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 2 — Two Decks
| Event | Combinations | Probability | Pays | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 32 | 0.000176 | 0.017572 |
| Any 7-7-7 | 50 | 56 | 0.000308 | 0.015376 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 480 | 0.002636 | 0.079076 |
| Suited total of 21 | 10 | 936 | 0.005140 | 0.051399 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 14,904 | 0.081843 | 0.245530 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 13,792 | 0.075737 | 0.151474 |
| Total of 19 | 2 | 13,344 | 0.073277 | 0.146554 |
| All other | -1 | 138,560 | 0.760884 | -0.760884 |
| Total | 182,104 | 1.000000 | -0.053903 |
Analysis — Pay Table 2 — One Deck
Following is my analysis of pay table 2 using one deck. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.05%.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 2 — One Deck
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 4 | 0.000181 | 0.018100 |
| Any 7-7-7 | 50 | 4 | 0.000181 | 0.009050 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 60 | 0.002715 | 0.081448 |
| Suited total of 21 | 10 | 108 | 0.004887 | 0.048869 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 1,836 | 0.083077 | 0.249231 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 1,688 | 0.076380 | 0.152760 |
| Total of 19 | 2 | 1,640 | 0.074208 | 0.148416 |
| All other | -1 | 16,760 | 0.758371 | -0.758371 |
| Total | 22,100 | 1.000000 | -0.050498 |
Analysis — Pay Table 3 — Six Decks
Following is my analysis of pay table 3 using six decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.31%.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 3 — Six Decks
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 7-7-7 | 200 | 80 | 0.000016 | 0.003191 |
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 864 | 0.000172 | 0.017234 |
| Unsuited 7-7-7 | 50 | 1,944 | 0.000388 | 0.019388 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 12,960 | 0.002585 | 0.077553 |
| Suited total of 21 | 10 | 26,568 | 0.005299 | 0.052995 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 406,296 | 0.081043 | 0.243130 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 377,568 | 0.075313 | 0.150626 |
| Total of 19 | 2 | 364,320 | 0.072670 | 0.145341 |
| All other | -1 | 3,822,720 | 0.762513 | -0.762513 |
| Total | 5,013,320 | 1.000000 | -0.053054 |
Analysis — Pay Table 4 — Six Decks
Following is my analysis of pay table 4 using six decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 3.95%.
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Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 4 — Six Decks
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 7-7-7 | 200 | 80 | 0.000016 | 0.003191 |
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 864 | 0.000172 | 0.017234 |
| Unsuited 7-7-7 | 50 | 1,944 | 0.000388 | 0.019388 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 25 | 12,960 | 0.002585 | 0.064628 |
| Suited total of 21 | 15 | 26,568 | 0.005299 | 0.079492 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 406,296 | 0.081043 | 0.243130 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 377,568 | 0.075313 | 0.150626 |
| Total of 19 | 2 | 364,320 | 0.072670 | 0.145341 |
| All other | -1 | 3,822,720 | 0.762513 | -0.762513 |
| Total | 5,013,320 | 1.000000 | -0.039482 |
Analysis — Pay Table 5 — Six Decks
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Following is my analysis of pay table 5 using six decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 9.96%.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 5 — Six Decks
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 7-7-7 | 200 | 40 | 0.000014 | 0.002763 |
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 500 | 0.000173 | 0.017267 |
| Unsuited 7-7-7 | 50 | 1,100 | 0.000380 | 0.018994 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 7,500 | 0.002590 | 0.077704 |
| Suited total of 21 | 15 | 15,300 | 0.005284 | 0.079258 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 234,900 | 0.081123 | 0.243368 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 218,200 | 0.075355 | 0.150710 |
| Total of 19 | 1 | 210,600 | 0.072731 | 0.072731 |
| All other | -1 | 2,207,480 | 0.762351 | -0.762351 |
| Total | 2,895,620 | 1.000000 | -0.099557 |
Analysis — Pay Table 6 — Six Decks
Following is my analysis of pay table 6 using six decks. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 12.60%.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 6 — Six Decks
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 7-7-7 | 200 | 40 | 0.000014 | 0.002763 |
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 500 | 0.000173 | 0.017267 |
| Unsuited 7-7-7 | 50 | 1,100 | 0.000380 | 0.018994 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 7,500 | 0.002590 | 0.077704 |
| Suited total of 21 | 10 | 15,300 | 0.005284 | 0.052838 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 234,900 | 0.081123 | 0.243368 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 218,200 | 0.075355 | 0.150710 |
| Total of 19 | 1 | 210,600 | 0.072731 | 0.072731 |
| All other | -1 | 2,207,480 | 0.762351 | -0.762351 |
| Total | 2,895,620 | 1.000000 | -0.125976 |
Analysis — Pay Table 7 — One Deck
Following is my analysis of pay table 7 using one deck. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 5.05%.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 7 — One Deck
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 6-7-8 | 100 | 4 | 0.000181 | 0.018100 |
| Any 7-7-7 | 50 | 4 | 0.000181 | 0.009050 |
| Unsuited 6-7-8 | 30 | 60 | 0.002715 | 0.081448 |
| Suited total of 21 | 10 | 108 | 0.004887 | 0.048869 |
| Unsuited total of 21 | 3 | 1,836 | 0.083077 | 0.249231 |
| Total of 20 | 2 | 1,688 | 0.076380 | 0.152760 |
| Total of 19 | 2 | 1,640 | 0.074208 | 0.148416 |
| All other | -1 | 16,760 | 0.758371 | -0.758371 |
| Total | 22,100 | 1.000000 | -0.050498 |
The following table is an analysis of pay table 8 with six decks.
Lucky Lucky — Pay Table 8 — Six Decks
| Event | Pays | Combinations | Probability | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suited 777 | 500 | 80 | 0.000016 | 0.007979 |
| Suited 678 | 200 | 864 | 0.000172 | 0.034468 |
| Unsuited 777 | 100 | 1,944 | 0.000388 | 0.038777 |
| Unsuited 678 | 25 | 12,960 | 0.002585 | 0.064628 |
| Suited 21 | 15 | 26,568 | 0.005299 | 0.079492 |
| Unsuited 21 | 3 | 406,296 | 0.081043 | 0.243130 |
| Any 20 | 2 | 377,568 | 0.075313 | 0.150626 |
| Any 19 | 1 | 364,320 | 0.072670 | 0.072670 |
| All other | -1 | 3,822,720 | 0.762513 | -0.762513 |
| Total | 5,013,320 | 1.000000 | -0.070743 |
House Edge Summary
Following is a summary of the house edge by pay table and number of decks.
House Edge Summary
| Decks | Pay Table 1 | Pay Table 2 | Pay Table 3 | Pay Table 4 | Pay Table 5 | Pay Table 6 | Pay Table 7 | Pay Table 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.61% | 5.95% | 6.66% | 6.41% | 7.31% | 8.67% | 9.56% | 8.67% |
| 2 | 2.82% | 5.21% | 6.02% | 5.97% | 6.85% | 8.17% | 9.03% | 8.17% |
| 3 | 2.77% | 4.65% | 5.5% | 5.52% | 6.39% | 7.7% | 8.54% | 7.7% |
| 4 | 2.72% | 4.32% | 5.18% | 5.24% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.25% | 7.4% |
| 5 | 2.68% | 4.1% | 4.98% | 5.05% | 5.92% | 7.21% | 8.05% | 7.21% |
| 6 | 2.66% | 3.95% | 4.83% | 4.92% | 5.78% | 7.07% | 7.91% | 7.07% |
| 7 | 2.63% | 3.84% | 4.72% | 4.82% | 5.68% | 6.97% | 7.81% | 6.97% |
| 8 | 2.63% | 3.84% | 4.72% | 4.82% | 5.68% | 6.97% | 7.81% | 6.97% |
Written by: Michael Shackleford
When we talk about “lucky bets” we’re not talking about being lucky with your bets! We’re talking about a multiple bet option that covers all the outcomes if you are backing 4, 5 or 6 outcomes. We’ll explain how these bets work as well as where to find them if you are betting on a mobile site or app with the major bookies.
How lucky bets work
These bets work by covering all the possible multiple options for your selected number of results. These bets are very popular for horse racing and football. You can back them each way on horse racing but this will double your stake. Your stake is the amount you enter multiplied by the number of “lines” displayed.
Lucky 15 explained
The lucky 15 is offered if you have 4 selections in your bet slip. It is 15 bets in total – 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles and a fourfold accumulator. To get any return you need at least 1 selection to win but this will usually make you a loss unless the odds on that particular selection were significantly longer. The more legs win the more you win. If you don’t want to take the singles and just punt on the multiples, then this lucky bet becomes a Yankee (11 lines). Check out the image below for a demonstration.
You can calculate your potential returns and bets using a bet calculator app. Add all the options and you’re able to see how the returns are affected by how many legs win.
Football betting Example
For this example, we’ll be selecting 4 Premier League results at different odds. There are fewer options in football betting as you don’t get each way like horse racing (See below for racing). We’ve selected a range of odds to show the differences made depending on which teams win.
- Manchester United win 1/2
- Liverpool win 4/6
- Southampton win 4/1
- Fulham win 10/1
Once these are in your bet slip add your stake to the lucky 15 option. Remember your stake is multiplied by 15, so if you put £1 in your total stake is £15 – £1 per line.
Here’s how it will look if all 4 win.
There is a great return of £464 if all 4 bets land. This is due to the 2 wins at bigger odds really boosting the returns.
Here’s how it looks if 2 of the 4 win.
As the two longest odds lost the two shortest odds fail to make a profit leading to a loss of £9.33. You only get the stake back for the winning bets, which in this scenario are 2 singles and 1 double.
Here’s how it looks if the 2 longer odds bets win and the shorter odds bets lose.
If the longer odds bets win there is still a profit of £56 from the 2 singles and one double as the double is the equivalent odds of 40/1. Getting the odds and selections right is the key to winning more on the lucky bets. Four low odds bets will struggle to make a profit even if only 3 win.
Horse racing example
Here is where things get a little different as you can have each way options on racing lucky 15s.
How each way lucky 15s work.
With each way bets, you are effectively having 2 lucky 15s – one on the win market and 1 on the each way market.
If all 4 win you’ll win both lucky 15s and usually win some serious cash.
If 3 win and 1 places
This is where the returns drop. In this scenario, the winning 3 would return 3 singles, 2 doubles and 1 three fold. The each way bet would return all 4 at whatever odds were available (usually 1/3 or 1/4 odds for a place). Ideally, you need a couple of winners for a decent return as 1 winner and a 1 place would potentially make a loss as its a 30 line bet in total. It’s potentially better to take a racing lucky 15 from the “to place” market rather than having an each way bet on it.
Here’s Grandad Jimmy Taylor who won £47,013 from a 50p a line lucky 15 on the horses (£7.50 total stake) in his local Betfred.
Lucky bet tips
If you want to get a lucky 15 bet on here are our top tips to making your selections
- Don’t use odds under 1/2 (1.5) as these are very low to get a profit
- Try using the calculator to find a sweet spot of odds – Usually, we find bets of evens and above work well.
- Try looking at other markets such as draw no bet or double chance to get different odds and more winning outcomes.
- If you have 2 or more bets under evens then consider using a Yankee bet.
- Look at the stats, although that should be the case for all betting! Before getting your bets on check out the latest stats like expected goals or goal scorers who are in hot form.
Lucky 31 explained – The lucky 31 bet is available when you have 5 outcomes selected. It consists of 5 singles, 10 doubles, 10 trebles, 5 four-folds and 1 five-fold accumulator. If you take the singles out this, the bet becomes a Canadian/super Yankee (26 lines). This bet can also be taken each way for horses and first goalscorer football bets.
Lucky 63 explained – This lucky bet is available for 6 selections. It consists of 6 singles, 15 doubles, 20 trebles, 15 four-folds, 6 five folds and 1 sixfold acca. If you take out the singles here, the bet becomes a Heinz (57 lines). This can also be taken each way.
Where to find lucky bets on your bet slip
To get a lucky 15 bet on you need to add 4 selections to your bet slip. As long as the bets are on qualifying markets then you’ll see the lucky 15 option in the multiples section of the bet slip. Some markets are not available and confliction markets don’t count – for example, if you have Manchester United to win as one selection and Manchester United to win -1 handicap as another selection.