3-Dice Yahtzee

I saw the game 3-Dice Yahtzee at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas on August 10, 2026. The pit boss said they just installed it and it would go live the following day. He was kind enough to explain the game as best he could to me.

Before going further, this game is touched on in the thread New Games I've Seen, but I think it is worthy of it's own thread.



Rules.

1. Two sets of three dice, a red set and blue set, are shaken.
2. The primary pair of bets are on which set will have a higher-ranking roll.
3. The order of the hands are, in order from highest to lowest: Yahtzee, straight, total of dice.
4. If there is a 10-8 tie, the side with 8 will lose and the side with 10 shall push.
5. Otherwise, wins on red and blue pay even money.
6. The are a pair of bets on a red Yahtzee and blue Yahtzee. Both pay 30 to 1.
7. The is a side bet on a 10-8 (either way). Wins pay 35 to 1.
8. The is a side bet on any tie. Wins pay 10 to 1.

Here is my analysis of the Red and Blue bets. The lower right cell shows a house edge of 1.22%, which ain't bad for a new game.

Event	Pays	Combinations	Probability	Return
Win	1	20913	0.448238	0.448238
10-8 Win	0	567	0.012153	0.000000
Tie	0	3696	0.079218	0.000000
Loss	-1	21480	0.460391	-0.460391
Total		46656	1.000000	-0.012153

The next table shows my analysis of the side bets.

Event	Pays	Winning Combinations	Probability	Return
Red Yahtzee	30	1296	0.027778	-0.138889
Blue Yahtzee	30	1296	0.027778	-0.138889
10-8 Push	35	1134	0.024306	-0.125000
Tie	10	3696	0.079218	-0.128601

The question for the poll is would you play 3-Dice Yahtzee?

Simple enough. Relatively surprised to see the base game with that low of a house edge, but clear where they will be making there money. It is weird calling 3 of a kind a Yahtzee, but I guess if you are not re-rolling it makes sense.

Could you see what the progressives were? Assuming some combinations using all six dice?

I only see one progressive on their Nevada document

Quote: zbrownson

Could you see what the progressives were? Assuming some combinations using all six dice?
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Here is a picture of the progressive sign. I didn't analyze it because I have no idea on the average multiplier.

Are the lowest multipliers actually 1.5x and 1.6667x?

Seems kinda goofy to ceil(1.5 * pay) on a paytable.