What is house edge in dice?
The house edge is the percentage of every wager the site expects to keep over the long run. It is the price of playing. If a site has a 1% edge, then over a very large number of bets it keeps about $1 of every $100 wagered. Short sessions can swing far from that average, which is why edge cannot predict a single roll.
How is the payout multiplier calculated?
multiplier = (100 - house edge) / win chance
Both edge and win chance are in percent. A fair-looking 2.00x on a 50% chance would pay out exactly what you wager on average. A real site pays a little less. Examples:
| Win chance | Multiplier at 1% edge | Multiplier at 5% edge |
|---|---|---|
| 90% | 1.10x | 1.06x |
| 75% | 1.32x | 1.27x |
| 50% | 1.98x | 1.90x |
| 25% | 3.96x | 3.80x |
| 10% | 9.90x | 9.50x |
| 1% | 99.00x | 95.00x |
Try your own numbers in the calculator on the home page.
How do I derive a site’s house edge?
Reverse the formula: edge = 100 - (displayed multiplier x win chance).
- PLG.BET showed 1.86x at 53.01%: 1.86 x 53.01 = 98.6, so the edge is about 1.4%. See the PLG.BET review.
- CSGO500’s default dice state was 2.0000x at 49.50%: 2.0 x 49.5 = 99.0, so about 1.0%. See the CSGO500 review.
- CSGORoll’s feed showed 1.9114x at “under 49.70”: 1.9114 x 49.70 = 95.0, so about 5.0%.
Displayed numbers are rounded, so treat these as approximate. We recorded them on 10 Nov 2026 and label them “Derived” in our methodology. Duelbits and Stake are both widely reported at about a 1% edge, which we label “Reported”.
Does a lower house edge matter?
Over many bets, yes. Expected loss is edge times total wagered:
- At 1%: $10,000 wagered loses an expected $100.
- At 5%: $10,000 wagered loses an expected $500.
Expected loss grows with every bet, so fast autobet speeds make the edge cost more. A 4-point difference in edge multiplies the long-run cost by five.
What is variance and what win chance should I choose?
Variance is how widely results swing around the average. A low win chance (for example 10%) gives a high multiplier and long losing runs followed by rare large wins. A high win chance (for example 90%) gives small, frequent wins and small losses. The expected loss per dollar wagered stays the same on a given site, so the choice is about swings, not about beating the edge. See strategies and bankroll management for how to size bets.
How does house edge connect to skins?
On skin sites your effective cost is the house edge plus any gap between the site’s valuation and the Steam Market price. Read skin dice vs crypto dice before comparing two sites on edge alone. The foundations of the game are in how CS GO dice sites work.
Risk: House edge means you lose money on average. If gambling stops being fun, see responsible gambling.
