How to play Nutz at Melbourne’s Crown Casino

Looking for a casino table game with a difference? Check out Nutz, a new and unique casino game that creates a high amount of energy and player interaction. If you want to play a completely original casino game, look no further – we explain more about Nutz, how to play, the betting options and where you can try this exciting new casino game online.

What is Nutz?

Nutz is a unique casino game developed by Club Gaming Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Crown Resorts Group. It is available exclusively on the gaming floors of Melbourne’s Crown Casino. Played with five dice that are shaken in a cup, the aim of the game is to place a bet on one of seven possible outcomes of the dice roll.

Betting options

There are several wagering options in Nutz: Nutz, Quads, Full House, Trips, Two Pair, Pair, Stright and No Hand. We explain what each bet type is and their payouts in further detail below. A player must bet on at least one of these options, and can bet on up to all seven. The minimum and maximum bets permissible depend on the table you are playing at, with Crown Melbourne clearly displaying all betting limits on Nutz tables.

Guide to playing Nutz

Gameplay in Nutz takes place over three shakes of the dice cup as follows:

1. Once all players have moved their betting chips to their chosen wagering option on the Nutz betting table, game play begins with the dealer shaking the five dice using the dice cup, or asking a player to shake the cup.
2. If the outcome of the shake is a Full House, No Hand, Straight or Nutz, the round is complete and all bets are paid out accordingly. If the outcome of the shake results in a Pair, Trips, Quads or Two Pair, the matching dice are held and the un-matching dice are shaken in the dice cup again.
3. After the second shake, if any of the dice match the held dice, they will also be held. Any remaining un-matched dice are shaken in the dice cup for a third and final time. After the third shake, the five dice form your final hand and any winnings are paid accordingly.

Nutz payout combinations and payouts

When placing a wager on Nutz players choose from these seven wagering options. A wager on any of these options results in a win when the five dice display any of the following combinations:

• Nutz – Five dice displaying the same number (eg. 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,) with payouts 100 to 1 for the first roll and 25 to one for the second and third roll
• Quads – Four dice displaying the same number plus one other (eg. 4, 4, 4, 4, 2) with payouts 5 to 1
• Full House – Three dice displaying the same number along with two other dice displaying a separate matching number (eg. 3, 3, 3, 2, 2) with payouts 2 to 1
• Trips – Three dice displaying the same number and two other dice displaying different numbers (eg. 5, 5, 5, 2, 1) with payouts 5 to 1
• Two Pair – Two pairs of dice displaying the same number plus one other (eg. 2, 2, 5, 5, 1) with payouts 3 to 1
• Pair – Two dice displaying the same number and three others (5, 5, 2, 1, 3) with payouts 25 to 1
• Straight – Five dice displaying different numbers in consecutive order (eg. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) with payouts 9 to 1
• No Hand/Straight – Any dice combination that does not form the combinations above, with payout 9 to 1

Playing at Crown Casino Melbourne

Nutz is part of Crown Melbourne’s New Games Lab, which is located on the main casino floor along with some other exclusive creations like Dice Duel and S7REAK. You won’t find these games at any other land based casino in Australia.

Along with Nutz, you will find hundreds of other games to choose from at Crown Melbourne. As the largest land based casino in Australia and the only casino licensed to operate in Victoria, Crown Melbourne is licensed to offer 2,628 electronic gaming machines, 400 table games (blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, etc), 100 poker tables and 200 automated table game terminals. Private VIP gaming rooms are available to high rollers, including the ultra-exclusive Mahogany Room.

Crown Melbourne is open 24 hours, seven days a week, with limited hours on Christmas Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day. A neat casual dress codes applies at all times.

Is Nutz available online?

The game manufacturer behind Nutz, TCSJOHNHUXLEY, allows players to learn the rules of Nutz and get a hang of the game using the free app available on the company’s website. Unfortunately when it comes to real money play, Nutz is available exclusively at Melbourne’s Crown Casino, but there are plenty of other real money table games available online for players who can’t make it to the casino. Online casinos offer popular table games like blackjack, roulette, poker and baccarat, along with niche games you won’t find within the walls of any land based casinos and hundreds of online slot games.

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