Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker regularly have one of these. You generally place a bet ($1 is the normal value) to try to win a bonus jackpot that could be upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars. Although huge jackpots like these are extremely tempting, they’re also incredibly hard to succeed. You would need to get a Royal Flush in order to win this bet. Also, think about this- you play 20 hands and lay the side bet every time. That is 20 dollars you could have used towards the real game wager in place of a sucker wager. Just think about what you could have been able to win at a bet with more favorable odds using that $20.
Single number wagers in Roulette: This is completely true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has 2 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only 1. This shifts the complete casino advantage from 2.63% with a single zero wheel to a whopping fivepercent in American. The one number bet has just a 1 in thirty eight chance of winning, which are very long odds indeed. Try even-odd or black-red bets as a substitute which have a much smaller casino advantage.
Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you gamble on it, the house advantage can be a huge twenty-five percent. Yes, that is not a error. Due to the huge amount of numbers you must choose, it is not advisable to play Keno to often. A few times for entertainment, perhaps. But don’t spend all your money on it or you will quickly discover yourself bankrupt.
