Progressive side bets: Games such as Caribbean Stud Poker commonly have one of these. You generally lay a bet (a dollar is the normal amount) to try to win a side jackpot that can be upwards of $25,000. Although huge jackpots like this are very tempting, they’re also particularly hard to win. You might need to hit a Royal Flush in order to hit this bet. Also, think about this- you wager twenty hands and lay the side bet each time. That is twenty dollars you could have used towards the actual game wager instead of a sucker bet. Picture what you might have been able to win at a bet with better odds employing that $20.
Single number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has two 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only one. This shifts the complete house advantage from 2.63% with one zero wheel to a whopping 5.26percent in American. The single number wager has just a one in thirty eight chance of winning, which are very big odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets as a substitute which have a much lower casino advantage.
Keno: Any version of Keno, and anyway you play it, the casino edge can be a whopping 25%. No, that wasn’t a error. Because of the large amount of numbers you have to select, it’s not recommended to wager on Keno to often. A number of times for enjoyment, maybe. But don’t waste all your money on it or you will immediately discover yourself bankrupt.
