Progressive side wagers: Games like Caribbean Stud Poker commonly offer one of these. You typically put a wager ($1 is the normal amt.) to attempt to win a bonus jackpot that can reach twenty-five thousand dollars. Though big jackpots like this are extremely appealing, they’re also incredibly complicated to win. You might need to get a Royal Flush in order to succeed on this wager. Also, imagine this- you wager 20 hands and lay the side wager each time. That’s $20 you should have used towards the actual game wager in place of a sucker wager. Picture what you could have been able to win at a bet with better odds using that $20.
Single number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only one. This takes the overall casino advantage from 2% with a single zero wheel to a huge 5.26% in American. The individual number wager has just a 1 in 38 chance of winning, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red wagers instead which have a much lower casino edge.
Keno: Any variation of Keno, and regardless of how you bet on it, the house advantage can be a whopping 25%. No, that wasn’t a typo. Due to the large set of numbers you have to select, it is not advisable to bet on Keno very much. A number of times for fun, perhaps. But don’t spend all your money on it or you’ll immediately discover yourself broke.
