• Progressive side wagers: Casino games like Caribbean Stud Poker regularly have one of these. You typically lay a wager (a dollar is the normal amount) to try to win a side jackpot that can reach $25,000. Although big jackpots like this are particularly appealing, they’re also very hard to win. You might need to hit a Royal Flush in order to win this wager. Also, think about this- you play 20 hands and put the side bet every time. That’s twenty dollars you could have used towards the real game wager in place of a sucker bet. Just think about what you could have been able to win at a bet with greater odds utilizing that $20.
  • Individual number wagers in Roulette: This is completely true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has just one. This takes the overall casino edge from 2% with one zero wheel to a huge fivepercent in American. The individual number bet has only a one in 38 chance of winning, which are very big odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets instead which have a much smaller casino advantage.
  • Keno: Any version of Keno, and anyway you play it, the house advantage can be a huge 25%. No, that is not a error. Due to the huge set of numbers you must choose, it’s not recommended to bet on Keno very much. A couple of times for fun, perhaps. But don’t spend all your money on it or you’ll immediately find yourself broke.