• Progressive side bets: Games like Caribbean Stud Poker commonly offer one of these. You typically lay a bet (a dollar is the normal amount) to try to win a side jackpot that can be upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars. Though big jackpots like this are particularly appealing, they’re also incredibly complicated to win. You would have to get a Royal Flush in order to hit this bet. Also, think about this- you play twenty hands and make the side bet every time. That is $20 you should have used towards the actual game bet in place of a sucker wager. Just think about what you could have been able to win at a wager with greater odds utilizing that 20 dollars.
  • Individual number bets in Roulette: This is especially true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has two zeroes on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only 1. This shifts the overall house advantage from twopercent with one zero wheel to a whopping 5% in American. The single number bet has only a 1 in thirty eight chance of winning, which are very big odds indeed. Try even-odd or black-red wagers instead which have a much smaller house advantage.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and regardless of how you play it, the house edge can be a whopping 25%. Yes, that is not a error. Because of the huge amount of numbers you must choose, it isn’t recommended to wager on Keno to often. A few times for entertainment, perhaps. But don’t waste all your money on it or you will immediately discover yourself broke.