Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker commonly have one of these. You generally place a wager ($1 is the normal amount) to try to win a bonus jackpot that can be upwards of $25,000. Though huge jackpots like this are very tempting, they are also incredibly difficult to win. You might have to get a Royal Flush in order to hit this wager. Also, imagine this- you play 20 hands and make the side wager each time. That’s twenty dollars you could have used towards the actual game bet instead of a sucker bet. Just think about what you might have been able to win at a wager with more favorable odds using that 20 dollars.
Individual number wagers in Roulette: This is completely true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 zeroes on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only one. This takes the overall casino advantage from 2.63% with a single zero wheel to a huge five% in American. The one number bet has only a 1 in thirty eight chance of succeeding, which are very big odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets instead which have a much lower casino advantage.
Keno: Any version of Keno, and anyway you gamble on it, the house advantage can be a huge 25%. No, that is not a typo. Due to the large set of numbers you have to pick, it is not advisable to bet on Keno to often. A number of times for entertainment, perhaps. But don’t spend all your money on it or you will immediately find yourself broke.
