Progressive side wagers: Games like Caribbean Stud Poker regularly have one of these. You typically put a wager (a dollar is the normal value) to attempt to win a side jackpot that can reach twenty-five thousand dollars. Though big jackpots like these are particularly tempting, they are also particularly difficult to succeed. You would have to get a Royal Flush in order to hit this bet. Also, imagine this- you wager twenty hands and place the side wager every time. That’s twenty dollars you should have used towards the actual game bet in place of a sucker bet. Just think about what you might have been able to win at a wager with greater odds employing that twenty dollars.
Single number wagers in Roulette: This is completely true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 0’s on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has just one. This shifts the overall house edge from twopercent with one zero wheel to a whopping 5.26percent 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 alternately which have a much smaller house advantage.
Keno: Any variation of Keno, and regardless of how you bet on it, the house edge can be a huge twenty-five percent. No, that is not a typo. Due to the huge set of numbers you must pick, it’s not recommended to gamble on Keno very much. A number of times for fun, perhaps. But do not spend all your money on it or you’ll quickly discover yourself beaten.
