Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker often have one of these. You generally lay a wager ($1 is the normal value) to attempt to win a side jackpot that could reach $25,000. Though big jackpots like these are extremely appealing, they are also particularly hard to succeed. You might need to hit a Royal Flush in order to win this wager. Also, imagine this- you wager twenty hands and lay the side wager each time. That’s twenty dollars you should have used towards the actual game wager 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 $20.
Individual number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has two zeroes on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has only one. This shifts the complete casino advantage from 2.63% with one zero wheel to a huge 5.26% in American. The single number wager has only a 1 in 38 chance of succeeding, which are very big odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red wagers as a substitute which have a much lower casino edge.
Keno: Any version of Keno, and anyway you play it, the house advantage can be a huge twenty-five percent. No, that is not a typo. Because of the huge set of numbers you have to pick, it is not recommended to bet on Keno very much. A few times for enjoyment, maybe. But don’t waste all your cash on it or you’ll quickly find yourself bankrupt.
