• Progressive side wagers: Games like Caribbean Stud Poker commonly contain one of these. You typically lay a bet ($1 is the normal amount) to try to win a bonus jackpot that could reach twenty-five thousand dollars. Although big jackpots like these are very tempting, they are also very hard to succeed. You would have to get a Royal Flush in order to win this wager. Also, picture this- you play 20 hands and put the side bet every time. That is twenty dollars you should have used towards the real game wager instead of a sucker wager. Picture what you could have been able to win at a wager with more favorable odds employing that $20.
  • Single number wagers in Roulette: This is completely true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 zeroes on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has only one. This shifts the overall house advantage from 2percent with a single zero wheel to a huge 5.26% in American. The one number wager has just a 1 in thirty eight chance of winning, which are very big odds indeed. Try even-odd or black-red wagers alternately which have a much lower casino advantage.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you wager on it, the casino edge can be a huge 25%. No, that isn’t a typo. Because of the huge amount of numbers you have to choose, it isn’t recommended to bet on Keno to often. A number of times for enjoyment, maybe. But do not waste all your cash on it or you’ll immediately find yourself beaten.