• Progressive side wagers: Casino games like Caribbean Stud Poker often have one of these. You generally place a wager (a dollar is the usual value) to try to win a bonus jackpot that could be upwards of $25,000. Though huge jackpots like this are extremely tempting, they are also very difficult to succeed. You would have to get a Royal Flush in order to succeed on this bet. Also, imagine this- you play 20 hands and lay the side bet every time. That is $20 you should have used towards the real game bet instead of a sucker bet. Just think about what you might have been able to win at a wager with better odds using that 20 dollars.
  • Individual number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has two 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only 1. This takes the complete casino edge from two% with a single zero wheel to a huge 5.26percent in American. The one number wager has just a one in 38 chance of succeeding, which are very long odds indeed. Try even-odd or black-red wagers as a substitute which have a much lower house advantage.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you wager on it, the house edge can be a whopping twenty-five percent. No, that is not a typo. Because of the large amount of numbers you must choose, it isn’t advisable to wager on Keno very much. A couple of times for entertainment, maybe. But don’t waste all your money on it or you will immediately discover yourself broke.