• Progressive side wagers: Games like Caribbean Stud Poker regularly offer one of these. You generally lay a bet (a dollar is the usual amt.) to try to win a bonus jackpot that can reach $25,000. Although big jackpots like this are particularly appealing, they are also very complicated to win. You would need to get a Royal Flush in order to win this wager. Also, picture this- you wager 20 hands and make the side bet every time. That is $20 you could have used towards the real game wager instead of a sucker wager. Picture what you might have been able to win at a wager with greater odds employing that $20.
  • Individual number wagers in Roulette: This is completely true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has two 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only 1. This takes the complete house advantage from two% with a single zero wheel to a huge five% in American. The individual number bet has just a one in 38 chance of succeeding, which are very big odds indeed. Try even-odd or black-red bets instead which have a much lower casino edge.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you play it, the house edge can be a whopping twenty-five percent. Yes, that isn’t a typo. Due to the huge amount of numbers you must pick, it’s not recommended to bet on Keno very much. A few times for fun, maybe. But don’t spend all your cash on it or you’ll immediately discover yourself beaten.