• Progressive side wagers: Games such as Caribbean Stud Poker commonly offer one of these. You typically put a wager (a dollar is the normal amt.) to try to win a side jackpot that could reach twenty-five thousand dollars. Though big jackpots like this are extremely alluring, they’re also particularly complicated to win. You might have to hit a Royal Flush in order to hit this wager. Also, think about this- you wager twenty hands and make the side wager each time. That’s $20 you could have used towards the actual game bet instead of a sucker bet. Imagine what you might have been able to win at a wager with better odds using that twenty dollars.
  • Individual number wagers in Roulette: This is especially true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has 2 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only one. This takes the overall house edge from two% with one zero wheel to a whopping 5.26% in American. The single number bet has only a 1 in thirty eight chance of succeeding, which are very big odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets instead which have a much lower house advantage.
  • Keno: Any version of Keno, and regardless of how you gamble on it, the casino edge can be a huge 25%. No, that wasn’t a error. Because of the large amount of numbers you have to pick, it is not advisable to wager on Keno very much. A few times for enjoyment, maybe. But don’t spend all your money on it or you’ll quickly discover yourself broke.