• Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker commonly offer one of these. You typically lay a bet (a dollar is the normal value) to try to win a side jackpot that can reach twenty-five thousand dollars. Although huge jackpots like these are extremely appealing, they are also particularly difficult to succeed. You might have to get a Royal Flush in order to win this bet. Also, think about this- you play twenty hands and lay the side bet each time. That’s 20 dollars you should have used towards the real game bet in place of a sucker wager. Imagine what you could have been able to win at a bet with greater odds employing that 20 dollars.
  • Single number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has two zeroes on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has only one. This shifts the overall house advantage from two% with one zero wheel to a whopping 5% in American. The single number bet has only a 1 in thirty eight chance of succeeding, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red wagers instead which have a much smaller casino edge.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you gamble on it, the house advantage can be a huge 25%. Yes, that isn’t a error. Due to the huge set of numbers you have to pick, it is not recommended to gamble on Keno to often. A number of times for fun, maybe. But don’t waste all your cash on it or you will immediately discover yourself bankrupt.