• Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker commonly contain one of these. You generally lay a bet (a dollar is the usual amt.) to attempt to win a bonus jackpot that could be upwards of $25,000. Although huge jackpots like this are extremely appealing, they’re also particularly hard to win. You might have to get a Royal Flush in order to win this bet. Also, picture this- you wager 20 hands and place the side wager every time. That is 20 dollars you should have used towards the actual game wager in place of a sucker wager. Picture what you might have been able to win at a wager with better odds using that 20 dollars.
  • Single number wagers in Roulette: This is especially true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 0’s on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has just 1. This takes the overall casino advantage from 2% with one zero wheel to a whopping fivepercent in American. The one number wager has just a 1 in thirty eight chance of winning, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets as a substitute which have a much lower house edge.
  • Keno: Any version of Keno, and regardless of how you bet on it, the house advantage can be a whopping 25%. Yes, that was not a error. Due to the huge amount of numbers you must select, it is not recommended to bet on Keno very much. A number of times for fun, perhaps. But do not waste all your money on it or you will immediately discover yourself beaten.