• Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker often contain one of these. You normally lay a wager (a dollar is the normal amt.) to attempt to win a side jackpot that can be upwards of $25,000. Although huge jackpots like these are extremely appealing, they are also very difficult to succeed. You would need to get a Royal Flush in order to hit this bet. Also, picture this- you wager 20 hands and lay the side bet every time. That is $20 you should have used towards the real game wager in place of a sucker bet. Imagine what you could have been able to win at a bet with more favorable odds using that 20 dollars.
  • Individual number bets in Roulette: This is especially true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has two 0’s on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has only one. This shifts the complete house edge from twopercent with one zero wheel to a whopping 5.26percent in American. The one number bet has only a 1 in 38 chance of winning, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red wagers instead which have a much smaller casino advantage.
  • Keno: Any version of Keno, and regardless of how you gamble on it, the house advantage can be a whopping 25%. Yes, that is not a error. Because of the huge set of numbers you have to choose, it’s not recommended to bet on Keno to often. A number of times for entertainment, perhaps. But do not spend all your cash on it or you’ll immediately find yourself bankrupt.