Online Casino Sucker Bets — Part Two

  • Progressive side wagers: Games like Caribbean Stud Poker often contain one of these. You usually lay a bet ($1 is the usual amt.) to attempt to win a side jackpot that could be upwards of $25,000. Though big jackpots like this are extremely alluring, they are also incredibly difficult to win. You would have to get a Royal Flush in order to hit this wager. Also, think about this- you play twenty hands and place the side wager each time. That’s 20 dollars you could have used towards the actual game bet in place of a sucker bet. Picture what you might have been able to win at a wager with more favorable odds using that 20 dollars.
  • Individual 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 takes the overall house advantage from two% with one zero wheel to a huge fivepercent in American. The single number bet has only a 1 in thirty eight chance of winning, which are very long odds indeed. Try even-odd or black-red bets as a substitute which have a much smaller house advantage.
  • Keno: Any version of Keno, and anyway you wager on it, the casino advantage can be a huge 25%. Yes, that isn’t a error. Due to the large set of numbers you have to select, it’s not recommended to gamble on Keno to often. A few times for fun, perhaps. But do not waste all your cash on it or you’ll quickly discover yourself beaten.
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