Internet Casino Sucker Bets — Part Two

  • Progressive side bets: Casino games like Caribbean Stud Poker often contain one of these. You typically place a wager (a dollar is the usual value) to attempt to win a side jackpot that could be upwards of $25,000. Although big jackpots like this are extremely appealing, they’re also very complicated to succeed. You might have to hit a Royal Flush in order to hit this bet. Also, think about this- you play twenty hands and put the side wager every time. That’s twenty dollars you could have used towards the real game wager instead of a sucker bet. Imagine what you might have been able to win at a bet with more favorable odds employing that twenty dollars.
  • Single number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has two 0’s on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has just one. This shifts the complete casino advantage from twopercent with a single zero wheel to a whopping five% in American. The single number bet has just a one in thirty eight chance of succeeding, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets as a substitute which have a much lower casino edge.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you play it, the house advantage can be a whopping twenty-five percent. No, that wasn’t a typo. Because of the huge set of numbers you have to select, it’s not recommended to bet on Keno very much. A few times for enjoyment, perhaps. But don’t spend all your money on it or you will quickly find yourself beaten.
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