• Progressive side bets: Casino games like Caribbean Stud Poker commonly offer one of these. You typically place a wager (a dollar is the normal value) to try to win a side jackpot that could be upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars. Though big jackpots like this are particularly appealing, they’re also very difficult to succeed. You might have to get a Royal Flush in order to succeed on this bet. Also, picture this- you wager 20 hands and lay the side wager each time. That’s twenty dollars you should have used towards the real game wager instead of a sucker wager. Imagine what you might have been able to win at a wager with more favorable odds employing that twenty dollars.
  • Individual number bets in Roulette: This is completely true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has two zeroes on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has just one. This shifts the complete casino advantage from 2percent with one zero wheel to a whopping 5% in American. The one number wager has just a 1 in 38 chance of winning, which are very big odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets instead which have a much smaller house edge.
  • Keno: Any version of Keno, and regardless of how you play it, the casino advantage can be a whopping 25%. Yes, that is not a typo. Because of the huge amount of numbers you have to pick, it’s not advisable to wager on Keno very much. A couple of times for enjoyment, perhaps. But don’t spend all your cash on it or you’ll quickly discover yourself bankrupt.