• Progressive side bets: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker regularly offer one of these. You generally place a bet ($1 is the usual amount) to try to win a bonus jackpot that can reach twenty-five thousand dollars. Although huge jackpots like this are very tempting, they are also particularly difficult to win. You might need to get a Royal Flush in order to win this wager. Also, picture this- you wager twenty hands and put the side bet every time. That is 20 dollars you could have used towards the real game wager instead of a sucker wager. Picture what you might have been able to win at a wager with more favorable odds using that 20 dollars.
  • Single number bets in Roulette: This is especially true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 zeroes on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has only 1. This takes the overall casino advantage from 2% with one zero wheel to a huge five% in American. The individual number wager has only a one in 38 chance of succeeding, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red wagers instead which have a much lower casino edge.
  • Keno: Any version of Keno, and regardless of how you bet on it, the casino edge can be a whopping twenty-five percent. Yes, that is not a typo. Due to the large amount of numbers you must choose, it’s not advisable to bet on Keno very much. A couple of times for fun, maybe. But don’t spend all your money on it or you will immediately discover yourself broke.