Progressive side wagers: Casino games like Caribbean Stud Poker commonly have one of these. You usually lay a bet ($1 is the normal amt.) to try to win a bonus jackpot that could be upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars. Although big jackpots like this are very alluring, they’re also particularly hard to succeed. You would have to hit a Royal Flush in order to hit this wager. Also, imagine this- you play 20 hands and lay the side bet each time. That’s 20 dollars you could have used towards the actual game wager in place of a sucker wager. Picture what you could have been able to win at a wager with better odds utilizing that $20.
Individual number wagers in Roulette: This is especially true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has two 0’s on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has only 1. This takes the complete casino edge from 2% with one zero wheel to a huge 5.26percent in American. The single number bet has just a 1 in 38 chance of winning, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red bets as a substitute which have a much lower house advantage.
Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you gamble on it, the house edge can be a huge 25%. Yes, that wasn’t a typo. Due to the huge set of numbers you must choose, it is not recommended to wager on Keno very much. A number of times for enjoyment, perhaps. But don’t spend all your money on it or you will immediately discover yourself broke.