Archive for November 1st, 2009

Internet Casino Sucker Wagers — Part II

Posted in Online Casino on 11/01/2009 11:21 am by Giovanny
  • Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker often offer one of these. You normally lay a bet ($1 is the normal amt.) to attempt to win a side jackpot that can be upwards of $25,000. Though huge jackpots like this are very tempting, they are also particularly difficult to succeed. You would have to get a Royal Flush in order to hit this bet. Also, picture this- you play 20 hands and put the side wager every time. That is twenty dollars you should 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 using that $20.
  • Individual number wagers in Roulette: This is especially true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has 2 zeroes on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has only 1. This takes the complete house advantage from 2.63percent with one zero wheel to a whopping 5% in American. The individual number wager has only a 1 in thirty eight chance of winning, which are very big odds indeed. Try even-odd or black-red bets instead which have a much lower house advantage.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and regardless of how you play it, the house advantage can be a whopping 25%. Yes, that wasn’t a error. Because of the large set of numbers you must choose, it’s not recommended to wager on Keno very much. A few times for enjoyment, maybe. But do not spend all your money on it or you’ll quickly find yourself bankrupt.
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