Progressive side wagers: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker regularly contain one of these. You generally place a wager (a dollar is the usual amt.) to try to win a side jackpot that can reach twenty-five thousand dollars. Although huge jackpots like these are very tempting, they’re also incredibly hard to succeed. You would have to get a Royal Flush in order to win this bet. Also, imagine this- you wager 20 hands and place the side wager every time. That is $20 you should have used towards the real game wager instead of a sucker wager. Imagine what you could have been able to win at a bet with better odds using that $20.
Single number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has two 0’s on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has just one. This takes the complete casino advantage from 2.63% with a single zero wheel to a huge 5.26% in American. The one number bet has only a 1 in 38 chance of succeeding, which are very big odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red wagers as a substitute which have a much smaller house edge.
Keno: Any variation of Keno, and regardless of how you wager on it, the casino edge can be a whopping 25%. Yes, that isn’t a typo. Because of the huge amount of numbers you have to pick, it isn’t recommended to bet on Keno to often. A number of times for entertainment, perhaps. But don’t waste all your cash on it or you will immediately find yourself beaten.