Online Casino Sucker Bets — Part II
Progressive side wagers: Games like Caribbean Stud Poker commonly have one of these. You generally lay a bet (a dollar is the normal value) to attempt to win a side jackpot that can be upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars. Although huge jackpots like this are very appealing, they’re also very difficult to win. You would need to get a Royal Flush in order to win this wager. Also, imagine this- you wager 20 hands and place the side wager every time. That is twenty dollars you could have used towards the actual game bet in place of a sucker wager. Picture what you could have been able to win at a bet with more favorable odds employing that $20.
Single number bets in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. The reason? American Roulette has 2 zeroes on the wheel, unlike European Roulette, which has just one. This shifts the complete house advantage from twopercent with one zero wheel to a huge 5% in American. The single number wager has just a one in thirty eight chance of succeeding, which are very long odds indeed. Bet on even-odd or black-red wagers instead which have a much smaller house advantage.
Keno: Any variation of Keno, and anyway you wager on it, the casino advantage can be a whopping 25%. Yes, that wasn’t a error. Due to the huge amount of numbers you must pick, it is not recommended to wager on Keno very much. A couple of times for entertainment, maybe. But do not waste all your cash on it or you’ll quickly find yourself broke.
