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  • Progressive side bets: Casino games such as Caribbean Stud Poker regularly contain one of these. You usually lay a wager ($1 is the normal amount) to attempt to win a bonus jackpot that could be upwards of twenty-five thousand dollars. Although big jackpots like this are particularly alluring, they are also incredibly difficult to win. You might need to get a Royal Flush in order to hit this bet. Also, think about this- you play twenty hands and place the side wager each time. That’s 20 dollars you could have used towards the actual game wager instead of a sucker wager. Picture what you could have been able to win at a wager with more favorable odds using that twenty dollars.
  • Individual number wagers in Roulette: This is particularly true for American Roulette. Why? American Roulette has 2 zeroes on the wheel, as opposed to European Roulette, which has just 1. This takes the overall house edge from 2.63% with one zero wheel to a huge 5.26% in American. The single number bet has only a one 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 casino advantage.
  • Keno: Any variation of Keno, and regardless of how you bet on it, the house edge can be a huge 25%. Yes, that isn’t a error. Because of the large amount of numbers you must choose, it is not recommended to bet on Keno very much. A few times for entertainment, maybe. But don’t waste all your cash on it or you will immediately discover yourself broke.