The casino´s edge
We all know casinos are there for only one reason: To make money. Yes, of course we all rather like casino´s owners were just generous people who are willing to give away their money for a good cause (our good car, good flat, etc) but in real life this doesn´t happen too often. And does it affect our chances of winning money in a casino? Well, of course it does. All profit in most casino games comes from the bet that player looses. So basically casino's can`t afford to have games where you can “learn” to beat them in the long run. For them it doesn`t really matter if you earn money with them, because they have a great ally: statistics. And according to those statistics, everytime you win money, somoene else is loosing some more than your winnings. So no matter how well your gambling strategy is planned, no matter how much you studied your betting system, you must expect to lose from time to time and when you do, don`t worry, just stop playing for the day and plan to play some other time. And as we say on our “14 tips to start gambling” article, never play with money you can`t afford to lose.
So you must know what you are dealing with. You must know the casino´s edge.
In the chart below, we will show you the edge a casino holds in the long run for each mayor casino game. Of course, in games some skills can be used. If you lack those, the house´s edge grows a little more...
|
Game |
Bet / rules |
Casino edge |
|
Roulette |
Single zero |
2,70% |
|
double zero |
5,26% |
|
|
Blackjack |
Dealer stands on soft 17, player may double on any two cards, player may double after splitting, resplit aces, late surrender. |
0,28% |
|
Baccarat |
Banker |
1,06% |
|
Player |
1,24% |
|
|
Tie |
14,36% |
|
|
Caribbean Stud Poker |
|
5,22% |
|
Craps |
Pass / come |
1,41% |
|
Don`t pass / don`t come |
1,36% |
|
|
Field (2:1 on 12) |
5,56% |
|
|
Field (3:1 on 12) |
2,78% |
|
|
Any craps |
11,11% |
|
|
Big 6,8 |
9,09% |
|
|
Hard 4,10 |
11,11% |
|
|
Hard 4,10 |
9,09% |
|
|
Place 6,8 |
1,52% |
|
|
Place 5,9 |
4,00% |
|
|
Place 4,10 |
6,67% |
|
|
Place (to lose) 4,10 |
3,03% |
|
|
Proposition 2,12 |
13,89% |
|
|
Proposition 3,11 |
11,11% |
|
|
Proposition 7 |
16,67% |
|
|
Video Poker |
Jacks or better (full play) |
0,46% |
|
Sic-Bo |
|
2,78% to 33,33% |
|
Red dog |
6 decks |
2,80% |
|
Keno |
|
25% to 29% |
|
Slot machines |
|
2% to 15% |
So now that you know this, you can choose your game, or even check if you are doing well in a particular one.
Wish you good luck!!
CASINOINFO team






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