Casino Bets - Your Best Options

A casino has a wide variety of games to entertain its guest. A large majority of these guests will never leave the slot machines. This is unfortunate since there are so many other great games. These include Craps, Roulette, Blackjack, Bingo, Baccarat, Video Poker, and several others. Some of these games offer multiple wager options, even dozens of choices. With so many possible wagers, which game, or wager offers the best advantage to the player?

It is important to realize one thing, while there are wagers which offer players a better chance at winning, the casino holds a mathematical advantage in every game you play. If they did not have a 'house edge' in a game, the game would not be used in a casino. What you are looking for are the wagers with the lowest house edge. With just a little study and preparation you can improve your odds of leaving the casino not only with most of your money, but a little of the casinos money as well.

The game of poker is thought of by many as a game of chance. It is actually a game of skill and strategy. If you do not believe this sit down at a poker table with a few of the top poker player sin the world and see how often you win. If poker is a game of chance, you should stand as good of chance as winning as the world champion, and this is not the case. At a casino poker table the casino takes a portion of each pot, but has no stake in who wins. If your skills are better than those of the other players, you will have a true advantage.

The Blackjack table provides some of the more favorable odds in the casino. Card counting at the blackjack table can actually leave the player with an advantage over the casino. This of course takes concentration, proper betting, and concealing what you are doing. While counting cards is not illegal, the casinos frown on the practice and will toss out anyone they suspect is card counting. Winning at card counting also requires flawless play using proper blackjack strategy. Without proper play you will lose far more money on your level bets than you will gain with increased wagers when the deck is in your favor.

The Craps table, while somewhat intimidating, offers several of the best wagers in the casino. By playing the Pass and Don't Pass bets on the Craps table the casino will have a very modest advantage of 1.41%. Combine this with a Come bet and the casino advantage can drop to 0.61%

Video poker can also offer some of the best bets in a casino, if the player knows which machine to play. By playing a 9-6 machine (payoff rate for Full House and Straight) the player lowers the house edge to .50% or less. By using proper poker strategy players can achieve a 100% payback. This is an excellent position for the player because as they play at a 100% payback rate, they continue to have a chance at the big payout of grouped machines, or a larger jackpot normally paid out on a Royal Straight Flush. On a 9-6 machine the big payout should come every 40,000 hands. It is also imperative the player always play the maximum number of credits when playing video poker, otherwise the jackpot amount will be reduced considerably.

There are no easy no strategy games which will offer you an edge on the casino. If you want to improve you chances above those of the casual player it will take some work, study and preparation. Learn basic poker strategy, blackjack strategy, and how to know when the odds are in your favor and how to take advantage of those moments.