The Best Casino Games
Of course every player has his/her own favorite
game. If you like slots there are no reasons to switch to roulette.
But you should always remember that statistics determine your
chances to win at any casino game. Almost all casino games are
constructed to have a built-in house advantage, which can be
measured by “House Edge”. “House Edge” is an average
percentage of bets a casino will win from a player. For example,
players made $1mln. bets on slots and casino earned $50.000 (players
get back only $950.000), so house edge at this slot is
50.000/1.000.000=5%.
The less the house edge, the better for players,
so smart player will look for the lowest house edge. The most smart
can even find games with a players’ advantage!
Below you can see the best casino games, rated
by house edge.
|
Place |
Game |
House Edge |
Comments |
|
1 |
Blackjack |
0,5% |
Very low house edge, but you should use Basic Strategy to
reach it. House edge depends on rules set and can be higher or
lower, e.g. Bossmedia single-deck Blackjack offers
+0,1% players edge! BJ based games (Fun21, Pontoon etc.) offer
good chances too. |
|
2 |
Video Poker |
0,5% |
Very low house edge, but to reach average numbers you
should play many hands (using Basic Strategy of course) and
hit Royal Flush. Lots of payout tables and game variations
give many possible returns. Again you can find games with
players’ advantage! |
|
3 |
Baccarat |
1% |
Simple game that doesn’t require special skills, but
gives good chances. Banker bet is a little bit better than
Player, and Tie is a “sucker bet”. |
|
4 |
Craps |
1,5% |
Place Pass/Don’t Pass and Come/Don’t Come bets to get
the best payout (other kinds of bets are much worse) and use
Odds bets as high as possible to improve your chances further. |
|
5 |
Pai Gow Poker |
1,5% |
Basic Strategy for this poker-based game is quite simple
and your chances are high enough. |
|
6 |
Three Card Poker |
2,3% |
Another simple poker-based game. 2,3% is offered by
PairPlus game, Ante & Play has house edge 1% higher. |
|
7 |
Roulette |
2,7% |
Favorite games for many peoples who are looking for the
winning strategy. 2,7% edge is offered by European Roulette
(single zero), American Roulette (double zero) has 5,4% edge
and French Roulette (prison rule) has 1,4% edge. |
|
8 |
Red Dog |
2,8% |
Very simple game, but payout is not very high. |
|
9 |
Slots |
? |
Slots house edge can vary from 2% to 20% and it’s
impossible to calculate it precisely. Usually games with a
jackpot have a low payout. |
|
10 |
Let it Ride |
3,5% |
One more poker game but the payout isn’t good. |
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