Casino House Edge

Casino House Edge: Where to Play and Where to Be Careful

In every casino game, the casino has an edge. This means the casino will win a little money over time. Some games have a small edge, some have a big edge. You can play better if you know this.

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### Good Games to Play (Small Edge)
- **blackjack:** About 0.5%. Learn simple rules and you can play well.
- **baccarat (Banker bet):** About 1%. Easy and good chances.
- **Craps (Pass Line + odds bets):** About 1.4%. Fun game with good bets.
- **Video Poker:** 0.5%–1.5%. Pick good machines and play smart.

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### Be Careful (Big Edge) - Enter at your own risk ⚠️
- **roulette:** European roulette edge is 2.7%. American roulette is worse, 5.3%. Avoid American if you can!
- **slots:** House edge varies a lot, from 2% to 15% or more. Play for fun, not to win money.
- **Keno and Lottery games:** Very high edge, sometimes over 20%. These are mostly luck games.
- **Some poker games with House (like Caribbean Stud):** House edge can be 5% or more. Know the game before you play.

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### Tips to Play Smart
- Learn simple strategies to play better games.
- Decide how much money you can spend before you start.
- Don’t bet big on games with a big house edge.
- Play for fun, not only to win money.

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What game do you like? Which games do you avoid? Share your ideas! Let’s help each other play smart and have fun!

NOTE: The percentage of house edge is taken from online sources, the actual numbers may change.

Rahul P Gopal said:

What game do you like? Which games do you avoid? Share your ideas! Let’s help each other play smart and have fun!

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This is one of the best, if not the best posts I've seen since the merger.
You really summarized the whole casino "business" for us based of facts. Up to everyone to make the best out of it.

Besides poker ofc, I like Blackjack and avoid everything else, especially Slots.

najisami said:

This is one of the best, if not the best posts I've seen since the merger.
You really summarized the whole casino "business" for us based of facts. Up to everyone to make the best out of it.

Besides poker ofc, I like Blackjack and avoid everything else, especially Slots.

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Thanks Najisami for the compliments. I actually referred few articles online to make this summary. Glad to hear that you loved it 😊

Rahul P Gopal said:

I actually referred few articles online to make this summary

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Referring to articles is easy, but having an idea and a subject and doing research is what can make the difference.

najisami said:

Referring to articles is easy, but having an idea and a subject and doing research is what can make the difference.

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True 😇

Good advices. If players listen to this advices, there will be significantly less negativity and disappointment in their lives. And in order to listen to this advices, you must first and foremost look at things realistically and play with discipline.

black and said:

Good advices. If players listen to this advices, there will be significantly less negativity and disappointment in their lives. And in order to listen to this advices, you must first and foremost look at things realistically and play with discipline.

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Thank you. Yeah, just the knowledge alone is not sufficient, execution with discipline is of utmost importance.

This is how they can afford to give you free tickets to a buffet.

TeUnit said:

This is how they can afford to give you free tickets to a buffet.

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Haha… for sure.

TeUnit said:

This is how they can afford to give you free tickets to a buffet.

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Free meals can be quite costly...I sat down at a blackjack table and told the pit boss that I would play for one hour and I wanted to get a comp for breakfast...the result? My free breakfast cost me $270.

Well my fave on this list for low house edge is Blackjack, .... so mainly I stick to Blackjack,

I can see the fun in Roulette or Keno or something but don't expect to win playing those,

.....really don't understand the allure of playing slots or craps for hours but to each their own👍