What if you were given $10,000 to bet on a single play at the casino?

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Hello folks, if they gave you $10,000 to bet on a single casino game, which game will you choose and why? 🤔
 
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I think got it all low house edge game like baccarat or blackjack. So at least im probably able to keep something at the end of my play and not lose everything in high risk games..
 
yeah , i would pick blackjack too , but without the ability to split pairs and double down, etc, the house's edge would go up a bit .
 
ammje said:
Hello folks, if they gave you $10,000 to bet on a single casino game, which game will you choose and why? 🤔
Blackjack
The logic is simple: it has one of the lowest house edges in the entire casino (around 0.5% to 1%), and your actual decisions (hit, stand, double) directly impact the outcome. Plus, splitting that $10k into smaller bets gives your bankroll a solid runway instead of burning through it all at once.
 
I’d probably go with blackjack too, but putting $10,000 on one play would make me nervous lol.
 
The slots never pay out anything; I’d rather play a poker tournament, or better yet, just keep the money.
 
If poker isn't among the available options, I would choose my favorite slots, book of ra.
Why?
Because it’s a game that has quite often brought me money.
 
What if you were given $10,000 to bet on a single play at the casino?

If it's a single play and not game or session, like most of the other community members - I would also go with classic blackjack (favorable rules for the player, while the house has low edge...), this way we'll be in control of the 'flip' and have IMO the best chance to make a profit... still, I have to mention that I'm a big advocate of bankroll management and building good habits, so even if it sounds a bit weird - I would go as far as to refuse the money/bonus (especially if there are some unreasonable requirements) and just go enjoy my low stake casino games!
 
Definitely blackjack since I would get 2 cards with the option of hitting or standing, which gives me some chances no matter what the dealer would be showing.
 
I will play baccarat & bet on the Banker's hand.
The Banker bet has the lowest house edge of the three main bets (others being Player & Tie) at approximately 1.06% due to how the drawing rules are structured. Best chance to win with the 1-time bet.
 
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It all depends on the conditions. Is it supposed to be a single bet, or could it be, for example, ten bets of $1,000 each? I think I’d probably choose something like live game shows—titles like Monopoly or Crazy Time.
 
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ammje said:
Why will you choose that option?
Black jack is a game I played A LOT of in my youth. Right from the age of 10yrs. old, through to ~22yrs. I thought I knew what I was doing but you'd think I could've taken a good look at my results to realize that I SUCKED at it. But perhaps it was because I sucked at most of the games I played (or maybe ALL of them) so I wasn't able to figure out if it was one or another. ('guts' 'in-between', stud poker, craps, & blackjack). I lost my skateboard before I was 12yrs. old (didn't matter, I was worse on skateboard than I was at Blackjack), a couple of bicycles too.
Today though IF I were given the chance to be able to play 1 bet of $10k, it'd be Blackjack for me.

When do I get the $10k? How will I expect to receive it? As long as I don't have to give out my credit card information as I'm having a bit of an issue with that at the moment (ARGH!!!! ... I've got crushed for $3,500 in small charges over the past two months!)
If I can't get the entire $10k, I'd be happy with $3,5k to try to recoup my losses (after playing the game of credit card on the internet)
 
userX said:
It all depends on the conditions. Is it supposed to be a single bet, or could it be, for example, ten bets of $1,000 each? I think I’d probably choose something like live game shows—titles like Monopoly or Crazy Time.
Interesting! I like Crazy time too!
 
ammje said:
Hello folks, if they gave you $10,000 to bet on a single casino game, which game will you choose and why? 🤔

Hopefully, you mean US$10,000. 😀
Now, I don't think my old heart would stand for too much excitement these days. So with that in mind, I'd head over to the roulette table.
One spin.
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$4,500 on Red
$4,500 on Black
$500 on 0
$500 on 00
😊
 
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