To begin with, there are so many new games space does not permit a review of all of them. So let’s take a look at the better wagers on the traditional games. That would be:
Blackjack
Craps
Baccarat
Roulette
Blackjack
Blackjack offers us one of our best chances to walk home a winner. Not because of the variety of wagers it offers, but because of all the games the casinos offer, blackjack is unique. It’s unique because the casino advantage is totally dependent on the skill level of the player. Theoretically it is possible to play at a 100% disadvantage. All you need do is hit every hand until you bust. Conversely with perfect play it is possible to give the casino little more than a 1% advantage. This makes blackjack one of the very best games to play. Just make sure you learn a good basic strategy to play with. Dozens of books can teach you that and you can even purchase a laminated play card, right in the casino’s bookstore. These cards have all the correct plays listed for every hand you could get. One bet to avoid however is the “insurance” wager when you have a blackjack. This bet carries a house edge of about 16% and the only insurance it really offers is that the casino will lose less! When it’s offered just smile and say “no thanks.”
Playing blackjack with a solid basic strategy makes it one of the best games you can play.
Craps
Let’s now wander over to that noisy table with everyone screaming
No doubt, that’s the craps table. Dice flying, chips being tossed and people screaming with every throw of those perfectly square cubes. Along with all the excitement this game generates there are a dizzying choice of wagers available to us. Some are good, very good in fact, and others, well let’s just say we’ll eat better if we avoid them. Craps does offer a few very attractive wagers with a house edge of less than 2%. Betting the Pass Line carries a house edge of just 1.41%. Playing the Pass Line with odds reduces that to just .848%. Playing Don’t Pass is equally good with a house edge of only 1.40%. Don’t Pass with odds reduces that edge to .691%. The counterpart to those wagers are the Come with the exact same odds as the Pass Line and the Don’t Come with the exact same odds as the Don’t pass wager. Stick to those for your best chances of winning.