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Know the Odds
In the casino, each game has different odds. This means that you are more likely to win some games than others. Knowing the odds, therefore, is very important if you want to maximize your chances of winning. We assume for the purposes of this article that each game is fair, and that you employ no 'card counting' strategies. This will allow us to work out the 'expectancy' of each game - i.e. the percentage chance of winning or losing.
Let's start with Baccarat, a game that superficially looks like Blackjack. Over a long run, for every $100 you bet, you can expect to recover only $98 in winnings. This means Baccarat has a negative expectancy of 1.2%. Is this good or bad? Let's compare to Blackjack itself (single deck only).
For every $100 you bet, on Black Jack you can expect a return of between $94 and $101.50. This gives an expectancy of between -6% and +1.5% so as you can see, it is definitely possible to make a positive return on Black Jack. This is particularly interesting when you compare it to Caribbean Stud Poker, where for every $100 bet, you can only realistically expect to get between $95 and $97.40 back - a negative expectancy of between -5.2% and -2.6%. Fortunately, NOBODY plays poker 'fairly', so the odds in this case are less than useful.
If we move on to other games, the picture is similar. On Craps, $100 bet over the long term will win you between $87 and $99.40 bucks - pretty good compared
to some games! Keno tends to be a VERY bad bet, losing on average $27 out of every $100 bet, a negative return of -27% and the reason why only complete newbies play it. In fact, the only gamble worse than Keno is the Lottery, which tends to return only 50% of the money you gamble. The lottery for this reaosn, is often called 'dumb tax', and playing it without a system of some kind is downright silly.
Let it Ride comes inat -3.5% expectancy, so for every $100 you wager, you only get $97 back long term. This actually compares favorably with roulette, which has a negative expectancy of 5.3%. On the big wheel, $100 gambled brings back only $94.70 long term. Slot machines are close to this, coming in at best case -2.7% expectancy, but be warned! Some slots will only return $80 for every $100 you put in the slot - avoid these machines like the plague!
Perhaps the most surprising result is for online video poker, where the expectancy can get as high as +1% - for every $100 bet, between $93.70 and $101 can come back. What does this mean to the gambler? You should head over to www.supabets.com to find out!
About the Author
Karla Dalton writes for www.supabets.com , the premier website for bet related articles tips and tricks. www.supabets.com article - you may reproduce this article in its entirity on your own website or email newsletter.
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