What casino games offer the best odds ?

 

 

Casino Game Odds

 

When you enter a casino and choose a game to play, you will have a big advantage if you know what you’re up against. We all know that the casino has the edge, or they would not be in business, but by understanding what your true odds are when playing a particular game, you can make much wiser choices. Thus leading to, your number one goal, maximizing your profits and playing experience.

 

The odds you can actually obtain on the Internet gaming are better by several percent that any being offered at real casinos. The reason for this is that the casinos which are online incur expenses at a far lower rate of operations. Another reason is that their locations are off-shore which means that they pay only a small percent of corporate taxes. The final result is that the payout is much larger.

 

It occasionally occurs that it appears that the odds at Internet casinos are not high for instance when playing online slots and online poker, however by only a number of hands it is not easy to evaluate the payoffs. An irregular participant cannot really assess as the real odds, such as in online blackjack, if they are not exposed until thousands of hands have been played. The truth is that were casinos to mess around with their software they would speedily be thrust out of business as a result of the industry’s great deal of competition.

 

As the odds always benefit the casino in online betting, without any connection to how much, they’ll in the long run win as this is a mathematical proof. Therefore you are better off to enjoy playing without gambling too much rather than to try and make big bucks. Look at it as a one type of enjoyment and restrict yourself to a definite tight budget.

 

Sometimes participants make large winnings, such as with online casino bonuses, but during the course of time you’ll receive between ninety five and ninety eight percent as a payout percentage. Therefore, assuming you play over a long time span, including the item of online casino bonus, you’ll end up winning back between ninety five and ninety eight dollars for every one hundred dollars you invest in playing.

 

Renowned and reputable accounting companies, audit numerous famous and more respectable gaming casinos in order to ensure that they are adhering to their declared odds. You can generally find on the casino’s home page what these odds are.

 

Roulette Odds

 

There is no real strategy to consider when betting on roulette, the outcome is pure chance. However the following chart outlines the different types of bets you can make along with the payouts associated with each. The house edge in Roulette is always 5.26% (unless you make a 5 way bet at 7.26%).

 

Slots Odds

 

As the slot machine is the most played game in the casino, the payout percentages are quite good. And since online slot machines require very little maintenance, the payouts are usually higher than those found in a land casino. As for a particular machines payouts, it is important to read and understand the machines individual payout table and schedule, as these differ machine to machine.

 

Poker Odds

 

Betting plays a major role in strategy when playing poker. Therefore in order to play the proper strategy, knowing your odds is a key factor. The following chart outlines fro you the odds in making each hand.

Game Bet/Rules House Edge
Baccarat Banker 1.17%
Baccarat Player 1.36%
Baccarat Tie (pays 8:1) 14.12%
Big Six $1 11.11%
Big Six $2 16.67%
Big Six $5 22.22%
Big Six $10 18.52%
Big Six $20 22.22%
Big Six Joker/Logo 24.07%
Blackjack Single Deck 0.20%
Blackjack Double Deck 0.35%
Blackjack Four Decks 0.51%
Blackjack Six Decks 0.60%
Blackjack Eight Decks 0.63%
Caribbean Stud Poker 5.22%
Craps Pass/Come 1.41%
Craps Don’t Pass/Don’t Come 1.40%
Craps Pass + 1X Odds 0.85%
Craps Pass + 2X Odds 0.61%
Craps Pass + 5X Odds 0.32%
Craps Pass + 10X Odds 0.18%
Craps Pass + 100X Odds 0.02%
Craps Field (2:1 on 12) 5.56%
Craps Field (3:1 on 12) 2.78%
Craps Any craps 11.11%
Craps Big 6,8 9.09%
Craps Hard 4,10 11.11%
Craps Hard 6,8 9.09%
Craps Place (to win) 6,8 1.52%
Craps Place (to win) 5,9 4.00%
Craps Place (to win) 4,10 6.67%
Craps Place (to lose) 6,8 1.82%
Craps Place (to lose) 5,9 2.50%
Craps Place (to lose) 4,10 3.03%
Craps Proposition 2,12 13.89%
Craps Proposition 3,11 11.11%
Craps Proposition 7 16.67%
Double Down Stud 2.67%
Keno 25%-29%
Let it Ride 3.51%
Pai Gow Poker 2.50%
Red Dog

Six decks

2.69%
Roulette (Single Zero) 2.70%
Roulette (Double Zero) 5.26%
Sic-Bo 2.78%-47.22%
Slot Machines $.05 15.20%
Slot Machines $.25 10.20%
Slot Machines $.50 9.10%
Slot Machines $1 8.10%
Slot Machines $5 5.50%
Slot Machines $25 5.30%
Slot Machines $100 3.90%
Spanish 21 0.82%
Three Card Poker Pair Plus 2.32%
Three Card Poker Ante & Play 1.46%
Video Poker 5/6/800 5.00%
Video Poker 6/9/800 0.46%
Video Poker 6/9/1000 -0.07%
War Go to war on Ties 2.88%
War Surrender on Ties 3.70%
War Bet on Ties 18.65%

Video poker

Playtech offers several different video poker games to choose from. Many are offered in single play and 4-play. There is also a double up, and half double up, feature available. The player may keep redoubling up to bets of $1000. Doubling also counts towards required play to earn a bonus. The following table displays the expected return of each game, assuming optimal player strategy.

Playtech Video Poker - Expected Returns
Jacks or better 0.995439
10-Play Jacks or Better 0.972416
4-Line Aces and faces 0.992555
25-Line Aces and faces 0.954444
Two Way Royals 0.991286
Tens or better 0.979598
Joker poker 0.985987
Deuces wild 0.989130

In addition there is a 25 cent progressive “9/6″ video poker game called Megajacks. On May 12, 2002, the meter at Casino Mapau was at $592.71. The meter needs to pass $1000 for the progressive game to be a better bet than the non-progressive jacks or better game. If the meter passes $1230.30 for the odds to switch to the player’s advantage, assuming optimal 9/6 strategy with no adjustments for the higher pay on the royal flush (which video poker experts do make).Following are the expected return tables for Playtech video poker.

Jacks or Better
Hand Payoff Number Probability Return
Royal flush 800 493512264 0.000025 0.019807
Straight flush 50 2178883296 0.000109 0.005465
4 of a kind 25 47093167764 0.002363 0.059064
Full house 9 229475482596 0.011512 0.103610
Flush 6 219554786160 0.011015 0.066087
Straight 4 223837565784 0.011229 0.044917
3 of a kind 3 1484003070324 0.074449 0.223346
Two pair 2 2576946164148 0.129279 0.258558
Jacks or better 1 4277372890968 0.214585 0.214585
Nothing 0 10872274993896 0.545435 0.000000
Total   19933230517200 1.000000 0.995439
10-Play Jacks or Better
Royal flush 800 493,461,180 0.000025 0.019805
Straight flush 50 2,178,781,128 0.000109 0.005465
4 of a kind 25 47,078,251,236 0.002362 0.059045
Full house 7 229,420,243,764 0.011509 0.080566
Flush 6 219,546,510,552 0.011014 0.066085
Straight 4 224,810,085,948 0.011278 0.045113
3 of a kind 3 1,483,378,364,088 0.074417 0.223252
Two pair 2 2,576,056,536,288 0.129234 0.258469
Jacks or better 1 4,278,020,329,584 0.214618 0.214618
Nothing 0 10,872,247,953,432 0.545433 0.000000
Total   19,933,230,517,200 1.000000 0.972416
Deuces Wild
Hand Payoff Number Probability Return
Natural royal flush 800 459064368 0.000023 0.018424
4 deuces 200 3727565940 0.000187 0.037401
Wild royal flush 25 38119473696 0.001912 0.047809
5 of a kind 15 62203767960 0.003121 0.046809
Straight flush 9 98317296840 0.004932 0.044391
4 of a kind 4 1222017689652 0.061306 0.245222
Full house 4 522042221472 0.026190 0.104758
Flush 3 407440287408 0.020440 0.061321
Straight 2 1145680543080 0.057476 0.114952
3 of a kind 1 5342962086012 0.268043 0.268043
Nothing 0 11090260520772 0.556370 0.000000
Total   19933230517200 1.000000 0.989130
Tens or Better
Hand Payoff Probability Return  
Royal flush 800 0.000026 0.020530  
Straight flush 50 0.000104 0.005180  
Four of a Kind 20 0.002357 0.047145  
Full house 6 0.011493 0.068955  
Flush 5 0.010670 0.053350  
Straight 4 0.012386 0.049544  
Three of a Kind 3 0.074218 0.222653  
Two Pair 2 0.128936 0.257872  
Tens or Better 1 0.254368 0.254368  
Nothing 0 0.505443 0.000000  
Total   1.000000 0.979598  
4-Play Aces & Faces
Royal Flush 800 495244476 0.000025 0.019876
Straight Flush 50 2113095360 0.000106 0.0053
Four aces 80 3903811932 0.000196 0.015668
Four J-K 40 11700286584 0.000587 0.023479
Four 2-10 25 31500020832 0.00158 0.039507
Full House 8 229529928852 0.011515 0.09212
Flush 5 216478112424 0.01086 0.054301
Straight 4 223486509828 0.011212 0.044847
Three of a kind 3 1484505645036 0.074474 0.223422
Two pair 2 2577731083740 0.129318 0.258637
Pair 1 4293595533132 0.215399 0.215399
Nonpaying hand 0 10858191245004 0.544728 0
Total   19933230517200 1 0.992555
25-Play Aces & Faces
Royal Flush 800 492254520 0.000025 0.019756
Straight Flush 50 2138156412 0.000107 0.005363
Four aces 160 4433466840 0.000222 0.035587
Four J-K 80 11652822324 0.000585 0.046767
Four 2-10 50 31439671020 0.001577 0.078862
Full House 9 216012051432 0.010837 0.097531
Flush 5 216801862188 0.010876 0.054382
Straight 4 257864154636 0.012936 0.051746
Three of a kind 3 1494948428196 0.074998 0.224993
Two pair 1 2448495984636 0.122835 0.122835
Pair 1 4317964679088 0.216621 0.216621
Nonpaying hand 0 10930986985908 0.54838 0
Total   19933230517200 1 0.954444
Joker Poker
Hand Payoff Probability Return
Natural Royal Flush 1000 0.000026 0.026063
5 of a kind 200 0.000093 0.018572
Wild Royal Flush 100 0.000107 0.010733
Straight Flush 50 0.000594 0.029694
4 of a Kind 17 0.008497 0.144445
Full House 7 0.015604 0.109228
Flush 5 0.015975 0.079873
Straight 3 0.016877 0.050630
3 of a Kind 2 0.133124 0.266249
2 Pair 1 0.110483 0.110483
Kings or Better 1 0.140017 0.140017
Nothing 0 0.558604 0.000000
Total Return   1.000000 0.985987

Two Way Royals is a novel game that pays for low royal flushes as well as high. A low royal flush is defined as a 2 through 6 straight flush.

Two Way Royals
Hand Payoff Number Probability Return
Low Royal Flush (2-6) 800 269672028 0.000014 0.010823
High Royal Flush (10-A) 800 495648096 0.000025 0.019892
Straight Flush 50 2252629836 0.000113 0.00565
Four of a kind 40 46844788068 0.00235 0.094003
Full House 6 228552909012 0.011466 0.068796
Flush 5 209893466040 0.01053 0.052649
Straight 4 225982657176 0.011337 0.045348
Three of a kind 3 1475076583692 0.074001 0.222003
Two pair 2 2566559764188 0.128758 0.257516
Pair 1 4277782475892 0.214606 0.214606
Nonpaying hand 0 10899519923172 0.546801 0
Total   19933230517200 1 0.991286

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