2006-12-12 12:43:30 · 11 answers · asked by gamblermichael 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
The correct answer is not necessarily Poker as the casino also offers Poker variations. The least addvantage will be found on Punto Banko(Baccaratt if your in the US) and Dice or craps. so here is a table to help you out.
Game Bet/Rules House Edge
Baccarat Banker 1.06%
Baccarat Player 1.24%
Baccarat Tie 14.36%
Big Six $1 11.11%
Caribbean Stud Poker 5.22%
Casino War Go to war on ties 2.88%
Casino War Surrender on ties 3.70%
Casino War Bet on tie 18.65%
Craps Pass/Come 1.41%
Craps Don't pass/don't come 1.36%
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 6,8 1.52%
Craps Place 5,9 4.00%
Craps Place 4,10 6.67%
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%
Let it Ride 3.51%
Roulette (single zero) 2.70%
Roulette (double zero) 5.26%
Slot Machines 2%-15%
Three Card Poker Pairplus 2.32%
Three Card Poker Ante & play 3.37%
2006-12-13 12:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by Player 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poker. By far. Because it's the only game in which the house doesn't care who wins or loses.
If you play against the house often enough, you will lose.
If the house edge is not zero, the house wins. Even a meager 1% will guarantee the house a profit.
For example, after 100 hands (about 12 hours straight, or a 3-day weekend playing 4 hours a day):
With a 1% house edge there is a 54% chance that you're behind, and only a 10% chance you'll be up by 5 or more bets.
With a 2% house edge there is a 61% chance that you're behind, and a 7% chance you're up by 5 or more bets.
With a 3% house edge, this changes to 70% that you're behind, and only a 4% chance that you're up by 5 or more bets.
Yet a 3% house edge is still considered a small edge.
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Change this to 1000 hands (a three-day weekend once a month for a year, or a group of friends go with you), and the numbers for the group as a whole are:
With a 1% house edge there is a 73% chance that you're behind, and only a 5% chance you'll be up by 15 or more bets.
With a 2% house edge there is a 90% chance that you're behind, and a 1.2% chance you're up by 15 or more bets.
With a 3% house edge, this changes to 97% that you're behind, and only a 0.2% chance that you're up by 15 or more bets.
2006-12-13 09:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poker is the only good answer.
All other games the 'house' has a vested interest in players losing. Even if the house edge is 1% they still have an edge.
In poker the casino takes a tournament buy in or in a ring game a rake while you play. They don't care if you win a million dollars or one hundred dollars. So your win rate is related only to your skill in the game. Long term if you have superior skill you will end up making plenty of money.
Even the so called good bets in a casino still have a house edge. Even if you learn to count cards in black jack and they realize this, they will kick you off the table. Casinos don't like to lose money, so if they think you have a skill that allows you to neutralize their edge they will simply tell you to leave. So of all the games to master, poker is clearly the answer.
2006-12-12 14:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by ZCT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All games in a casino favor the house overall, you are at a built in disadvantage against the casino. Poker is the only game in a casino that has no built in odds to the house. I deal poker in Vegas and i myself never play any other games besides poker. But the best odds are black-jack.
2006-12-12 16:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by sincity usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now I love to gamble but I also love reasearch and knowing more than the next guy so pay close attn, your question has 3 parts ,what game,proper play and LARGE casino-Now the 3 contenders -BLACKJACK-CRAPS-(LIVE)POKER (NOT ANY POKER PLAYED IN THE PIT) ,now since you are asking this on an open forum I assume you are new to GAMING and you are NOT a poker wiz(not a bad thing ,just the truth) so until you are a break even player with record keeping to back it up ,you will be taught ALL KINDS of lessons at the poker table -NONE OF THEM FREE! so poker is out as a begginer game to break even at ,now lets look at BANK CRAPS (the actual name ,remember I told you I eat this stuff up!) you said a BIG casino and ALL the big joints offer FREE ODDS BET ( it is called a free odds bet because the casino has no VIG ,JUICE or ADVANTAGE on that particular bet)the trick is to find a BIG joint that offers 100x free odds,All will offer some (at least 2x)( I guess I should explain a little here ,the 100x and 2x refer to ONE HUNDRED TIMES your "flat bet" or your initial PASS LINE BET or two times that amount like if you got 1 red five dollar chip on the line you can and SHOULD "BACK IT UP" with max odds depending on the casino and the table ) Now alot of people love to talk about this FREE odds stuff and if you take the MAX odds on every pass line bet here is how it breaks down - CASINO ADVANTAGE ON PASS LINE BET WITH NO FREE ODDS 1.41 CASINO ADVANTAGE WITH 2X ODDS 1.00 CASINO ADVANTAGE WITH 100X ODDS IS .060 .Now taken as raw data that makes the casino seem altruistic and any player not taking FULL ODDS seem CRAZY ,right ? well consider how many $5 flat bets you could make WITH $500.00 BIG DOLLARS stacked behind it and you see why the casino allows this FRIENDILY WAGER!if you stop taking or just FORGET to take the odds it affects the true odds on your whole session- and since you are at the craps table and it is fun I promise you will make other wagers that are in some cases 16.61% in the casinos favor like ANY CRAPS or HARD 8,6,4 or ten .That free odds stuff is a LOSS LEADER on par with WAL-MART or any other retailer to get you to the SUCKER BETS just inches away from the FREE ODDS -lol Now lets look at blackjack (now I saw one guy qualified his answer with SINGLE DECK but again you said big joint and that usually means a SHOE -and I am sorry to tell you in truth NOT EVEN RAINMAIN can read through a 6 deck shoe that is cut at about 4 decks and shuffled every 2 decks -BUT ! alas poor YORICK ! there is hope and believe it or not it can be found in MOST casino GIFT SHOPS ,it is the PERFECT STRATAGY card that shows and TELLS EXACTLY what to play to achieve a balance of 50.1 percent for the casino and 49.9 for YOU! and it MIGHT be 2 bucks ! AS long winded as it was THIS is your answer, I love poker and CRAPS best and NOTHING is more fun or exciting than a HOT craps table but if you want consistancy play BLACKJACK with the stratagy card and do not worry what others say or think -GOOD LUCK hope this helps
2006-12-12 17:02:21 · answer #5 · answered by badmts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it is Blackjack for the average hand as you are playing only the dealer's hand.
The best overall odds at a casino come in roulette as you can bet on black or red for the spin... a 50/50 chance. Of course, in roulette there are many other bets that pay more than this red vs. black bet that have far worse odds.
Now, in blackjack, you only play the dealer, and the dealer is limited by the hand they can use to play against you. It is the best average odds of any game. However, there are usually lower and upper limits to the amount you can bet on any one hand, and this upper limit is to prevent you using 6-Sigma betting to enhance your chances to the fullest.
This betting technique tells you to double your bet each time you lose a hand ($5, then $10, then $20, then $40... and so on... 6 times). When you win a hand, you return your bet to the original bet you had ($5) and start again.
If you can double your bet 6 full times, you have something like a 99% chance of getting your original bet returned to you... effectively (and in a perfect world) you never lose... you will always gain that original $5 back, then return to starting your betting cycle with $5. Work it out on a piece of paper and you will see how your money always grows (except for that 1% chance that you lose on your 6th "Double-down")
However, you will notice that the limits on a table will not allow you to be able to double your bet 6 times!
Casinos... they are in it to win money and they are not stupid! They have thought of enough techniques to ensure that they are profitable to keep me thinking of ways around them for a lifetime! lol
2006-12-12 12:58:24 · answer #6 · answered by RussTik 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
CRAPS PASS OR DONT PASS OR PLACE THE 6 AND 8
BACCARAT BANKER BET
ROULETTE SINGLE ZERO OUTSIDE BETS ONLY
There is one "sucker bet " that is gaining some appeal it's called 4 rolls no 7.You are betting the shooter won't toss a 7 in 4 rolls.At a 3.3% vig it carries less of a house edge than place betting the 5 or 9.
shooter
2006-12-13 13:11:08 · answer #7 · answered by bunminjutsu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gamblermi,
Craps. There is a thousand ways to play craps wrong, but if you play it right it has the best odds anywhere. The game is the same no matter where you play it.
TDCWH
2006-12-16 12:31:12 · answer #8 · answered by TDCWH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a gambler, but I have heard on TV that black jack has close to even odds if played perfectly. If you learn to card count you can tilt the odds in you favor. Of course, card counting is a difficult skill to acquire, and casinos frown on you doing it enough to through you out if they suspect it.
2006-12-12 12:53:39 · answer #9 · answered by Jeffrey P 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably either Blackjack or Poker. I read somewhere that the odds of winning at Blackjack are about 20%. And with some skill you could win at Poker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling#.22Beatable.22_casino_games
2006-12-12 12:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by Gary B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋