Online Casino Sucker Wagers — Part One

  • Proposition bets in Craps: These Craps wagers indicates you are betting that a specific thing may arise on the very next toss. For example, you might make the ‘hard ways’ bet, which indicates that you are wagering that the tosser will toss a 4, 6, 8 or 10 by rolling a double. These bets have a house advantage of anywhere from nine to elevenpercent. This is a massive house edge, and it’s incredibly abnormal that they hit.
  • Tie bet in Baccarat: This is a bet that neither the croupier nor the player will come away with a win, but that both hands will tie. This is an exceedingly atypical situation in net Baccarat, therefore the casino advantage is high. At 14.1% casino edge, this is the quintisential definition of a sucker bet.
  • Insurance in Blackjack: Although black jack has one of the lowest casino advantages (and there is also a ton of skill required), this is a sucker bet. Dependent on how many decks are being employed and the table rules, the casino advantage of this is at least 5 percent, but can be as big as 14 percent. Only very accomplished card counters can make this bet work for them, and more often than not then it’s still a sucker wager.

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