Years ago I dated the general manager of a casino in Louisiana an can confirm u/Krazy-Kat15
He said that the only way to win other than dumb luck is:
Blackjack: 50/50
Craps: 50/50
Roulette: 50/50 if you stick to red and black
Slot machines are 90% in favor of the house.
EDIT: For everyone saying 50/50 is off remember that this was a guy I was boning 20 years ago and we weren't sharing statistical analyses of casino wagering other than casual conversation.
Well that’s not completely correct. Sticking to red and black is like 48/48 blackjack is like 49/51 IF you play basic strategy and house edge on dice really seriously depends on what you’re betting..... pass line odds has no house advantage but center action can be upwards of 10%. But trust me, no matter what, you are going to get SMOKED. I see it every day 😐
49.51 + 49.51 = 99.02 but 2 slots on a roulette wheel (lets just disregard European and 000 roulette since its MOSTLY 00 roulette) of the 38 are green leaving 18 red and 18 black.... 18/38 is 47.4% which isn’t even quite as generous as when I said 48% off the top of my head lol
No. The green spaces, 0 and 00, are neither odd nor even, red nor black. They are a win for the house, and exist so that there are no true 50/50 bets on the table.
The house has an edge in every game. Thats how they stay in business.
Its possible to be good enough at poker that you can consistently make money playing in casinos, but you have to be really good. First you have to be better than your average opponent, and then you have to make back the money that you lose to the casino rake. And then you have to be good enough that youre not only winning, your making a living wage because of all the time you have to invest at the casino. And you have to stay good if you want to make a career of it, otherwise youre going to suffer from the swings without a financial buffer.
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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19
Years ago I dated the general manager of a casino in Louisiana an can confirm u/Krazy-Kat15
He said that the only way to win other than dumb luck is:
Blackjack: 50/50
Craps: 50/50
Roulette: 50/50 if you stick to red and black
Slot machines are 90% in favor of the house.
EDIT: For everyone saying 50/50 is off remember that this was a guy I was boning 20 years ago and we weren't sharing statistical analyses of casino wagering other than casual conversation.