Net Casino Sucker Bets — Part I
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- Proposition wagers in Craps: These Craps bets indicates you are wagering that a particular action will develop on the upcoming toss. For instance, you may make the ‘hard ways’ wager, which indicates that you are betting that the shooter will roll a 4, 6, 8 or 10 by tossing a double. These bets have a casino advantage of anywhere from 9.1-11.1%. This is a massive casino advantage, and it’s very rare that they hit.
- Tie wager in Baccarat: This is a wager that neither the bank or the player will win, but that both hands will tie. This is an exceedingly abnormal situation in net Baccarat, therefore the house edge is high. At 14.1% casino edge, this is the quintisential definition of a sucker wager.
- Insurance wager in Chemin de Fer: Although Blackjack has one of the lowest house advantages (and there is also a ton of skill involved), this is a sucker wager. Depending on how many decks are being employed and the table rules, the house advantage of this is at least five percent, but can be as great as 14%. Only very experienced card counters are able to make this bet work for them, and even then it remains a sucker bet.