Casino Games with the Best and Worst Odds

Co-authored by Hannah Madden

Last Updated: January 14, 2023

Want to try gambling, but don’t want to lose all of your money? While playing any game in a casino always comes with a bit of a risk, there are some games that are much riskier than others. In this article, we’ll share the top 4 best casino games to play so you can beat the odds and win big. Plus, we’ll also tell you the games with the worst odds so you have a higher chance of keeping your money.

Things You Should Know

Games like Blackjack, Craps, Baccarat, and Roulette give you the best odds of winning.
The Wheel of Fortune and Keno give you the worst odds of winning.
Table games always have better odds than slot machines.

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Best Odds

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Blackjack The odds of winning any Blackjack game is around 42%. This simple card game isn’t hard to master, and you’re only playing against the dealer, not multiple people. The rules to play blackjack are simple: the dealer and the players compete to see who can get closest to 21 without going over. If you get closer to 21 than the dealer does, you win.^{[1]
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- Blackjack is mostly about luck, and in general, the house edge (or the advantage that the house has over you over time), is only about 2%.
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Craps You have an almost 50% chance that you’ll win Craps. To play Craps, one person is the shooter (who rolls the dice), and the other players place bets on the results of the roll. The shooter can win if they roll a 7 or 11, but if not, the number they roll is now the “point.” The shooter has to match that point before rolling a 7 to win. If you aren’t the shooter, you can place a bet on whether or not the shooter will win.^{[2]
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- In general, making a “pass line” bet on whether or not the shooter will win gives you 50/50 odds.
- There are a couple of other bets you can place as well, including whether or not the shooter will hit a different number before the 7. These other bets lower your chances of winning, but can net you more earnings in the end.
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Baccarat The odds of winning a Baccarat game is around 44%. Another table game, playing Baccarat is becoming more and more popular in Las Vegas. To play, simply place your bet on either the player or the banker. Both sides will draw cards, and whoever is closer to 9 wins.^{[3]
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- Some Baccarat tables have minimum bets of $25 or $50.
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Roulette Depending on how you bet, you have a 50% chance of winning Roulette. Spin the wheel to play Roulette and win big. A Roulette table is actually a big wheel with numbers 00 - 36. The Roulette dealer will spin the wheel, and the ball will fall onto 1 of those numbers. You can place your bet on whether the ball will fall on a black or red piece, or you can place a bet on a specific number.^{[4]
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- Placing a bet on whether the number will be black or red gives you odds of almost 50/50.

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Worst Odds

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Slot machines There’s a reason why slot machines grab your attention so quickly! Slot machines make the casino more money than any other game, which means your odds of winning are very, very low. If you want to keep your money or even make some, stay away from the slot machines whenever you gamble.^{[5]
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The Wheel of Fortune Also called The Big Six Wheel, The Big Six, or the Money Wheel, this game of chance lets you bet on specific icons or symbols. If the wheel lands on your bet, you win! However, most players do not see big winnings, and the house edge for this game is a whopping 16%.^{[6]
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Keno Keno is a dice game that’s kind of like the lottery: you pick your numbers, then the dealer randomly selects 20 dice out of 80 possible numbers. If you guess the numbers correctly, you win.^{[7]
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- Keno has a house edge of 25% to 30%, meaning that for every dollar you bet, you lose about 25 to 30 cents.