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House advantage is usually presented as a percentage of a game’s wagers that a gambling service provider expects to keep from players over time. It’s not always a big number—it doesn’t have to be for the house to earn a lot of money, since we’re talking about taking a small amount from many players over time. 

For example, the house advantage for someone playing blackjack with basic strategy—which means they understand how to place strategic bets to maximize their likelihood of winning—is only approximately 0.5 percent. But the reality is that very few gamblers know the ideal moves to make in every situation, so the true house advantage is much higher.

All forms of gambling favour the house—slots, poker, blackjack, all of them. There’s no trick to it. If you keep playing, you are more likely to walk away with less money than when you started. Even the lottery has a house advantage. 

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Return to player (RTP) can be seen as the opposite of house advantage. For example, if a slot machine is programmed with a house advantage of 8 percent, the average RTP will be 92%, meaning that over time the machine will keep about 8% of all money bet and will return 92% in the form of winnings and prizes to players over the life-time of the machine. Like the house advantage, the return to player is typically calculated on initial bets only and not on additional bets or side wagers. 

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Poker & Poker Style Games House edge
Three card poker
Per Initial Bet
Basic (Ante) 2.01%
Pair Plus 5.57%
Four Card Poker
Per Initial Bet
Basic (Ante with Bonus Payouts) 3.40%
Aces Up 3.37%
Texas Holdem Bonus
Per Initial Bet
Basic (Ante) 2.04%
Bonus Bet 8.54%
Ultimate Texas Holdem
Per Initial Bet
Basic (Ante and Blind) 2.19%
Trips Side Bet 1.90%
Let It Ride
3.51%

 

 

Baccarat House edge
Midi Baccarat / Mini Baccarat
Per Initial Bet
Banker 1.06%
Player 1.24%
Tie 14.36%
Pairs 10.36%
Dragon Bonus Baccarat
Per Initial Bet
Dragon Bonus - Banker 9.37%
Dragon Bonus - Player 2.65%
EZ Baccarat
Per Initial Bet
Banker 1.02%
Player 1.24%
Tie 14.36%
Dragon 7 Side Bet 7.61%
Panda 8 Side Bet 10.19%
No Commission Baccarat
Per Initial Bet
Banker 1.46%
Player 1.24%
Tie 14.36%
River 6 Side Bet 15.82%

 

 

Craps
House edge
Multi Roll Bets
Per Roll
Pass 0.42%
Don't Pass 0.40%
Taking Odds 6 and 8 0.00%
Taking Odds 5 and 9 0.00%
Taking Odds 4 and 10 0.00%
Laying Odds 6 and 8 0.00%
Laying Odds 5 and 9 0.00%
Laying Odds 4 and 10 0.00%
Place 6 and 8 0.46%
Place 5 and 9 1.11%
Place 4 and 10 1.67%
Don't Place 6 and 8 0.56%
Don't Place 5 and 9 0.69%
Don't Place 4 and 10 0.76%
Buy 6 and 8 1.46%
Buy 5 and 9 * 1.32%
Buy 4 and 10 * 1.19%
Buy 6 and 8 ** 0.69%
Buy 5 and 9 ** 0.56%
Buy 4 and 10 ** 0.42%
Lay 6 and 8 * 1.22%
Lay 5 and 9 * 0.90%
Lay 4 and 10 * 0.61%
Lay 6 and 8 ** 0.69%
Lay 5 and 9 ** 0.56%
Lay 4 and 10 ** 0.42%
Hard 6 and 8 2.78%
Hard 4 and 10 3.40%

 

 

Craps House edge
Proposition Bets (Next Roll)
Per Roll
2, 12, and all "Hard" Hop Bets 5.56%
2, 12, and all "Hard" Hop Bets 11.11%
2, 12, and all "Hard" Hop Bets 13.89%
2, 12, and all "Hard" Hop Bets 16.67%
3, 11, and all "Easy" Hop Bets 5.56%
3, 11, and all "Easy" Hop Bets 11.11%
3, 11, and all "Easy" Hop Bets 16.67%
Any Craps (2, 3, or 12) 11.11%
Any Craps (2, 3, or 12) 5.56%
Any Seven 16.67%
Field Bets (Next Roll)
2.78%
Pass/Come & Taking Full Odds
Combined Per Roll
(Odds 3X - 4X - 5X) 0.11%
Fire Bet (Side Bet)
20.76%
Sharp Shoot (Side Bet)
21.87%

 

 

Other Casino Games House edge
American Roulette
Per Initial Bet
Double Zero 5.26%
Pai Gow Tiles (Pai Gow Tiles)
Per Initial Bet
Player not Banking 2.38%
Player Banking 0.54%