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What is the best bet in the casino?

Blackjack, if you follow proper strategy, and avoid the 6:5 games. The house edge with proper strategy on a 3:2 game is around 0.5%.

If you don't want to learn the proper strategy, then the next-best bet is Craps, making only Pass-Line and Odds bets. In this case the house edge is 1.41% or lower (depending on how much you wager on the Odds bets).

What is the house edge?

The house edge is the casino's average profit per bet. On a game where the house edge is 5%, on a $5 bet the house will keep $0.25 as profit, and return $4.75 to the player as winnings, on average. See more about the house edge.

What's the house edge on slot machines?

2% to 15%. The more competitive markets have more liberal machines (e.g., Vegas), and markets where there's only one casino in town have lousy odds. Casinos don't disclose the odds of their machines. In jurisdictions where they're required to do some reporting, they report the average of all their machines together, and they include video poker in the totals, so it's impossible to see the slot returns separately.

What's the best game in a slot-only casino (i.e., no table games are available)?

Usually video blackjack, where the house edge is around 2%, if you use proper strategy. After that, video poker, where the house edge is around 1-9%, again using proper strategy.

Where does one learn proper strategy?

Every hotel gift shop in Vegas sells a little blackjack strategy card for around $1.50, and you can use it at the table as long as you don't slow down the game. You can also use the strategy card at Easy Vegas. For video poker, see Wizard of Odds.com.

What's wrong with slot machines?

1. The house edge is higher than most other casino games.
2. The house edge is a secret, because the casino doesn't disclose it. This contrasts with table games, where the odds are known because mathematicians have calculated the odds and published them.
3. Slots can be played very fast, so you lose quicker.

   I recommend against playing slot machines. As for playing slots, one might as well just drive by the casino and throw some money at it.

How can a player improve her odds at slots?

1. Don't play. If you don't play, you have a 100% chance of not losing any money.
2. Don't play progressives. Progressive machines are the ones with an ever-increasing jackpot. These pay back at least a percentage point or two less than non-progressives.
3. Don't play video slots. Video slots pay back at least a percentage point or two less than electro-mechanical (physical reel) slots.
4. Play games with small jackpots. The smaller the jackpot, the more likely it is to hit.
5. Play higher-denomination machines. Higher denomination machines have slightly better odds than lower-denomination machines. However, even though the odds are better, you still lose more money playing them, because you're putting more money into the machine.

Has anyone figured out a way to beat slot machines, or is it possible someone will?

No and no. Slot machines work on simple probability. A fair coin has a 50% chance of landing on heads, no matter what you do. A slot machine is just a more complicated version of that coin. The only way to beat a slot machine is to change the laws of probability -- or to cheat, which is a felony.

Can't you just play a machine that hasn't had a jackpot in a long time, since it's due to hit a jackpot?

No. A slot machine is never "due" to hit a jackpot, no matter how long it's been since the last one. The odds are the same on every spin. The odds on the very next spin after hitting the jackpot are the same as they were on the spin that got the jackpot. If you flip a coin and you happen to get five heads in a row, tails is not more likely on the next toss. Heads and tails always have a 50% chance of coming up, regardless of previous results. See more on the Gambler's Fallacy.

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