House EdgeThe following
table shows the house edge of the land-based casinos in
Atlantic City. Gray shaded entries indicate games partially of
skill and perfect play is assumed.Internet gambling sites
offer comparable or lesser house advantages since they do not
have the overhead and personnel cost of land based casinos.
Index of House Advantages/Edge:
| Game |
Bet |
House Advantage |
| Blackjack* |
Single Deck |
0.20% |
| Blackjack* |
Double Deck |
0.35% |
| Blackjack* |
Four Decks |
0.51% |
| Blackjack* |
Six Decks |
0.60% |
| Blackjack* |
Eight Decks |
0.63% |
| Baccarat |
Banker |
1.17% |
| Baccarat |
Player |
1.36% |
| Baccarat |
Tie (pays 8:1) |
14.12% |
| Big Six |
$1 |
11.11% |
| Big Six |
$2 |
16.67% |
| Big Six |
$5 |
22.22% |
| Big Six |
$10 |
18.52% |
| Big Six |
$20 |
22.22% |
| Big Six |
Joker/Logo |
24.07% |
| Caribbean Stud Poker |
|
5.22% |
| Craps |
Pass/Come |
1.41% |
| Craps |
Don't Pass/Don't Come |
1.40% |
| Craps |
Pass + 1X Odds |
0.85% |
| Craps |
Pass + 2X Odds |
0.61% |
| Craps |
Pass + 5X Odds |
0.32% |
| Craps |
Pass + 10X Odds |
0.18% |
| Craps |
Pass + 100X Odds |
0.02% |
| Craps |
Field (2:1 on 12) |
5.56% |
| Craps |
Field (3:1 on 12) |
2.78% |
| Craps |
Any Craps |
11.11% |
| Craps |
Big 6,8 |
9.09% |
| Craps |
Hard 4,10 |
11.11% |
| Craps |
Hard 6,8 |
9.09% |
| Craps |
Place (to Win) 6,8 |
1.52% |
| Craps |
Place (to Win) 5,9 |
4.00% |
| Craps |
Place (to Win) 4,10 |
6.67% |
| Craps |
Place (to Lose) 6,8 |
1.82% |
| Craps |
Place (to Lose) 5,9 |
2.50% |
| Craps |
Place (to Lose) 4,10 |
3.03% |
| Craps |
Proposition 2,12 |
13.89% |
| Craps |
Proposition 3,11 |
11.11% |
| Craps |
Proposition 7 |
16.67% |
| Keno |
|
25% to 29% |
| Let it Ride |
|
3.51% |
| Pai-Gow Poker |
|
2.50% |
| Red Dog |
|
2.69% |
| Roulette |
Single Zero Table |
2.70% |
| Roulette |
Double Zero Table |
5.26% |
| Sic-Bo |
|
2.78% to 47.22% |
| Slot Machines |
$0.05 |
15.20% |
| Slot Machines |
$0.25 |
10.20% |
| Slot Machines |
$0.50 |
9.10% |
| Slot Machines |
$1.00 |
8.10% |
| Slot Machines |
$5.00 |
5.50% |
| Slot Machines |
$25.00 |
5.30% |
| Slot Machines |
$100.00 |
3.90% |
| Spanish 21 |
|
0.82% |
| Three Card Poker |
Pair Plus |
2.32% |
| Three Card Poker |
Ante + Play |
1.46% |
| Video Poker** |
5/6/800 |
5.00% |
| Video Poker** |
6/9/800 |
0.46% |
| Video Poker** |
6/9/1000 |
-0.07% |
| War |
Go to War on Ties |
2.88% |
| War |
Surrender on Ties |
3.70% |
| War |
Bet on Ties |
18.65% |
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| Footnotes: |
| * Based on typical rules. Actual rules and
returns may vary. |
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