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Casino table games
Casino table games are the games dealt or run by a dealer at a table: card games like blackjack, baccarat and Three Card Poker, plus roulette, craps, sic bo and the big six wheel. Here is the full list, how each one works, and the house edge on its main bets.
Casino table games list
| Game | Type | Main bet | House edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackjack | Cards | Hand vs dealer | About 0.3% to 0.7% |
| Baccarat | Cards | Banker / Player | 1.06% / 1.24% |
| Craps | Dice | Pass / Don't Pass | 1.41% / 1.36% |
| Ultimate Texas Hold'em | Cards | Ante and Blind | 2.19% of the ante |
| High Card Flush | Cards | Ante and Raise | 2.64% of the ante |
| Roulette, single zero | Wheel | Any bet | 2.70% |
| Pai Gow Poker | Cards | Hand vs dealer | 2.72% |
| Sic bo | Dice | Big / Small | 2.78% |
| Casino war | Cards | High card | 2.88% |
| Three Card Poker | Cards | Ante and Play | 3.37% of the ante |
| Let It Ride | Cards | Three bets | 3.51% |
| Mississippi Stud | Cards | Ante and streets | 4.91% of the ante |
| Caribbean Stud | Cards | Ante and Raise | 5.22% of the ante |
| Roulette, double zero | Wheel | Any bet but one | 5.26% |
| Big six wheel | Wheel | $1 spot | 11.11% |
House edges are from Wizard of Odds for the standard rules and correct play. The card games each have their own rules and decisions, covered in casino card games. The rest of this page covers the wheel and dice games.
Roulette
The dealer spins a ball on a wheel with 37 or 38 pockets: 1 to 36, a 0, and on American wheels a 00. You bet on a single number, a group of numbers, red or black, odd or even, or high or low. A single number pays 35 to 1. Red or black pays 1 to 1. The zeros are what pay the house: on a double-zero wheel every bet has a 5.26% edge except the five-number bet on 0, 00, 1, 2 and 3, which has 7.89%. A single-zero wheel cuts the edge to 2.70%.
Craps
Craps is played with two dice. The first roll of a round is the come-out roll. On a Pass Line bet, a 7 or 11 wins, a 2, 3 or 12 loses, and any other number becomes the point. The shooter keeps rolling until the point comes again, a win, or a 7 comes, a loss. Don't Pass is the opposite bet. Once a point is set, you can add an odds bet behind your Pass Line bet. It pays true odds and has no house edge at all.
| Craps bet | House edge |
|---|---|
| Odds bet | 0% |
| Don't Pass, Don't Come | 1.36% |
| Pass Line, Come | 1.41% |
| Place 6 or 8 | 1.52% |
| Place 5 or 9 | 4.00% |
| Field (2 to 1 on 2 and 12) | 5.56% |
| Place 4 or 10 | 6.67% |
| Hard 6 or 8 | 9.09% |
| Any craps | 11.11% |
| Any seven | 16.67% |
The bets in the middle of the table, run by the stickman, cost the most.
Sic bo
Sic bo uses three dice shaken in a covered cup. You bet on totals, single numbers, pairs and triples. Small wins on a total of 4 to 10 and Big on 11 to 17, each paying 1 to 1, but both lose to any triple. That makes their house edge 2.78%. Other sic bo bets range up to about 33%, depending on the casino's pay table.
Big six wheel
The big six, or wheel of fortune, is a large upright wheel with 54 spots. You bet on a symbol, and if the wheel stops on it you are paid its number. On the common wheel, the $1 spot appears 24 times and pays 1 to 1 for an 11.11% house edge. The other spots run from 16.67% to 24.07%. It has the highest house edge of the standard table games.
Table minimums and limits
Every table has a sign that shows the game, the minimum and maximum bet and any special rules, such as a 3 to 2 or 6 to 5 blackjack payout. Read it before you sit down. The same game can carry different rules at two tables in the same room. For how to buy in and handle chips, see casino etiquette and casino chip values.
Table games online
You can learn the card games for free with play money before you play at a real table. Our sites deal blackjack, video poker and 3 card poker with play money, so you can learn the rules and the decisions before you sit down at a real table.
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Questions
What are the table games in casinos?
Blackjack, baccarat, craps and roulette, plus carnival card games such as Three Card Poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Let It Ride, Pai Gow Poker, Mississippi Stud and casino war. Many casinos also run sic bo and a big six wheel.
Which casino table game has the best odds?
Blackjack with basic strategy, at about 0.3% to 0.7% with 3 to 2 blackjack. In craps, the Pass Line with odds and Don't Pass are close behind, and baccarat's Banker bet is 1.06%.
Which table game is easiest for beginners?
Baccarat and roulette need no decisions after the bet. Three Card Poker has one decision per hand. Blackjack takes a chart to learn but costs the least.
Is single-zero roulette better than double-zero?
Yes. The single-zero wheel has a 2.70% house edge. The double-zero wheel has 5.26% on most bets.
Can I play casino table games online for free?
Yes. Play-money versions let you learn the rules and the decisions without betting any money.
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