Easy game?

Question

My friends and I are going to the casinos and I have never been. What is a good choice of a game to play that is easy to learn the basics so I don't look stupid. Any what are the odds of winning any money at that game. Thanks.

Answer 1

Try craps!

It is fun exciting, fast, and has a low house edge.

And despite all the bets on the table, you can make simple pass line bets, and take the odds, and maybe get lucky while you do it. To do this, simply go to the table, and place a chip on the pass line. Ask the dealer about taking the odds, they will explain it to you, and how to do it. Learn about how to play before you go, and you can have a blast!

If you do play, use the Calculated Craps Strategy - you can get it for free here:

http://www.thedoverpro.com/craps.htm

Answer 2

Your best bet is probably Blackjack because it's easy and fun and has a low house advantage. This site will tell you everything you need to know: http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack

Answer 3

Slot machines!

http://www.onlineslotmachines.biz/

Answer 4

Blackjack is probably your best bet.  If you try to memorize the basic strategy chart on your way , you'll be set.  Watch a few hands being played, then jump right in..there's nothing to it.  You won't look dumb if you're at a low limit table...that's where most of the casual and new players go. And if you play perfect stategy (like the chart says to), the house only has a slight edge..meaning they'll only win slightly more often than you...but make no mistake, it's often enough that you WILL lose eventually.  SO if you hit a little streak and double your money..walk away.  Easy to say, I know.  And it seems easy advice to take..until you're looking at all this free money you just won...and boy oh boy, that sure was easy..just think, I could win even more...I'll just play a few more hands but bet a little more. And before you know it, all that free money is gone..along with the money you sat down with.  How'd I let that happen?!?  Logic and reason get a little hazy in a casino.

Absolute rule # 1 when you go to a casino..to play ANY game:  Take how much money you can afford to lose.  Hope to win...but be prepared to lose.  THey don't build those casinos by offering games the players can regularly win.

Here's the blackjack chart...have fun..and play smart....fastest way to look dumb is to lose all the money you cam ewith in the first few hours you're there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackjack

Answer 5

Blackjack is the most popular game in the casino, but not even CLOSE to being the easiest. Slots, roulette, craps, and baccarat (or mini-baccarat) are all MUCH easier to learn to play properly than blackjack.

Slots are obviously simple. You stick some money in, press the amount you want to bet, and pull the lever (or press the spin button).

Roulette is super simple as well. Buy in for whatever you want, and dealer will slide you a stack of equal denomination chips. To bet, you simply place however many chips you want to bet on the various bets on the table. The most popular bets are red or black, and single number bets, but there are a plethora of choices of groups to bet on. The biggest problem with roulette is that it has the worst odds of any table game in the casino.

Craps is by far the most exciting game in the casino. The most popular bet is the pass line bet, which is one of the best bets in the casino. You place a bet (say $10) on the space marked "pass line." If a 7 or 11 is rolled, you win. If a 2, 3, or 12 is rolled, you lose. If 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 are rolled, that number becomes the point. If that number is rolled again before a 7, you win. If a 7 is rolled first, you lose. BTW, you should also add an "odds" bet once you are comfortable at the table. The odds bet is the SINGLE BEST BET AT THE CASINO. It actually has NO house edge. To place an odds bet, wait until a point is established, then place another bet directly behind your pass line bet. Ignore all the rest of the bets at the table, as they suck.

The next easiest game in the casino baccarat. You simply place a bet on either the "player" spot or the "banker" spot (ignore the tie bet, it sucks). Then you just wait for the dealer to deal out the cards, then tell you if you won or lost. FYI, The banker bet is actually slightly better than the player bet.

Blackjack is a good game, but takes some time to learn to play properly. In fact, it's so difficult that 99% of the people who step to the table actually play wrong, even though they think they are playing right. If you want to play blackjack, do yourself a favor, and buy a pocket sized "basic strategy" card and take it to the casino. Put it on the table next to your chips, and use it to make EVERY decision in the game.

Answer 6

Slot machines are the easiest games to play as you are only required to insert $, select your bet amount and press spin. However Slot machines are a suckers game meaning that the odds are not in your favor. But with slots anything can happen at any time. I've stuck 20 bucks in a slot machine and hit a $1200 jackpot for instance.

If you got a few hours to do some studying (like at work or something) look up blackjack basic strategy. With a few hours of memorization someone with no prior experience can play blackjack and enjoy themselves. They may even make a few bucks who knows? Just bet the table minimum and hang out,have fun, BS with the dealer etc. Blackjack has the best odds for the player FYI. And given my experience I've noticed the cocktail servers which work the blackjack table areas are more attentive than the ones working the slot areas. Also if you are playing blackjack avoid games which use a constant shuffle machine as these types of games tend to favor the house and not the player. Oh yeah and dont touch the cards or you will have the big ogres in the suits at your side real quick. And the the final thing is to relax and have fun gambling is recreation not a lifestyle.