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by throwawayacc3 1283 days ago
>Casino. All on Black.

Haha I love this! There was a gentleman that put his entire life savings on red and televised the event [0].

In reality for anyone reading, if you do want to gamble against the house, I suggest playing Craps and betting the Don't Pass Line. After surviving the first roll(s) and the button has been placed, you're allowed to place an additional bet called "laying the odds". This is the best bet in the casino. It is exactly 50/50, 0% house edge. The total casino edge for this combibed bet is less than 1% [1], where are roulette, red or black can have a house edge over 5% [2].

[0] https://youtube.com/watch?v=Airbq7bn0_o

[1] https://easy.vegas/games/craps-dont-pass

[2] https://roulette.com.au/rules-bets/red-black/