Big Wheel Casino Views

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Worst Bet #2: The Big Wheel. The house edge here is 15%. This a"gameu" (which is really just a big money maker for the casino) is usually found at the casino exits and entrances. On the Big Wheel with pictures of $5, $10 and $20 bills; you put your money down and hope to match the spin of the wheel. Of course, the casino is hoping that as you are leaving you will throw down your last $20. That way they have succeeded in taking all your money. Come on, folks, you know there are much better bets in the house. Besides, I hope you are never down to your last $20 on any gambling trip.

Big Six is a simple game, and thus is very popular with newcomers to Las Vegas. All you do is make your bet (or pay for your turn), and spin a wheel that is vertically mounted on an axle. If the wheel stops on a prize, you win; otherwise, well, you lose. Sometimes the casino will call this game Big Wheel, or, in honor of the famous TV game show, it may be promoted as Wheel of Fortune. You may also find a variation of the game, called Money Wheel, in which the prizes are bills of different values. Dice Wheel is Big Six with a limitation of winning payouts to six segments of the wheel decorated to look like the face of a die.

Big Six wheels have 54 different segments or possible stopping points on the edge of the wheel, each marked in denominations of payouts. In Las Vegas it is most common to see denominations of money around the wheel (from $1 up to $20), together with two spots that pay $40 on a $1 bet. A joker usually goes there, or perhaps the casino logo (to remind us who really wins at this game).