When you step into a casino, you can play a wide variety of games.

You can play traditional table games or stay away from the tables, or even just take a break from them, and play slots. At an online casino, as well as traditional table games, you can play variations of these classic games, and you can also play live casino games, in which a human croupier hosts the game rather than a computer.

Just as different games have different rules and ways to win, each game offer you different odds of winning. That means when you sit down to a casino table or at a casino slot, online or offline, you stand a better chance of winning in some games than in others.

The question is whether they’re worth playing more. To help you decide, this post looks at different casino games and at your odds of winning.

Craps

Craps is a live-on-the-edge type of game because it’s played with dice. There’s no real telling what the outcome the roll of the dice will produce, but that’s what players are betting on.

The “shooter” rolls the dice and if they roll a 7 or 11, the bettors win; if they roll a 2, 3 or 12, they lose; and any other number becomes the point. If the shooter rolls a point number on the first roll, called the “comeout,” they must keep rolling until they roll it again or until they roll a 7 to lose.

Although craps places you at the mercy of the dice and the result is totally random, the game provides you with some of the best odds of winning at nearly 50%, especially if you make a “pass line” bet such as whether the shooter will win or lose. If you make more specific bets, your odds of winning decrease (but the payout will be higher if you bet correctly).

Roulette

Roulette is easy to play. All you have to do is place your bet on where the roulette ball will land when the wheel stops spinning. There are various simple bets you can place. One is whether, out of the potential 38 numbers it can land on, the ball will land on red or black. It’s possible it could land on the 0, which is green, or, in American Roulette, the 00. Straightforward bets like this give you an almost 50% chance of winning.

Just like craps, however, if you make more specific bets, the odds of winning are slimmer, but the potential payout is higher if the roulette ball lands in your favor. Examples of such bets include betting on the ball landing on any of a certain range of numbers — e.g. 1 to 12 — or on it landing on one specific number.

Blackjack

Like the games above, blackjack is uncomplicated, but it is, however, more strategic. The odds of winning are 49% and you’re playing against the dealer, rather than against other players. The object is to get a hand as close to 21 as possible without going over, and the hand must be higher than the dealer’s.

To make the odds work for you, you’ve got to know the game. Deciding when the right time to it is relies not just on understanding your own cards, but also basing your decision on the cards the dealer is showing. If you have a 12 and the dealer has a 2, hit. Only split 4s when the dealer is displaying a 4 or 5. Always split 8s. Learning to memorize decision-making rules like this will increase the odds even further in your favor.

Slots

Slots give you possibly the worst odds you could imagine, unfortunately, but they’re highly entertaining and, because the outcome is entirely random, one of the fairest types of casino games out there. You spin the reels and, depending on where the reel lands, you win or lose. Neither you nor the casino can influence the result.

Slots are one of the best online casino games to play when it comes to understanding the odds. It would take mean mathematics skills to calculate the odds of winning, but reputable online casino operators will state the return to player (RTP), the theoretical payout percentage, of each of the games in its collection. You can use this determine your chances of winning while playing on the slot.

Baccarat

Baccarat is another straightforward casino game and the house odds, the casino’s in-built advantage, are between 1.01 and 1.24 percent on the banker and player bets. When you play baccarat, you have a good chance of winning. All you’re doing is betting on the banker or the player. The side that draws closest to 9 wins.

A lot of baccarat tables have higher limits, but you shouldn’t let this put you off. It’s better to play in a high-stakes game and have a greater chance of winning than in a low limits game in which you’re less likely to walk away with more money in your pocket. If you have the bankroll for it, baccarat delivers a more refined experience than other casino games, as well as good odds.

Knowing which games give you the best odds of winning is excellent knowledge to have when you step inside any casino, online or offline. Some games place you at a greater advantage than others. One of the best ways to increase your odds is to understand the games you play inside out. Then you can make smart strategic decisions that tilt the odds even further in your favor.