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Casinos are incredibly profitable businesses, and their success relies entirely on cold, hard mathematics.
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This guaranteed profit margin is known universally throughout the industry as the "house edge."
+How Casinos Create the Edge
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The house edge is created by paying winning bets at slightly less than the true mathematical odds.
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However, if you win a straight-up number bet, the casino only pays you 35 to 1.
+The edge guarantees the casino will always make moneyIt is the cost of entertainment for the playerLower edge games preserve your bankroll longer
+The Flip Side of the House Edge
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RTP is simply the inverse of the house edge, expressed as the percentage of money returned to players.
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RTP is a long-term statistical average, not a guarantee for any single gaming session.
+Finding the Best Casino Odds
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If you want to stretch your bankroll and maximize your chances, you must play low-edge games.
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Video poker can also offer an edge below 1%, and sometimes even dips into negative territory with perfect play.
+[Casino](https://mestate.us/author/iandynon79185/) GameAverage House EdgePlayer Skill NeededBlackjack0.5% (with strategy)HighEuropean Roulette2.70%None
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You cannot defeat the math, but you can choose the games that give you the fairest possible fight.
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