Conditional Availability Of Low-edge Bets

Conditional availability of low-edge bets

Picture a card game where banking the hand costs almost nothing (0.2%) while betting against the dealer costs 2%. A player who gets the bank one hand in five and wagers $50 every hand puts 80% of the money through the 2% position and 20% through the 0.2% one. Weighted edge: 0.8 × 2% + 0.2 × 0.2% = 1.64%. Not 0.2%.


The lowest number in a comparison table is often like that bank figure. It depends on holding a particular role, on a payment schedule the house may not offer, or on a rule variant that exists at some tables and not others. The condition is part of the result; list the figure without it and the table overstates what most players will get.


Where the small print is spelled out next to each percentage, the comparison reads correctly: https://casinohouseedge.com/casino-games-house-edge-rankings/. Access, frequency and stake weighting then sit beside the headline figure instead of hiding behind it.