"Beatable" casino games
With proper strategy, a smart player can create a positive mathematical expectation.
- Poker (Also recognised as a game of skill)
- Blackjack -- with card counting
- Video poker -- with proper pay table and/or progressive jackpot
- Pai Gow Poker and Tiles -- player-dealt
- Sports betting
- Horse racing (parimutuel)
- Slot machines -- only linked slots when multi-player jackpots reach a certain point
"Unbeatable" casino games
These have a negative expectation, players as a group will lose in the long run (unless they cheat).
- Baccarat
- Craps
- Roulette (unless physical prediction is used)
- Keno
- Casino war
- Faro (All but extinct)
- Pachinko
- Sic Bo
- Fan-Tan
- Let It Ride
- 3-card Poker
- 4-card poker
- Red Dog
- Pyramid Poker
- Caribbean Stud Poker
- Spanish 21 -- without counting
- Texas Hold'em Bonus Poker
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