Casino games
Casino games include table, card and machine games played in a casino. They involve playing or staking against a bank. Traditional casino games include roulette, blackjack and poker.
Casino-type games are also played on gaming machines and on the internet.
Casino games permitted in Britain include:
Big Six Wheel – also known simply as The Big Six, is an unequal game of chance, played using a large vertical wheel that can be spun. The wheel is divided into a number of equal segments separated by spokes or pins. Each segment is associated with a number. The wheel is spun by a dealer, and the winning segment is indicated by a pointer mounted on a flexible piece of rubber or leather, which also rubs against the pins to impart friction and slow the wheel down. The player with maximum points at the end of the set will be the winner.
Blackjack – a card game in which players try to beat the bank by adding the values of the cards as close to 21 without going over. Also known as 21.
Baccarat – A card game in which two or more players gamble against the banker. The winner is the player who holds two or three cards that total closest to nine. There are a number of variations of Baccarat in the United Kingdom.
Poker – a card game where players with fully or partially concealed cards make bets into a central pot. The pot is awarded to the player or players with the best combination of cards. Types of poker games include “three-card”, “casino stud” and “Texas Hold ‘Em”.
Stud Poker
Stud poker is any of a number of poker variants in which each player is dealt a mix of face-down and face-up cards in multiple betting rounds. Five-card stud first appeared during the American Civil War, and became very popular. In recent years, Seven-card stud has become more common, both in casinos and in home games. These two games form the basis of most modern stud poker variation.
Craps
Craps is a casino dice game in which players bet against the casino on the outcome of one roll or a series of rolls of two dice.
Punto Banco
Also called Baccarat. A card game in which two or more players gamble against the banker. The winner is the player who holds two or three cards that total closest to nine.
Roulette
In the game, a croupier spins a wheel in one direction, then spins a ball in the opposite direction around the circumference of the wheel. The ball eventually falls onto one of the 37 coloured and numbered pockets on the wheel. Players can place a variety of bets on specific numbers, the colour of the number (red or black), whether it is odd or even or on a grouping of numbers.
Sic Bo
Sic bo is played with three standard dice that are shaken in a basket or plastic cup. Traditionally, in Asia, the dice were shaken on a small plate covered with a bowl, which was then lifted to reveal the roll. In modern casinos the dice are shaken mechanically, and the outcome is keyed into a computer which automatically lights up the winning zones on the table. A player can make any number of bets on the sic bo table. Outcomes are based on the combinations that come up on the three dice. Payoff combinations are listed on a roulette-style table top that is often lit from underneath in winning areas of the layout to indicate winning combinations. The wagers available and their associated odds can differ from place to place.