{"id":44601,"date":"2025-08-18T16:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=44601"},"modified":"2025-08-18T16:29:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T23:29:03","slug":"caesars-entertainment-rolls-out-roulettes-best-bet-with-bigass-asterisk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/caesars-entertainment-rolls-out-roulettes-best-bet-with-bigass-asterisk\/","title":{"rendered":"Caesars Entertainment Rolls Out “Roulette’s Best Bet,” With Bigass Asterisk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s a new-old roulette bet in town being billed as “Roulette’s Best Bet.” It’s right on the felt, so it must be true! The side bet, “2G’$,” is available at casinos in the Caesars Entertainment family of casinos.<\/p>\n

The “2G’$” bet gives a big payout if a player hits two green spaces in a row. And, yes, it uses a dollar symbol rather than an “s.”<\/p>\n

It’s also one of the worst bets in a casino, ever. How can a bet be both the “best” and “worst” simultaneously? We are here to help.<\/p>\n

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Side bets are like quicksand disguised as a dance floor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The “2G’$” bet has been around since 2020, where it made its debut at Gold Coast. It’s new at Caesars Entertainment casinos, though. Caesars operates eight resorts, about a quarter of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.<\/p>\n

“2G’$” is available on roulette tables with double zeroes and the much-derided triple zeroes, each with a different payout.<\/p>\n

On double zero, hitting two greens in a row pays 280-to-1. By comparison, betting on an individual number and hitting it pays a paltry 35-to-1.<\/p>\n

On triple zero, it pays 130-to-1.<\/p>\n

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Photography is not allowed at many live roulette tables. Also, F The Man.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When this side bet first appeared<\/a> at Gold Coast, it was available on double zero games only and paid 350-to-1. The house edge was 2.77%. That’s pretty good!<\/p>\n

Now, the buzzkill: A payout of 280-to-1 moves the house edge to a jaw-dropping 22.16%.<\/p>\n

On triple zero, a payout of 130-to-1 has a 22.49% house edge.<\/p>\n

For some perspective, overall, the house edge in double zero roulette is 5.26% (7.69% for triple zero), which is why roulette is considered one of the worst games to play in a casino.<\/p>\n

The worst bet on a double zero table before “Roulette’s Best Bet” was the basket bet<\/a> (the 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 combination), with a house edge of 7.89%.<\/p>\n

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You’ll look cooler, and poorer, betting the basket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The “2G’$” side bet blows that out of the water, and not in a good way.<\/p>\n

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We went to public school, so we had ChatGPT check all the math in this story.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Is it false advertising to bill this bet as “Roulette’s Best Bet”? No! It is the best roulette bet.<\/p>\n

The “bigass asterisk”: It’s the best roulette bet FOR THE CASINO. And we do not use all caps lightly.<\/p>\n

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Fixed it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, the reality check.<\/p>\n

Can side bets (sometimes called “sucker” bets) be fun? Absolutely.<\/p>\n

Do such bets win? Of course.<\/p>\n

There’s a whole tribe of people who rail against triple zero roulette and claim they will never play it.<\/p>\n

The fact is, most players don’t care all that much about math. (We are one of those players.)<\/p>\n

Triple zero roulette tables often have lower minimums, which is a draw for many Las Vegas visitors.<\/p>\n

Even when the minimums are the same, people are just as likely to play double zero as triple, despite the odds being worse.<\/p>\n

People play where it’s convenient and where they feel lucky.<\/p>\n

Math is both the reason Las Vegas exists, and it is the opposite of Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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Strat has four roulette tables. One single zero ($25 minimum), two double zero ($25 minimum), one triple zero ($15 minimum). All are busy. Nearby, swath of live table games replaced by slots, as has been the trend. pic.twitter.com\/AClICMKAqr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) August 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n