Blackjack has the best odds of winning, with a house edge of just 1 percent in most casinos, Bean said. Plus, you are playing against only the dealer, not hooded poker champions.

What casino game has the best odds? Video poker can provide the best odds in a casino, depending on the version of the paytable. However, blackjack is generally regarded as having the best casino odds when using basic strategy. This can help lower the house edge to around 0.50%.

John 'Black Jack' Anderson (d 1842?) was an African-American sealer and pirate active in the Recherche Archipelago off the south coast of Western Australia.

Blackjack Perfect Pairs is a side bet that the first two cards the player is dealt make a pair, with three different types of pair paying out at different odds. A pair is considered to be two cards of the same numerical value for cards between two and 10 and the same face value for jacks, queens, kings and aces.