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Casino games guides
Most casino games are priced against you. These pages unpack rules and odds for the titles this site does not run, so you can read a felt or a lobby before you stake.
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Casino games: lobby taxonomy and how to read RTP
Casino games in an online lobby are not one product. Table tiles, live-dealer streams, instant RNG originals and slots all price risk differently. RTP is the long-run share of stakes paid back; house edge is 100% minus that number. Read the paytable or rule sheet, not the thumbnail. PVPspinArena does not offer a casino lobby — only Jackpot, Coinflip and Roulette — so this page is a map for games you meet elsewhere.
Lobbies and live
Table games
How to play baccarat: banker, player, tie and the real edges
How to play baccarat: player, banker and tie rules, the third-card tableau, and why banker is about 1.06% while tie is a much fatter price.
Craps odds: pass line versus proposition bets on the same cubes
Craps odds on the pass line versus propositions: the 36-pair table, 1.41% line edge, and why any-seven is a 16.67% price on the same cubes.
Casino holdem: the house game versus a raked poker pot
Casino holdem versus raked poker: ante and call, dealer qualifying, typical 2% edges, and why a house paytable is not a poker pot.
Hi lo card game: Acey-Deucey, in-between and casino higher-lower
Hi lo card game explained: Acey-Deucey / in-between versus casino higher-lower, how the spread sets the price, and typical house-edge shapes.
Draw and specialty
Keno odds: spot counts, 80-ball draws and the real keep
Keno odds on an 80-ball, 20-draw card: how spot counts set hit chances, why paytables often keep 20% or more, and how to read one ticket.
Wheel game casino: money-wheel segments and the posted pay
How a wheel game casino prices money-wheel and Wheel of Fortune-style segments: count the pegs, read the posted multiples, compute the keep.
Dice duel: two-cube rules, ties and the house take
How a dice duel works: two totals compared, what ties do to the price, and why a “higher roll wins” button is not a fair 50/50.
Tower game gambling: ladder rungs, crash maths and cash-out
Tower game gambling explained: crash-like ladders, per-rung survival, short-paid multipliers, and how cashing out does not create an edge.
Pachinko odds: parlour machines versus online clones
Pachinko odds without invented parlour RTP: how Japanese halls differ from online clones, and how to price a digital board you can actually count.
Double or nothing gambling: streak products and the real cost
Double or nothing gambling as a streak product: each 2x-or-bust step, how a small edge compounds, and why a planned stop is the only lever.