%The House Always Wins
A casino you can't lose real money in

Every game in Las Vegas, and why every one of them is built to take your money.

Learn how each game works, play all of them with $1,000 of fake money, and then see the arithmetic that decides the result before the first card is dealt. Nothing here takes real money, asks for an account or stores anything outside your own browser.

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Game guide

Baccarat, blackjack, roulette, craps, sic bo, casino war, Texas hold'em, three card poker, slots, Mighty Cash-style hold & spin, video poker, keno and more: the rules, what each bet pays, and the house edge printed next to it.

games · bets
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Play with fake money

Thirteen games dealt from real shuffled shoes and fair dice. A counter beside the table shows how much you've bet, what the maths expected you to lose, and how long that would have taken at a real table.

$1,000 play money
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The maths & the mind

House edge, how fast it eats a bankroll, why your chance of being ahead shrinks every hour, gambler's ruin, why betting systems can't work — and the psychological tricks that keep people playing.

Formulas · calculators · 1,000-player simulation

The whole site in one line

What you can expect to lose expected loss = house edge × total amount bet

It doesn't depend on how much you bring, how you bet, when you stop or how lucky you feel. The casino doesn't need to win every bet. It only needs you to keep placing them, and every page here shows how it makes sure you do.

If gambling is costing you more than you want it to, you aren't alone and it isn't a failure of willpower. These games are engineered by professionals. Free, confidential help is listed on the help section, including phone lines open around the clock.