Bet the Deck

I noticed what I thought was a new game called Bet the Deck at the Flamingo yesterday. I turns out that I already wrote about an earlier version of the game eight years ago. It seems the owners simplified the game by reducing the number of betting choices, a move I applaud. As I have said to new game inventors hundreds of times, it is hard to overstate the benefit of simplicity when it comes to new casino games.

So, please follow the link for a sneak preview. As always, I welcome comments, corrections, and questions before I announce it to on the Odds site.

Does the player get 3 cards with 1 community card or get 1 card and 3 community cards? You say it both ways.

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Rules

The game is played with a single 52-card deck. Each player will get one card of his own and three community cards.

And then

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All Red/All Black

This is a pair of bets that the player's three cards and the community card will all be red, or all be black. Wins pay 16 to 1.

In the rules stated above, the player only gets one card and there are three community cards but later says something a little different. The result is the same but the wording needs fixed, methinks.

Thanks. There are three community cards and each player gets one card of his own.

This game seems as exciting at baccarat. The Flamingo should bring back 52 Wild.

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It seems the owners simplified the game

In the article you make it sound like the game you saw 8-9 yrs ago was simpler. So was the game simpler then, but now the betting is simpler?

The explanation of payouts looks fine, but how the bet is placed is a tad confusing. As a player can you make a bet one one, two, or three of the outcomes or do you place one bet and it is all a payout? I realize a picture mof the layout might be impossible, but how about a sketch of t>?he layout the player sees when they sit down?

Sounds like the layout would have three places similar to LIR?

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Thanks. There are three community cards and each player gets one card of his own.

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Lo Ball

The player's three cards and the community card must all be 8 or less. Aces count as low. Wins pay 6 to 1.

Still has them backwards.

Am I missing something or how do you get a full house with 1 player card and 3 community cards? And doubly impossible would be getting 5OAK with 4 cards AND only a 52 card deck?

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The explanation of payouts looks fine, but how the bet is placed is a tad confusing. As a player can you make a bet one one, two, or three of the outcomes or do you place one bet and it is all a payout?

It is like roulette, where the bets are independent, and the player can bet on any combination of them he wishes. I added some wording to hopefully make that more clear.