What is the max house edge a carnival game in Nevada can legally have?
July 9th, 2011 at 3:15:20 PM
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What is the max house edge a carnival game in Nevada can legally have? Recently my casino added a new one with a 6.49% house edge and now I'm curious to know this answer.
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July 9th, 2011 at 3:55:09 PM
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Do you mean the maximum house edge in a licensed casino that operates what is commonly referred to as a carnival game or the maximum that some sort of charity event operating a Monte Carlo Night or Church Fair type event can have? I don't even know if the regs make such a differentiation but would assume that they do.
July 9th, 2011 at 4:37:00 PM
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" Given the regulations as to maximum house edges (Nevada <=25%), " This on a prior thread posted by MathExtemist.
July 10th, 2011 at 1:27:51 AM
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Quote: ZeroprisonerZWhat is the max house edge a carnival game in Nevada can legally have? Recently my casino added a new one with a 6.49% house edge and now I'm curious to know this answer.
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I will be a little more specific..... Table games like 3 card poker, Boston 5 card, crazy 4 poker, Mississippi stud. To get a patent in the State of Nevada what's the max house edge a game like this can have?
So < 25% is the answer?
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July 10th, 2011 at 2:01:57 AM
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Oh, I see what you wanted now.
Okay. Just remember, no matter what patent you might receive, the game has to be commercially viable as well as being technically legal. So I would say that any game that approached such a whopping house edge would be patentable but hardly something players or casinos would be clamoring for.
Okay. Just remember, no matter what patent you might receive, the game has to be commercially viable as well as being technically legal. So I would say that any game that approached such a whopping house edge would be patentable but hardly something players or casinos would be clamoring for.
July 10th, 2011 at 7:18:54 AM
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Lots of side bets have 20%+ HAs. The pairs plus in 3 card is 7.3 percent when it's 1-3-6 which is what all casinos feature these days on the strip. Ripoff.
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July 10th, 2011 at 9:05:58 AM
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I can't answer the original question, but...
House edge has nothing to do with patentability.
However, it has everything to do with getting it approved by the gaming commission, getting it into a casino, and getting gamblers to play it and like it.
House edge has nothing to do with patentability.
However, it has everything to do with getting it approved by the gaming commission, getting it into a casino, and getting gamblers to play it and like it.
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July 10th, 2011 at 11:51:49 AM
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You don't get a patent in the state of Nevada -- you get Nevada Gaming Control Board approval for the game. And yes, 25% or less is the answer for the house edge. The only exceptions are games that are grandfathered in, like Keno (some Keno bets are >25% edge).
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July 10th, 2011 at 11:57:15 AM
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Quote: ZeroprisonerZWhat is the max house edge a carnival game in Nevada can legally have? Recently my casino added a new one with a 6.49% house edge and now I'm curious to know this answer.
-Thanks :)
The max house advantage at slots and other machines is 25%. I've heard that from several sources.
There doesn't seem to be one at the other games. Many of the bets at keno are over 25%, as is the jackpot bet at Caribbean Stud at its reset level (and some level beyond).
