The
following
list
indicates
which
software
brand
offers
the
best
rules
for
the
most
popular
games.
Brands
of
software
considered
are
Boss
Media,
Cryptologic,
Microgmaing,
Real
Time
Gaming,
World
Gaming
(formerly
known
as
Starnet),
Playtech,
Odds
On,
Random
Logic
(Casino
on
Net),
and
Unified
Gaming.
The
criteria
for
judging
is
the
lowest
house
edge
among
all
bets.
For
example
when
judging
baccarat
I
only
considered
the
banker
bet,
which
is
the
best
bet
on
the
table.
In
the
event
of
a
tie
on
the
best
bet,
as
was
the
case
in
craps,
the
second
best
bet
was
used
to
break
the
tie.
Sometimes
an
operator
is
allowed
to
set
their
own
rules
to
some
games.
For
purposes
of
this
article
I
used
what
I
found
to
be
the
most
common,
or
default
rules.
All
house
edge
figures
used
are
based
on
basic
or
optimal
strategy.
-
Baccarat:
Boss
Media
(version
1),
Microgaming,
World
Gaming,
Aqua
Online
(tie)
All
of
these
brands
offer
single-deck
baccarat,
with
a
house
edge
on
the
banker
bet
of
1.0117%.
Note
that
the
house
edge
is
higher
on
the
player
and
tie
bets
on
the
single-deck
game
as
opposed
to
a
shoe.
Since
the
banker
is
the
best
bet
-
Blackjack:
Boss
Media
A
new
leader
in
the
best
blackjack
category
is
Boss
Media,
version
1.
Unified
Gaming
used
to
hold
this
honor,
but
slipped
back
when
they
restricted
doubling
to
totals
of
9
to
11.
The
player
edge
with
Boss
Media
version
1
software
is
0.07%.
Note
that
there
are
two
version
of
Boss
Media
software
avaiable
the
old
version
1
is
single
player
and
version
2
is
multi-player.
-
Caribbean
Stud
Poker:
Microgaming.
Microgaming
offers
a
more
generous
pay
table
than
the
usual
one,
lowering
the
house
edge
from
5.22%
to
5.01%.
-
Casino
War:
Starnet.
In
the
event
of
a
tie
after
going
to
war
World
Gaming
pays
3-1
on
the
total
amount
bet,
cutting
the
house
edge
to
a
mere
0.66%.
-
Craps:
Casino
on
Net.
Casino
on
Net
allows
3X
odds.
In
addition
they
correctly
let
the
player
lay
odds
relative
to
the
amount
the
player
can
win,
not
the
bet.
Most
Internet
casinos
incorrectly
base
laying
odds
relative
to
the
bet,
not
the
win.
By
taking
the
full
3X
odds
the
overall
house
edge
on
the
pass
and
come
bets
is
0.47%,
and
on
the
don't
pass
and
don't
come
is
0.34%.
-
Deuces
Wild:
Unified
Gaming.
The
Unified
Gaming
pay
table
returns
98.91%.
-
Jacks
or
Better:
Microgaming,
Real
Time
Gaming,
Playtech
(tie).
All
offer
full
pay
jacks
or
better
with
a
return
of
99.54%.
-
Joker
Poker:
Real
Time
Gaming.
The
Real
Time
Gaming
pay
table
returns
100.18%.
Note
that
this
game
involves
a
very
hard
to
hit
seqential
royal
jackpot.
-
Keno:
Microgaming,
Aqua
Online.
Both
Microgaming
and
Aqua
Online
offer
the
exact
same
keno
pay
table.
The
best
return
on
keno
is
the
pick
13
with
a
return
of
96.54%.
-
Let
it
Ride:
Starnet,
Cryptologic,
and
Real
Time
Gaming
(tie).
All
three
of
these
brands
follow
the
usual
rules.
-
Pai
Gow
Poker:
Unified
Gaming,
Boss
Media
(tie).
Only
Unified
Gaming
and
Boss
Media
version
2
allow
player
banking
(every
other
turn).
-
Red
Dog:
Cryptologic.
The
greater
the
number
of
decks
the
better
the
odds
are
for
the
player.
Cryptologic
uses
8
decks
for
a
house
edge
of
2.75%.
-
Roulette:
Cryptologic.
Cryptologic
follows
the
Atlantic
City
rule
of
giving
half
back
on
even
money
bets
if
the
ball
lands
in
zero.
This
is
slightly
better
than
a
single
zero
wheel,
which
can
be
found
with
Microgaming,
Playtech,
and
Real
Time
Gaming,
but
only
on
the
even
money
bets.
If
you
must
play
anything
other
than
red,
black,
odd,
even,
1-18,
and
19-36
then
you
should
opt
for
a
single
zero
wheel.
-
Sic
Bo:
Microgaming.
Microgaming
offers
slightly
better
odds
on
some
of
the
sucker
bets.
The
best
bet
is
still
on
the
high
and
low,
which
pays
even
money.
-
Three
Card
Poker:
Real
Time
Gaming.
Real
Time
Gaming
is
the
only
brand
of
online
casino
software
that
I
know
of
to
offer
Three
Card
Poker.
They
call
it
Tri-Card
Poker
and
have
stingier
pay
tables
than
the
normal
games.
Their
house
edge
on
the
ante
&
play
bet
is
3.83%
and
on
the
pairplus
bet
is
3.49%.
