{
  "name": "casinoaurum measured house edge dataset",
  "description": "Every major casino game and bet ranked by house edge, with the cost per $100 wagered and whether the figure was measured in our own simulations, derived analytically, or taken from a published RTP.",
  "licence": "Free to reuse with attribution to https://casinoaurum.com",
  "notes": [
    "method=measured means we ran it: the simulation code and raw output are at /data/simulations/ with the seed in each docstring.",
    "method=analytic means the value follows from the rules in closed form.",
    "method=published RTP means the operator or studio publishes it and we did not independently measure it.",
    "houseEdgePct is per unit wagered. For blackjack the headline figure is per initial bet; the element of risk is lower.",
    "Generated by parsing the ranked table in the guide, so the data and the article cannot disagree."
  ],
  "source": "https://casinoaurum.com/guides/casino-house-edge-statistics/",
  "simulations": "https://casinoaurum.com/data/simulations/",
  "games": [
    {
      "rank": 1,
      "game": "Blackjack, basic strategy (8 decks, S17, DAS, 3:2)",
      "houseEdgePct": 0.44,
      "costPer100Usd": 0.44,
      "basis": "Measured, 8M hands",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "8M hands"
    },
    {
      "rank": 2,
      "game": "Baccarat — banker (after 5% commission)",
      "houseEdgePct": 1.04,
      "costPer100Usd": 1.04,
      "basis": "Measured, 10M hands (published ~1.06%)",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "10M hands"
    },
    {
      "rank": 3,
      "game": "Crypto-casino originals (Plinko, Wheel, Dice, Crash and similar)",
      "houseEdgePct": 1,
      "costPer100Usd": 1,
      "basis": "Measured, 499M rounds (RTP 97.99–99.53%; crash: every cash-out target the same 1%)",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "499M rounds"
    },
    {
      "rank": 4,
      "game": "Baccarat — player",
      "houseEdgePct": 1.26,
      "costPer100Usd": 1.26,
      "basis": "Measured, 10M hands (published ~1.24%)",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "10M hands"
    },
    {
      "rank": 5,
      "game": "French roulette — even money with la partage",
      "houseEdgePct": 1.35,
      "costPer100Usd": 1.35,
      "basis": "Analytic",
      "method": "analytic",
      "sample": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 6,
      "game": "Craps — don't pass",
      "houseEdgePct": 1.36,
      "costPer100Usd": 1.36,
      "basis": "Analytic",
      "method": "analytic",
      "sample": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 7,
      "game": "Craps — pass line",
      "houseEdgePct": 1.41,
      "costPer100Usd": 1.41,
      "basis": "Analytic",
      "method": "analytic",
      "sample": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 8,
      "game": "European roulette — any bet",
      "houseEdgePct": 2.7,
      "costPer100Usd": 2.7,
      "basis": "Analytic",
      "method": "analytic",
      "sample": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 9,
      "game": "Aviator (Spribe crash, published 97% RTP)",
      "houseEdgePct": 3,
      "costPer100Usd": 3,
      "basis": "Measured, 452M rounds at the published edge",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "452M rounds at the published edge"
    },
    {
      "rank": 10,
      "game": "Online slots (typical published RTP 94–97%)",
      "houseEdgePct": 6,
      "costPer100Usd": 3,
      "basis": "Published RTP",
      "method": "published RTP",
      "sample": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 11,
      "game": "American roulette — any bet",
      "houseEdgePct": 5.26,
      "costPer100Usd": 5.26,
      "basis": "Analytic",
      "method": "analytic",
      "sample": null
    },
    {
      "rank": 12,
      "game": "Blackjack — \"mimic the dealer\"",
      "houseEdgePct": 5.68,
      "costPer100Usd": 5.68,
      "basis": "Measured, 1M hands",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "1M hands"
    },
    {
      "rank": 13,
      "game": "Blackjack — \"never bust\"",
      "houseEdgePct": 5.94,
      "costPer100Usd": 5.94,
      "basis": "Measured, 1M hands",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "1M hands"
    },
    {
      "rank": 14,
      "game": "Baccarat — tie at 8:1",
      "houseEdgePct": 14.29,
      "costPer100Usd": 14.29,
      "basis": "Measured, 10M hands (published ~14.36%)",
      "method": "measured",
      "sample": "10M hands"
    },
    {
      "rank": 15,
      "game": "Craps — Any 7",
      "houseEdgePct": 16.67,
      "costPer100Usd": 16.67,
      "basis": "Analytic",
      "method": "analytic",
      "sample": null
    }
  ]
}