If you have ever been in a land-based casino you may remember coming across a large wheel (six feet in diameter) somewhat resembling the Wheel of Fortune. If you are a regular at a local gambling establishment then you are probably only far too familiar with this game.

Classified as a table game, the Big Six Wheel, as it is called, is actually more like a carnival game. There are no seats for players to sit down, because in truth, the casinos offering this game know they are going to have empty seats most of the time.

Although there are a few suckers every now and then who spend way too much of their bankroll trying to win at the Big Six Wheel, there are many smart gamblers who, after having won some profit at the slots or blackjack table, drop a few casino chips at the Wheel just for the hell of it. This is precisely why you will almost always find this game located near the exit of casinos, tempting bettors one last time to put down a buck before going home.

Many players view the Big Six Wheel as the lottery, but with better chances and a less payout. Some players view the Big Six Wheel as a trap that nobody should ever risk their money playing. Perhaps the latter makes up an overwhelming majority, because you will be hard pressed to even find the Big Six Wheel at an online casino. In most cases, the closest thing you will find to the Big Six Wheel on the Web is a slot machine game available at Microgaming online casinos called the Big Top. You guessed it - the only thing they have in common is the word "Big".

So, why is the Big Six Wheel viewed as a gambling trap? The answer is its Casinos Edge. Ranging from 11% to 24%, the Big Six Wheel offers one of the worst bets in the House. In terms of odds, it is not a fair game.

Similar to roulette, the game is played by putting chips on symbols laid across the playing table, and which correspond to symbols on the spinning wheel. The seven symbols found on most wheels are $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, Joker and the Logo symbol (the Joker and Logo payoff 40 to 1, even though the odds of hitting either one are 53 to 1). If the spinning wheel stops on a corresponding symbol the player has put a wager on, the bet wins. If not, you guessed it - the House takes it all.

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