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Red Dog
Red Dog is a variation of Acey-Deucey and In-Between. The game uses anything from one to eight decks of fifty-two cards with increasing the number of decks lowering the house edge (3.155% for one deck and 2.571% for eight decks) which means it works in the opposite way to Blackjack where more decks means a higher house edge.
In Red Dog the cards are ranked in the same way they are in poker, Ace is high and King outranks the Queen and so on down to the lowest card, the 2. The suit of the cards is not a factor in Red Dog.
The game only ever uses three cards at a time with two of those cards initially being dealt face up after an initial bet has been placed by the player. There are then three different outcomes that can take place:
If two consecutive numbers are dealt, such as a 6 and 7, there is no possible way the player can win so there is a push, and the stake is returned to the player in preparation for a new game and new round of betting.
If two of the same card are dealt there is another card dealt. If this is the same again the player is paid out on his bet at odds of 11/1, if the card is different then there is a push and the stake is returned to the player.
If two different cards are dealt that are non-consecutive then the game is played. The player has to decide whether or not he wants to double his bet before the third card is dealt, this is obviously going to depend on the likelihood that the value of the next card falls between the values of the initial two cards. The bigger the gap, the more chance there is of winning, but the lower odds that are paid out. The odds are:
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1 possible winning card pays | 5/1 |
| 2 possible winning cards pays | 4/1 |
| 3 possible winning cards pays | 2/1 |
| 4 or more possible winning cards pays | Evens |
The third card is drawn and the players bet(s) are settled at the correct odds.
Red Dog does not have very favourable odds when you compare it to other casino games and there is very little skill involved in the game. Raising should only be considered when the odds are in the players favour, which is when there are seven or more card values that will result in a winning bet, as it needs to be more than half of the deck for an even money shot.
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