Caesars Entertainment Rolls Out “Roulette’s Best Bet,” With Bigass Asterisk

There’s a new-old roulette bet in town being billed as “Roulette’s Best Bet.” It’s right on the felt, so it must be true! The side bet, “2G’$,” is available at casinos in the Caesars Entertainment family of casinos.

The “2G’$” bet gives a big payout if a player hits two green spaces in a row. And, yes, it uses a dollar symbol rather than an “s.”

It’s also one of the worst bets in a casino, ever. How can a bet be both the “best” and “worst” simultaneously? We are here to help.

The “2G’$” bet has been around since 2020, where it made its debut at Gold Coast. It’s new at Caesars Entertainment casinos, though. Caesars operates eight resorts, about a quarter of the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.

“2G’$” is available on roulette tables with double zeroes and the much-derided triple zeroes, each with a different payout.

On double zero, hitting two greens in a row pays 280-to-1. By comparison, betting on an individual number and hitting it pays a paltry 35-to-1.

On triple zero, it pays 130-to-1.

When this side bet first appeared at Gold Coast, it was available on double zero games only and paid 350-to-1. The house edge was 2.77%. That’s pretty good!

Now, the buzzkill: A payout of 280-to-1 moves the house edge to a jaw-dropping 22.16%.

On triple zero, a payout of 130-to-1 has a 22.49% house edge.

For some perspective, overall, the house edge in double zero roulette is 5.26% (7.69% for triple zero), which is why roulette is considered one of the worst games to play in a casino.

The worst bet on a double zero table before “Roulette’s Best Bet” was the basket bet (the 0, 00, 1, 2, 3 combination), with a house edge of 7.89%.

The “2G’$” side bet blows that out of the water, and not in a good way.

Is it false advertising to bill this bet as “Roulette’s Best Bet”? No! It is the best roulette bet.

The “bigass asterisk”: It’s the best roulette bet FOR THE CASINO. And we do not use all caps lightly.

Now, the reality check.

Can side bets (sometimes called “sucker” bets) be fun? Absolutely.

Do such bets win? Of course.

There’s a whole tribe of people who rail against triple zero roulette and claim they will never play it.

The fact is, most players don’t care all that much about math. (We are one of those players.)

Triple zero roulette tables often have lower minimums, which is a draw for many Las Vegas visitors.

Even when the minimums are the same, people are just as likely to play double zero as triple, despite the odds being worse.

People play where it’s convenient and where they feel lucky.

Math is both the reason Las Vegas exists, and it is the opposite of Las Vegas.

As long as you know what’s up, play where you’re having fun. You’re not a professional roulette player because there are no professional roulette players.

Just don’t bet the “2G’s” side bet. Try live keno, where the house edge can be as much as 35%, if you hate money.

Big thanks to our friend @JacobsVegasLife for letting us know about this unfortunate wager slithering its way onto roulette tables across town.