Casino Games Unique to Canada
by Bodog Casino | Sep 2 2009
If you're from the U.S. or even Europe, a visit to Canada will probably be a unique experience.
There's the currency that looks like it came from Monopoly, the people who treat hockey like Europeans treats soccer or Americans treat football and there's space, lots of space (fun fact: Canada is bigger than the United States, but only has a population of 33,760,000; the US pop' is ten times that!).
Oh and you may see a few different things in their casinos. There's the fact that - don't pass out - some
casinos do not allow you to drink on the gaming floor. And there are some table games that you may not see in US or European live casinos.
Not 100 percent unique, that's nearly impossible nowadays because competition with
online gaming has forced live casinos to make an effort to offer as much gaming variety as possible, but you may see some games up north that you won't see on your standard, non-Vegas casino. Which ones you ask?
Sic Bo
It's a historical fact, the Chinese love gambling. So it makes sense that they created a casino game before Canada was even born.
Sic Bo is an ancient Chinese game where you predict what will turn up with the toss of the three dice.
The game offers 50 different betting options and allows you to place multiple bets at once. You can bet that specific numbers will turn up, a specific pair of numbers will be rolled, a specific three of a kind will turn up and much more. You can also bet that the sum of the dice will be small (four to 10), large (11 to 17), or a specific total. You can win a lot of cash with a little luck playing Sic Bo, hit the right combination and you can be paid 180 to 1!
You'll find this game in Vancouver, British Columbia probably more than any other province. Vancouver has a fairly large Asian population.
Spanish 21
Blackjack is the pizza of casinos games; universally loved and comes in a variety of flavors. So you shouldn't be surprised it has a Spanish cousin.
Spanish 21 is a variation of blackjack that is one of the best bets in a casino. Although the game offers six to eight decks it makes up for that with its favorable rules: A player 21 always wins, yes, even when the dealer has "blackjack." Players may double on any number of cards. Players can hit and double down after splitting aces (some casinos no longer allow this). Players can surrender after doubling, known as "double down rescue." A five-card 21 pays 3 to 2, a six-card 21 pays 2 to 1, a seven or more card 21 pays 3 to 1.
These rules actually make Spanish 21 a better bet for players than your standard blackjack game.
Mini-Baccarat
Mini-baccarat is essentially the same game as your standard, James Bond baccarat, but played with smaller table that looks a lot like a blackjack table. A single dealer handles the entire game, including dealing the cards. The pace is usually much faster than regular baccarat. Betting minimums and maximums are usually lower.
