Rules, real RTPs, common mistakes, basic strategy and bankroll tips for the main casino games. Written in plain English by our editorial team — no jargon, no inflated win promises, just what you actually need to know before sitting down at a table or hitting spin.
Blackjack has the lowest house edge of any casino game when played with basic strategy — around 0.5% in standard rules. That's why we list it first.
Goal: beat the dealer's hand without exceeding 21. Cards 2-10 count their face value, face cards count 10, aces count 1 or 11. You're dealt two cards face up; the dealer gets one up and one down. Hit (take another card), Stand (keep what you have), Double (double your bet and take exactly one more card), Split (separate paired cards into two hands), Surrender (give up half your bet on bad starting totals).
RTP for Bodog blackjack tables sits in the 99.0-99.6% range depending on variant, deck count and rule set. The classic Single Deck Blackjack is the highest-RTP option in the catalogue.
The version you pick matters more than any betting system.
No betting system (Martingale, Fibonacci, D'Alembert, paroli, etc.) overcomes the house edge — every spin is independent. Bet sizing controls variance, not edge. If you want lower variance, stick to outside even-money bets (red/black, odd/even, high/low). If you want bigger swings, place inside number bets.
Baccarat looks intimidating because of the squeeze ritual and the side scoresheet. The actual decision is one of three buttons.
Two hands are dealt — Player and Banker. You bet on which hand will be closer to 9 (or tie). Cards 2-9 are face value, 10s and faces count 0, aces count 1. Drawing rules are automatic. Banker bet has the lowest house edge (1.06%) but pays out at 0.95 to 1 because of commission. Player bet pays 1 to 1 with a 1.24% house edge. Tie bet pays 8 to 1 (or 9 to 1) but has a 14%+ house edge — never bet the tie.
The only baccarat advice that matters: bet Banker every hand, or Player every hand. Never the tie. Stop chasing patterns — every shoe is independent.
Slots are pure variance games — no skill, no strategy that affects the outcome. The only thing you control is which game you play and how much you bet.
Pick a slot with published RTP of 96% or higher. Anything published below that is a worse deal mathematically. Bodog publishes RTPs on every slot's individual page on this site.
Match volatility to your bankroll. Low-volatility slots burn slower — good for small bankrolls and long sessions. High-volatility slots drain fast but with bigger hit potential — only play them with a bankroll you can afford to lose in 10-20 minutes.
Bet sizing rule of thumb: aim for at least 100 spins from your starting bankroll. If you sit down with C$100, your bet should be C$1 or less. Larger bets are fine on bigger bankrolls, but the math doesn't lie: a C$10 bet eats a C$100 bankroll faster than the variance can swing your way.
For specific slot info, see the individual sheets — every featured slot has a page with RTP, volatility, max win, mechanics and play tips: Piggy Bank, Bigger Bass Blizzard, Amazing Link Medusa and more from our games catalogue.
Video poker is closer to skill-based blackjack than to slots — with correct play, full-pay Jacks or Better runs 99.54% RTP, higher than most blackjack tables. The catch: you have to make the right discard decisions on every hand, and "full pay" pay tables are rare even at Bodog.
Check the pay table before you sit down. The two numbers that matter most: payout for a full house and payout for a flush. "9/6 Jacks or Better" means 9 coins for a full house and 6 for a flush — that's the full-pay version. Lower numbers mean lower RTP.
