Casino games in the Philippines — rules, house edge, where to play
Not a generic casino game list: these are the games actually named on the official pages of the anchor resorts in Manila, Clark, Cebu and Da Nang. House edge figures come from published probability sources; venue-specific rule variants and minimums live on each venue page with their source and measurement date.
Tables with almost no Korean-language coverage
These are on Philippine floors but barely documented in Korean. Sitting down at pontoon assuming it is blackjack is the most common mistake.
- Pontoon0.42%· 4A blackjack variant where ties go to the dealer — a standard blackjack chart misprices hands here
- Super 6 Baccarat1.46%· 2No commission, but banker wins on 6 pay half — the edge is worse than standard baccarat
- Niu Niu2.5%· 3Five cards are grouped into multiples of ten; payout multipliers differ between venues
- Lunar Poker4.9%· 3House rules and paytables vary, and public probability data is thin
15 games
| Game | Family | House edge | Beginner | Pace | Venues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roulette | table | 2.7% | 4 / 5 | 시간당 약 40스핀 | 7 |
| Baccarat | table | 1.06% | 5 / 5 | 시간당 약 70핸드 | 7 |
| Super 6 BaccaratVariant of Baccarat | table | 1.46% | 4 / 5 | 시간당 약 70핸드 | 2 |
| Blackjack | table | 0.5% | 3 / 5 | 시간당 약 70핸드 | 7 |
| PontoonVariant of Blackjack | table | 0.42% | 2 / 5 | 시간당 약 70핸드 | 4 |
| Sic Bo | table | 2.78% | 3 / 5 | 시간당 약 45회 | 6 |
| Craps | table | 1.41% | 2 / 5 | 시간당 약 100회 | 4 |
| Niu Niu | table | 2.5% | 3 / 5 | 시간당 약 60핸드 | 3 |
| Lunar Poker | poker | 4.9% | 2 / 5 | 시간당 약 40핸드 | 3 |
| Money Wheel | table | 11.11% | 5 / 5 | 시간당 약 40스핀 | 3 |
| Three Card Poker | poker | 3.37% | 4 / 5 | 시간당 약 60핸드 | 3 |
| Pai Gow Poker | poker | 2.51% | 3 / 5 | 시간당 약 30핸드 | 3 |
| Ultimate Texas Hold'em | poker | 2.185% | 2 / 5 | 시간당 약 45핸드 | 1 |
| Casino Hold'em | poker | 2.16% | 3 / 5 | 시간당 약 50핸드 | 1 |
| Teen Patti | poker | 3.79% | 3 / 5 | 시간당 약 60핸드 | 1 |
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Sorted by how many venues offer it — that is a count we verified from official pages, not a ranking of the games.
FAQ
- Which game has the lowest house edge in Philippine casinos?
- In this list Pontoon is lowest at 0.42%. A lower edge does not mean an advantage: at the same edge, more hands per hour means a larger expected loss per hour, and venue-specific payouts change the real figure.
- I have never played — which table should I start at?
- The easiest to follow are Money Wheel · Baccarat · Roulette. Before sitting, read the table limit sign and check whether the payout differs from the standard — the same game at a different payout is a different bet.
- I sat down at what looked like blackjack but the rules were different — why?
- Philippine floors run variants alongside the base game. Pontoon gives ties to the dealer and keeps both dealer cards face down, so a blackjack chart misprices hands. Baccarat floors also run no-commission (Super 6) tables where banker wins on 6 pay half, which is worse than the standard game. Variants are indented under their base game in the list above.
- What is the table minimum?
- Not stated by an official source. We do not fill this in with an estimate.Not verified
- Where can I actually play these?
- Open a game to see which venues offer it. The list is transcribed from each venue's official page and carries its measurement date. Figures the venue does not publish — table count, minimum, commission — are left blank rather than estimated.