Dear Mark: For the complete novice, which bet in the casino would you recommend that has a minimal house advantage, but also a game where you don’t have to use any type of basic strategy to lower the house edge? Chad R.

For the person with little or no gambling experience, who like you, wants to put an emphasis on something way easy to play, I would suggest baccarat, and betting on the banker hand every time. House edge: 1.17%.