How does a casino make money from a poker game? Every other game is played against the casino – with the odds stacked in the casino’s favour. But in poker players complete against other players.

Question

Do you pay to sit at a table?

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Answer 1

What everyone is saying about buy-ins and the rake is correct, but I’d like to add one extra method.

In the UK, when I worked as a croupier (briefly 20 years ago mind), we dealt a form of poker that was like video poker and played only against the dealer.

Cards were dealt, and money was paid out on odds depending on the strength of the hand. I’m struggling to remember the name or whether there was a single card exchange (like video poker) though.

Since 2007 Casino Hold-em is another game played only against the dealer and licensed in the UK.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casino_hold_%27em