ReddyBook Casino Games Guide - Teen Patti, Andar Bahar & More

Published: 16 July 2026 | Category: Casino

The casino section opens with the same ReddyBook ID you use for cricket, and the same balance. Most tables are live: a dealer on a video stream deals real cards or spins a real wheel, and you place bets from your phone during a short countdown. This guide explains how each of the main games works, how fast it plays, and roughly how much the house keeps.

One thing to understand before anything else. Every casino game has a house edge built in, and no pattern, system or tip removes it. On the exchange you bet against other people. At a casino table you bet against the house, and over time the house wins. Play these games for fun with a fixed amount, not as a plan to make money.

Teen Patti

If you have played Teen Patti at Diwali, the live casino version will feel a bit different. There is no bluffing, no blind or seen play, and nobody to out-stare. In the common format two hands of three cards are dealt, Player A and Player B, and you bet on which hand will be stronger. Many tables also offer side bets, for example on a hand containing a pair or better.

Hand rankings, from highest to lowest: Trail (three of a kind), Pure Sequence (straight flush), Sequence (straight), Colour (flush), Pair, High Card. Three aces is the best trail. A-K-Q of one suit is the best pure sequence.

Worth knowing: the main A or B bet is close to a coin flip, with the house taking a small cut through the payout. Side bets pay bigger numbers and carry a noticeably higher edge. A round usually takes 30 to 40 seconds. Table formats vary, so tap the info icon and read the rules before your first bet.

Andar Bahar

The dealer turns one card face up in the middle. This is the joker. Cards are then dealt one at a time to two piles, Andar and Bahar, until a card of the same value as the joker appears. You bet on which pile it will land in. That is the entire game, and a round is over in about 30 seconds.

The first card normally goes to Andar, so Andar wins slightly more than half the time, around 51.5 percent. The tables know this. Andar typically pays 0.9 to 1 while Bahar pays even money, which cancels out the difference. The edge to the house is small on both sides, usually in the region of 2 to 3 percent.

Worth knowing: the screen shows a history of which side won recent rounds. It looks meaningful and it is not. Every round is dealt from a shuffled deck and has no memory of the last one. Side bets on how many cards will be dealt before the match carry a much bigger edge than the main bet.

Dragon Tiger

The simplest game in the lobby. One card is dealt to Dragon, one to Tiger, and the higher card wins. Ace is lowest and King is highest. Rounds take 15 to 25 seconds, so you can get through well over a hundred hands in an hour.

The catch is the tie. On most tables, if both cards have the same value and you bet on Dragon or Tiger, you lose half your stake. That rule is where the house edge of roughly 3.7 percent on the main bets comes from. The separate Tie bet pays a tempting 8 to 1 or so, but its edge is enormous, often above 30 percent.

Worth knowing: leave the Tie bet alone. Also ignore anyone who tells you to double your stake after each loss. At a ₹100 base, seven losses in a row means your eighth bet has to be ₹12,800 just to win back ₹100. Streaks of seven happen far more often than people expect at this speed, and table limits will stop you anyway.

Roulette

A dealer spins a wheel numbered 0 to 36, and you bet on where the ball will land. Inside bets cover specific numbers: a single number pays 35 to 1, a split of two numbers pays 17 to 1, and so on. Outside bets cover big groups: red or black, odd or even, 1-18 or 19-36, all paying even money, plus dozens and columns paying 2 to 1.

Most live tables use the European wheel with a single zero, which gives the house 2.7 percent on every bet. If you ever see a wheel with both 0 and 00, that is the American version and the edge nearly doubles to 5.26 percent. Pick the single-zero table.

Worth knowing: red or black wins 18 times out of 37, which is 48.6 percent, not 50. The zero is the house's share. No staking pattern changes that figure. Outside bets simply make your money last longer than chasing single numbers.

Baccarat

Two hands are dealt, Player and Banker. Tens and picture cards count as zero, aces as one, and only the last digit of the total matters, so a 7 and an 8 make 5, not 15. The hand closest to 9 wins. Whether a third card is drawn follows fixed rules that the dealer applies automatically. You make no decisions after placing your bet.

Banker wins a little more often, so a winning Banker bet usually pays 0.95 to 1, which is a 5 percent commission. Even after that, Banker has the lowest edge at about 1.06 percent. Player is about 1.24 percent. Tie, at 8 to 1, is over 14 percent.

Worth knowing: some tables run "no commission" baccarat, where Banker pays full even money except when it wins with a total of 6, which pays half. It sounds better and is actually slightly worse for you. Check which version you are sitting at. The roadmap grids of past results are decoration.

Blackjack

The one table game where your choices change the odds. You and the dealer each get two cards. Number cards count at face value, pictures count 10, and an ace counts 1 or 11. You try to get closer to 21 than the dealer without going over. You can hit, stand, double down or split pairs. The dealer has no choice and typically draws to 16 and stands on 17.

A few basics cover most hands. Always split aces and 8s. Never split 10s or 5s. Double down on 11 when the dealer shows a low card. Stand on hard 17 or more. With 12 to 16, stand if the dealer shows 2 to 6 and hit if the dealer shows 7 or higher. Do not take insurance.

Worth knowing: played with basic strategy, the house edge is usually under 1 percent, the lowest in the casino. Played on gut feeling it is several times higher. Live tables have limited seats and can be full in the evening. Some offer a "bet behind" option, where you back another player's hand and live with their decisions. Side bets such as Perfect Pairs and 21+3 have much higher edges than the main game.

Quick comparison

These are typical figures for standard rules. Individual tables can differ, so treat them as a rough guide.

• Blackjack (basic strategy): under 1 percent, about 1 to 2 minutes per round
• Baccarat, Banker: about 1.06 percent, 40 to 50 seconds per round
• Andar Bahar, main bet: about 2 to 3 percent, around 30 seconds per round
• Roulette, single zero: 2.7 percent, around a minute per spin
• Dragon Tiger, main bet: about 3.7 percent, 15 to 25 seconds per round
• Tie bets and most side bets: often 10 percent or more

Speed matters as much as edge. A 3.7 percent game played 150 times an hour costs you far more per hour than a 1 percent game played 40 times.

Rules for yourself

Casino rounds are much faster than a cricket match, so a balance can disappear in twenty minutes without you really noticing. Before opening a table, decide how much you are prepared to lose in that sitting and how long you will play. When either limit is hit, close the tab. Do not raise stakes to recover a loss, and do not move money you had set aside for cricket into the casino because a table "feels due". Nothing is ever due.

Casino games are for adults aged 18 and over, and the law on online gambling differs from state to state, so check what applies where you live. If play stops being fun or you find yourself hiding it, read our responsible gaming page and ask your agent to block the ID for a while.

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