Red Dog is a game that is not offered in many places, but one of the places that you can get it is Bodog Casino. Bodog Casino has a number of new and innovative games that are very rare around the internet and in fact Red Dog Online might be unique to the Bodog Casino. Either way, there is a lot of interesting game play to be had in Red Dog, as is shown below.
Objective
The game of Red Dog can be won if the player is dealt two cards and then dealt a third card with a rank in between the ranks of the first two cards. There is no other way for the game of Red Dog to be won.
Game Play
The game of Red Dog starts off with the player putting forth an ante. This ante is very similar to a bet that would be made at the start of other table card games and indeed the purpose of the ante is the same in Red Dog; to place a bet that will be the primary bet for the rest of the game.
Once the player has put the ante forth, they are then dealt two cards by the dealer. Once those two cards are dealt, the player can either go on and receive the third card or alternatively they can raise the wager, doubling the amount of the initial ante that they put in. Either way, once the player has decided which of the two moves (stay or raise) they are going to employ, the final card is dealt and the outcome of the hand is determined based on whether the third card ranks in between the first two.
Bodog Red Dog
Bodog Red Dog is played with two decks of cards, with all of the cards being shuffled after every hand has been dealt. If at any time two consecutive cards are dealt (e.g. a two and then a three or a ten and then a jack), then the hand is considered a push and the ante that the player made (or the raise that they made) is returned to them. The hand is dead and no payouts or losses are recorded. Aces are high in Red Dog, meaning that a two dealt after an ace and a three would not result in a win for the player.
Red Dog Payouts
If the spread between the first two cards is one (i.e. a 2 and a 4), then the hand is paid out at odds of 5:1 if the player wins the hand.
If the spread between the first two cards is two (i.e. a 2 and a 5), then the hand is paid out at odds of 4:1 if the player wins the hand.
If the spread between the first two cards is three (i.e. a 2 and a 6), then the hand is paid out at odds of 2:1 if the player wins the hand.
For any other spread, the hand is paid out at odds of 1:1 if the player wins the hand.
Finally, if all three cards dealt are the exact same card, then the player will win their hand at odds of 11:1. This is the reason as to why the player is not given a push when two cards of the same rank are dealt, because there is a chance for more money to be won by the player if they are dealt a third card of the same rank. With eight cards of each rank present in the deck and shuffles at the end of every hand, this is not as unlikely an outcome as it might initially seem.