What is Vegas scoring in solitaire?

You start each deal $52 in the hole, the price of the deck, and every card you bank on a foundation pays $5. Since there are 52 cards, clearing the game returns $260 for a net profit of $208. Bank only a handful of cards and you finish in the red. It's available for Klondike in the settings, and unlike standard scoring it has no speed bonus, it's purely about cards banked.

This betting structure isn't new. It descends directly from Canfield, the 1890s casino game where players bought a deck for $52 and were paid per card to the foundations. Because solitaire is hard to win, the house profited, exactly the logic Vegas scoring preserves. Our broader scoring overview compares it with standard scoring.

Vegas scoring is often played across multiple deals, carrying your bankroll from one game to the next so wins and losses accumulate into a running total. That makes each decision feel weightier, since a blown deal costs real 'money.' It's a favorite mode for players who want stakes without actual gambling.