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Spread-Bet Baccarat
Introduction
During the 2018 Global Gaming Expo, I observed Spread-Bet Baccarat in the Cammegh section, which includes six side bets in baccarat pertaining to both the winning hand and the overall total.
Rules
- The Spread Bets are designed around the standard eight-deck version of baccarat.
- There are six types of Spread Bets you can place, listed as follows:
- If the Player wins with a total between 1 to 3 — Payouts are 30 to 1
- If the Player wins with a total of 5 or 6 — Payouts are 8 to 1
- If the Player wins with a total of 8 or 9 — Payouts are 3 to 1
- If the Banker wins with a total between 1 to 3 — Payouts are 30 to 1
- If the Banker wins with a total of 5 or 6 — Payouts are 8 to 1
- If the Banker wins with a total of 8 or 9 — Payouts are 3 to 1
Analysis
The table below details the number of winning combinations (out of 4,998,398,275,503,360) for each bet type, along with the probability of winning and anticipated returns.
Spread-Bet Baccarat Analysis
Winning Side |
Winning Total |
Pays | Combinations | Probability | Expected Value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | 1 to 3 | 30 | 131,914,141,960,192 | 0.026391 | -0.181870 |
Banker | 1 to 3 | 30 | 141,900,480,337,920 | 0.028389 | -0.119935 |
Player | 5 or 6 | 8 | 435,497,172,389,888 | 0.087127 | -0.215854 |
Banker | 5 or 6 | 8 | 485,948,233,371,648 | 0.097221 | -0.125013 |
Player | 8 or 9 | 3 | 1,168,897,217,675,260 | 0.233854 | -0.064583 |
Banker | 8 or 9 | 3 | 1,116,764,737,675,260 | 0.223425 | -0.106302 |