Baccarat
The game of baccarat can be played with 6 or 8 decks of cards and the
probability distribution for a hand dealt from a complete shoe of 6
or 8 decks is as follows:
| # of decks |
Banker wins |
Player wins |
Tie |
| 1 deck |
|
|
|
| 6 decks |
0.458653 |
0.446279 |
0.095069 |
| 8 decks |
0.458597 |
0.446247 |
0.095156 |
The casino's commission on the winning Banker hand (4% or 5%) and payouts
on a tie bet (8:1 or 9:1) implies the following house advantages:
| # of decks |
Banker bet 5% |
Banker bet 4% |
Player bet |
Bet tie 9:1 |
Bet tie 8:1 |
| 1 deck* |
1.01% |
|
1.29% |
|
15.57% |
| 6 decks** |
1.0558% |
0.5972% |
1.2374% |
4.9313% |
14.4382% |
| 8 decks |
1.0579% |
0.5993% |
1.2351% |
4.8440% |
14.3596% |
|
