Baccarat can be played with either 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 is 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%
|
