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UK Baccarat Rules: Punto Banco's Third Card Tableau, the 5% Banker Commission and a 14.36% Tie

Baccarat in British casinos is played as Punto Banco: the house banks every hand, the drawing rules are fixed by a tableau, and players choose only where to stake. Three bets are offered. On the standard eight deck shoe the Banker bet carries a house edge of 1.06% after a 5% commission, the Player bet 1.24%, and the Tie, paid at 8:1, 14.36%. Rule assumptions for all figures Eight decks, shuffled to…

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