Baccarat Tiger Bet: How Tiger, Small Tiger and Big Tiger Work, and What They Cost
The Tiger side bets all pay on one event, Banker winning with a total of 6. How often does it happen, what do Small Tiger and Big Tiger pay, and how much does each bet cost?
Baccarat Big and Small Side Bets: Odds, Payouts and House Edge
Big and Small don't care who wins. They only count how many cards the hand uses. Here is how often a hand ends on 4, 5 or 6 cards, the house edge of each bet, and how the split 4-5-6 version changes the price.
Baccarat Pair Bet Odds: Player Pair, Banker Pair and Perfect Pair House Edge
Player Pair and Banker Pair pay 11:1 but hit only 7.47% of the time, a 10.36% house edge on eight decks. Here is the full math for the pair payout, the Perfect Pair, deck count, and why pairs seem to bunch up late in the shoe.
Dragon Bonus Baccarat Odds: Payouts and House Edge on Player and Banker
The Dragon Bonus pays by margin of victory, up to 30:1 for a 9-point win. Same paytable, two very different prices: 2.65% on Player, 9.37% on Banker. Here is every row of the math and the drawing-rule reason behind the gap.
Panda 8 vs Dragon 7: Odds, Payouts and House Edge of the EZ Baccarat Side Bets
Dragon 7 and Panda 8 are the two side bets built into EZ Baccarat. Here is how often each one hits, what a fair payout would be, the house edge of each, and how the no-commission rule they come from works.