Odds Desk

Baccarat

Baccarat is a game with three bets, no decisions, and one of the lowest house edges on the floor. You choose banker, player, or tie; everything after that is fixed by rule. The elaborate third-card procedure that makes the game look complicated is executed by the dealer and involves no choice by anyone.

Two of the three bets are among the best on the casino floor: banker at 1.06% and player at 1.24%. The third, tie at 14.36%, is one of the worst outside the craps proposition box.

Since there are no decisions, baccarat strategy is a single sentence: bet banker, ignore the scorecard, never bet tie.

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